Les Merveilles De La Science Collection

Antoine Alexandre Brutus Bussy
865143 Antoine Alexandre Brutus Bussy; (add.info.: Antoine Alexandre Brutus Bussy (1794-1882) French chemist, physician and pharmacist, born at Marseilles

Pierre Simons (19th century)
865001 Pierre Simons (19th century); (add.info.: Pierre Simons (19th century), involved with early Belgian railways. Engraving from "Les Merveilles de la Science" (Paris)

Portrait of Friedrich Wohler
865145 Portrait of Friedrich Wohler; (add.info.: Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882) German organic chemist. Isolated aluminium (1827), synthesised urea (1828), discovered beryllium (1828)

A Ribauldequin, infernal machine or organ gun, armed with small cannon and pikes
2619066 A Ribauldequin, infernal machine or organ gun, armed with small cannon and pikes, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), 19th century (engraving)
863318 Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) English engineer and inventor, c1870

Portrait of John Watkins Brett
865151 Portrait of John Watkins Brett by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: John Watkins Brett (1805-1863) English telegraph pioneer who, with his brother Jacob

Louis Francois Clement Breguet
865144 Louis Francois Clement Breguet by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Louis Francois Clement Breguet (1804-1883) French pioneer of electric telegraphy

Portrait of Charles Christofle
865142 Portrait of Charles Christofle by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Charles Christofle (1805-1863) French silversmith

The first untethered balloon flight, by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier
2619126 The first untethered balloon flight, by Jean-FranAzois PilAtre de Rozier and the Marquis d Arlandes on 21 November 1783 in a Montgolfier balloon, from Les Merveilles de la Science

The flight of the Aerostat Reveillon on 19th of September 1783 by the Montgolfier
2619125 The flight of the a© rostat Reveillon on 19th of September 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers at Versailles, France, before King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette

The transatlantic telegraph cable unwinding unit aboard the S. S
2619109 The transatlantic telegraph cable unwinding unit aboard the S.S. Great Eastern, 1865, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Edward Orange Wildman Whitehouse, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619107 Edward Orange Wildman Whitehouse, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Matthew Fontaine Maury, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619105 Matthew Fontaine Maury, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-73)

Charles William Siemens, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619102 Charles William Siemens, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles William Siemens)

The first demonstration in 1774 of the electrical telegraph
2619090 The first demonstration in 1774 of the electrical telegraph, invented by Georges-Louis Le Sage, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

An aerial telegraph system used in England in the 18th century
2619086 An aerial telegraph system used in England in the 18th century, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French

An aerial telegraph post in the 18th century, from Les Merveilles de la Science
2619085 An aerial telegraph post in the 18th century, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Olivier de Serres, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619074 Olivier de Serres, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Olivier de Serres (1539-1619)

An equatorial telescope in the Paris Observatory, France in the 19th century
2619049 An equatorial telescope in the Paris Observatory, France in the 19th century, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Paul-Gustave Froment, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619120 Paul-Gustave Froment, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul-Gustave Froment (1815-65)

Josiah Latimer Clark, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619103 Josiah Latimer Clark, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Josiah Latimer Clark (1822-98)

David Edward Hughes, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619094 David Edward Hughes, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Edward Hughes (1831-1900)

Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow
2619087 Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833, using a modification of Claude Chappes semaphore system, from Les Merveilles de la Science

The ancient Greek hydraulic semaphore system being used by Aeneas to send a message
2619078 The ancient Greek hydraulic semaphore system being used by Aeneas to send a message, 4th century BC, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, right, received by King Louis-Philippe, left
2832672 Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, right, received by King Louis-Philippe, left, at The Tuilleries, Paris, France, after his discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846

Henri Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2832670 Henri Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Francois Laurent le Vieux d Arlandes, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619127 FranAzois Laurent le Vieux d Arlandes, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619123 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Moritz von Jacobi, on the right, discovering galvanoplastics, or electrotyping in 1838
2619114 Moritz von Jacobi, on the right, discovering galvanoplastics, or electrotyping in 1838, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

The Comte d Artois hot air balloon built by Alban and Vallet at Javelle, near Paris
2619134 The Comte d Artois hot air balloon built by Alban and Vallet at Javelle, near Paris, France in 1785, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

The first successful balloon flight of Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard on 2 March 1784
2619129 The first successful balloon flight of Jean-Pierre FranAzois Blanchard on 2 March 1784, in a hydrogen gas balloon launched from the Champ de Mars, Paris, France

Carl August von Steinheil, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619092 Carl August von Steinheil, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A powder mill and its water wheel, after a 19th century drawing
2619060 A powder mill and its water wheel, after a 19th century drawing, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Photography in the 19th century, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619038 Photography in the 19th century, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Alexis Bouvard, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2832671 Alexis Bouvard, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexis Bouvard (1767-1843)

The worlds first manned hydrogen balloon flight over the Champs de Mars, Paris
2619128 The worlds first manned hydrogen balloon flight over the Champs de Mars, Paris, France in 1 December 1783, piloted by Nicolas-Louis Robert and professor Jacques Charles

An electric motor invented by Ladislas Adolphe Gaiffe, from Les Merveilles de la Science
2619122 An electric motor invented by Ladislas Adolphe Gaiffe, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Paul-Gustave Froments vertical electro motor, c. 1844
2619121 Paul-Gustave Froments vertical electro motor, c.1844, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Cromwell Fleetwood C. F. Varley, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619112 Cromwell Fleetwood C.F. Varley, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cromwell Fleetwood C.F)

Sir Charles Tilston Bright, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619104 Sir Charles Tilston Bright, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Winding the Dover to Calais submarine cable in the hold of the Blazer, 1851
2619099 Winding the Dover to Calais submarine cable in the hold of the Blazer, 1851, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Chappes telegraph system, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619084 Chappes telegraph system, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Claude Chappe (December 25)

Gilbert Romme, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619082 Gilbert Romme, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gilbert Romme (1750-95)

Soldier on horseback using a hand held bombard, late 14th and early 15th centuries
2619065 Soldier on horseback using a hand held bombard, late 14th and early 15th centuries, after a drawing from the manuscript of Marianus Jacobus, fom Les Merveilles de la Science

Christian Friedrich Schonbein, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619061 Christian Friedrich Schonbein, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jean Bernard Leon Foucaults mirror reflecting telescope on an equatorial mount
2619050 Jean Bernard Leon Foucaults mirror reflecting telescope on an equatorial mount, after a 19th century drawing, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

The House at Gras, near Chalon-sur-Saone, France where French inventor Nicephore Niepce developed heliography
2619042 The House at Gras, near Chalon-sur-Saone, France where French inventor Nicephore Niepce developed heliography, from Les Merveilles de la Science

A first attempt in 1850 by John Watkins Bretts Anglo-French Telegraph Company to lay
2619098 A first attempt in 1850 by John Watkins Bretts Anglo-French Telegraph Company to lay the first line under the English Channel, from Dover to Calais

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"Les Merveilles de la Science: Unveiling the Marvels of Scientific Progress" Step into a world where innovation knows no bounds, as we explore "Les Merveilles de la Science. " From the visionary minds of Isambard Kingdom Brunel to the groundbreaking achievements of Louis Francois Clement Breguet, this captivating journey takes us back to the 19th century. Gaze upon an engraving capturing the essence of time with John Watkins Brett's portrait, while Charles Christofle's image reflects his mastery in metalwork. But it is Publius Vedius Pollio's depiction that shocks us—a Roman equestrian feeding a slave to his lamprey eels—reminding us how far humanity has come. Witness history being made as Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier embarks on the first untethered balloon flight. Feel your heart race alongside those who witnessed the Aerostat Reveillon soaring through the skies in September 1783 by Montgolfier brothers—the birth of human flight. Marvel at technological advancements like never before with glimpses into Edward Orange Wildman Whitehouse and Matthew Fontaine Maury's contributions to transatlantic telegraph cables. These pioneers paved the way for global connectivity, revolutionizing communication across continents. Charles William Siemens' engraving reminds us of his significant role in harnessing electricity and propelling society towards an electrified future. And let us not forget that it all began with Samuel Morse's electrical telegraph demonstration in 1774—an invention that changed our world forever. As we delve deeper into "Les Merveilles de la Science, " we are reminded that curiosity and ingenuity have always been driving forces behind progress. Let these engravings transport you back to a time when dreams became reality and science unlocked endless possibilities.