Western Script Collection

Map of Sicily, by Willem Blaeu, from Regionum Italiae, engraving
Cartography, Italy, 17th century. Map of Sicily. From Regionum Italiae, by Willem Blaeu. Engraving

Affiche pour le "Théâtre de l'Opéra. Samedi 30 Janvier 1897. Premier Grand Bal Masqué". c1897
Affiche pour le "Theatre de l'Opera. Samedi 30 Janvier 1897. Premier Grand Bal Masque". c1897. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Mappa Mundi, ink and colors on parchment, created in London about 1265
Cartography, 13th century. Mappa Mundi, Medieval map, London about 1265. Ink and colors on parchment. The maps diameter is 9 cm

Black and white illustration of Snellen chart used to measure visual acuity. Snellen charts are named after the Dutch ophthalmologist Herman Snellen, who developed the chart in 1862

Eyesight test chart

Anatomy of human knee joint

Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Trinidad & Tobago Map, c1940s. Creator: Unknown
Trinidad & Tobago Map, c1940s. From " Trinidad - British West Indies, Land of the Humming Bird". [Tichnor Quality Views, Boston]

New Power Stations, advert for British Electricity, 1951. Artist: Norman Wilkinson
New Power Stations, advert for British Electricity, 1951. Paintings of power stations (artists in brackets): Cliff Quay, near Ipswich, Suffolk (Norman Wilkinson); Poole

Anatomy of human brain, inferior view

Facial muscles of the human face (with labels)

Lincoln, New Mexico, United States. Old mailbox at the Lincoln post office

Exactitude, 1929 (after). Creator: Pierre Fix-Masseau
Exactitude, 1929 (after)

Auc Coucett the Champion Monocyclist of the world, advertisement for unicycle
Posters, United States of America, 19th century. Auc Coucett the Champion Monocyclist of the world. Advertisment for the unicycle

Diagram of the cutaneous nerves of the head and neck

Human brain anatomy, lateral view

Multi directional signpost, John O Groats, Caithness, Highland Region, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Maurice Toussaint poster advertising colonial recruitment, from World War II, 1938
France - 20th century, Second World War - Engagez-vous Rengagez-vous dans les Troupes Coloniales. Maurice Toussaint poster advertising colonial recruitment, 1938

Pier entrance, Imperial Beach, San Diego, California, United States of America, North America

Decembre, 1896. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset
Decembre, 1896. From " Calendrier la Belle Jardiniere", by Eugene Grasset. [Paris, 1896]

Busy Pine and Kearny Street at night, San Francisco Financial District, California, United States of America, North America

Posters warning those guilty of illegal oaths were liable to deportation, (1834), 1934
Posters warning that people found guilty of uttering illegal oaths were liable to deportation, 1834. On 24th February 1834 local landowners in Dorsetput up posters warning that people found guilty of

Vintage World War II poster featuring a fedora and an Army helmet. It reads: The more you keep information under your hat - the safer heall be under his! Careless Talk Costs Lives

Knights Templar are on a mission to collect relics for their nation

Superior view of human brain with colored lobes and labels

West Kirby Marine Lake, Wirral, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Fog At Liverpool Street
Two passengers looking at the train departure board at Liverpool Street Station, London, during heavy fog, 29th January 1959. Most rail services have been delayed because of the weather

Famous multi directional signpost, John O Groats, Caithness, Highland Region, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Nova totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac hydrographica tabula, by Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam
Cartography, 17th century. Nova totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac hydrographica tabula, by Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1630. Illustrated copperplate, 38 x 54 cm

Austria, Vienna, Silhouette of Composer Anton Bruckner at the organ
Austria - 19th century. Composer Anton Bruckner at the organ. Silhouette

Victoria Arduino espresso coffee machine, by Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942), illustration, 1922
Posters, Italy, 20th century. The Victoria Arduino espresso coffee machine. Illustration by Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942), 1922

France, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Vaslav Nijinsky in Claude Debussys L Apres Midi d un Faune
France - 20th century - Paris, Ballets Russes, Seventh Season. Vaslav Nijinsky in Claude Debussys L AprA

John Calvin (15091564). French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation
John Calvin (1509-1564). French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. Colored engraving

Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia viewed from an art-deco lifeguard station on perfect, blue sky summer day

Palace Pier, (Brighton Pier), Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Historic Whitehall
Fishers ground plan of the Palace of Whitehall, London, 1680. The Banqueting House (centre, left) is the only surviving building. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sign for the Pennine Way walking trail on snowy landscape by the River Tees, Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

UK, England, Liverpool, Strawberry Field gate

Cover of Standard of Empire
Jingoistic cover of the " Standard of Empire" Annual for 1912 - 1913 showing Britannia in a chariot drawn by the British lion

Map of Sicily region, by Joan Blaeu
Cartography, Italy, 17th century. Map of Sicily region, by Joan Blaeu

Circular world map by Hecataeus of Miletus
Cartography, 6th-5th century b.C. Circular world map by Hecataeus of Miletus

Italy, City of Castellaneta (Taranto) by Giovan Battista Pacichelli from Il Regno di Napoli in prospettiva
Cartography, Italy, 18th century. The City of Castellaneta (Taranto). Engraving from Il Regno di Napoli in prospettiva (The Kingdom of Naples in Perspective), by Giovan Battista Pacichelli, 1702

Second World War - Together, propaganda poster
Great Britain, 20th century, Second World War - Together. Propaganda poster

Map of Mediterranean Sea by Francois Ollive, Marseille, 1664
Cartography, 17th century. Map of the Mediterranean Sea by Francois Ollive, Marseille, 1664

Le Smart Carman. Ne porte que des diamants de Bluze, by Auguste Roubille (1872-1955), print
Posters, France, 19th century. Le Smart Carman. Ne porte que des diamants de Bluze. Print by Auguste Roubille (1872-1955)

Route two through Nebraska, United States of America, North America

Timetable for the Colombo to Badulla train at Pattipola, highest railway station in Sri Lanka, 1892m, Pattipola, Sri Lanka, Asia

Advert for Barkers of Kensington, 1951. From a guide to the Festival of Britain, 1951

The Pantheon and Piazza della Rotonda at night, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Russian Revolution 1905 - 1906, The last of the riots in Moscow: Soldiers firing on rioters who had taken refuge in the Prokhorof factory, Presnenskaia District

Map of ancient Abruzzo, by Giovan Battista Pacichelli, engraving, 1702
Cartography, Italy, 18th century. Ancient Abruzzo. From The Kingdom of Naples in perspective by Giovan Battista Pacichelli, 1702. Engraving

Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bones of the hand: the carpal bones (wrist bones), metacarpal bones (bones of the hand proper), and phalanges (finger bones)

The world in 1900 showing how it was governed by different nations
Digital illustration of the world in 1900 showing how it was governed by different nations

Sneck Yate signpost at Whitestone Cliffe, on The Cleveland Way long distance footpath, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Brighton Pier at sunrise, Brighton, East Sussex, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Boats on Lake Malawi, Cape Maclear, Malawi, Africa

Caviar for sale in the market of Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine, Europe

Red telephone box and Big Ben, Westminster, UNESCO World Heritage Site, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Azulejo tilework panel on Plaza de San Francisco, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

El train in The Loop, Downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, North America

Waterfront at night, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Biblical verse sculpture, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Superficial arteries and veins of the face and scalp

Warning sign for wildlife. Tasmania Australia
Warning sign on the side of a highway. Sign shows a car crashing into a kangaroo. Warning recommends speed is reduced to 65 km/h after dark when wildlife is often on the road. Binalong Bay. Tasmania

Highly detailed vector map of England. Source data courtesy of NGDC and NASA. Source database: World Data Bank II. The source data is in the public domain. Data updated and improved

Sloppy Joes Bar, Havana, Cuba, 1951. The world famous Sloppy Joes welcomed tourists for over four decades, and offered over 80 cocktails in addition to the bars own brand of 12 year old rum

Local fishing boats on Bukeh Beach, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa

Cliff Baths at Beach of Enniscrone of County Sligo in Ireland
Abandoned building which used to have a seaweed bath inside at beach of Enniscrone in County Sligo of Connacht province in Ireland

USA, New York, New York City, lamp post on West 42nd Street, low angle view

Novembre, 1896. Creator: Eugene Samuel Grasset
Novembre, 1896. From " Calendrier la Belle Jardiniere", by Eugene Grasset. [Paris, 1896]

Colonial architecture in Marigot, St. Martin, French territory, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Vintage World War One poster of a Marine Corps bulldog chasing a German dachshund. It reads, Teufel Hunden German Nickname For U.S. Marines, Devil Dog Recruiting Station

World War One poster of Marines charging into battle behind the American flag
Vintage World War One poster of Marines charging into battle behind the American flag. It declares - First In France, U.S. Marines

Digitally restored war propaganda poster. This vintage World War II poster features the hand of a worker punching a time clock. It declares - Victory Starts Here!

Bondi Beach lifeguard surf board

Anatomical theatre of Doctor Giovanni Guglielmo Riva at the Ospedale della Consolazione
History of Medicine, 17th century. Rome. Anatomical theatre of Doctor Giovanni Guglielmo Riva (1627-1677) at the Ospedale della Consolazione

Interventionist Demonstration, 1914, tempera and collage on cardboard
Carlo CarrA

Chocolate Vine or Five-leaf Akebia (Achebia quinata Decne), Lardizabalaceae by Maddalena Lisa Mussino, watercolor, 1865
Herbal, 18th-19th century. Iconographia Taurinensis. Volume LXIV, Plate 16 by Maddalena Lisa Mussino: Chocolate Vine or Five-leaf Akebia (Achebia quinata Decne), Lardizabalaceae

Acquistate Prodotti Italiani, Fascist propaganda poster during autarky
Italy, 20th century. Acquistate Prodotti Italiani. Fascist propaganda poster during autarky

Mozart monument, Mozartplatz square, Salzburg, Salzburger Land, Austria, Europe

Title page: volume IV, The Antiquities of Rome by Giambatista Piranesi, Venetian Architect. Volume 4, containing the ancient bridges, the remains of theaters, of porticoes

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Western Script: A Journey through Time and Knowledge" Step into the fascinating world of Western script, where ink and colors on parchment come alive to tell stories from centuries past. One such masterpiece is the Mappa Mundi, a captivating map created in London around 1265, showcasing intricate details of our ever-evolving world. In this journey, we encounter diverse facets of human knowledge. A black and white illustration of the Snellen chart reminds us of the importance of eyesight tests for clear vision. Delving deeper into anatomy, we explore the intricate workings of the human brain from an inferior view and unravel the complexity behind facial muscles with detailed labels. As we traverse across continents, we find ourselves at Cardiff Bay's Millennium Centre in Wales—a testament to architectural marvels that blend tradition with modernity. Further exploring anatomy, we uncover secrets hidden within our knee joints—an engineering marvel that allows us to walk tall. Venturing across borders brings us to Lincoln in New Mexico, USA—where time seems frozen as an old mailbox stands as a reminder of bygone eras. Vintage World War II posters featuring fedoras and Army helmets transport us back to a time when bravery knew no bounds. Returning to our exploration inside ourselves once more, we witness a superior view of the human brain adorned with vibrant lobes labeled meticulously—a stunning reminder that beauty lies not only on its surface but also within its depths. Our final stop takes us northwards—to John O Groats in Scotland—where a multi-directional signpost beckons adventurers towards new horizons. Just like these signposts guide travelers towards unknown destinations, so does Western script lead humanity towards enlightenment. In this captivating journey through time and space captured by Eugene Samuel Grasset's Decembre artwork from 1896—we are reminded that Western script is not merely words on paper but rather an embodiment of history itself—an eternal connection between past civilizations and our present world.