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Images Dated 9th December 2013: 19th Century elevated railway, artwork C018 / 7087

19th Century elevated railway, artwork C018 / 7087
19th Century elevated railway. 1880s engraving of a Meigs Elevated Railway. The Meigs Elevated Railway was an experimental steam-powered monorail invented by the American Josiah Vincent Meigs

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Amsterdam fish market, historical artwork C018 / 7049

Amsterdam fish market, historical artwork C018 / 7049
Amsterdam fish market. 1886 wood cut print of a fish market in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Albrecht Wilhelm Roth, German botanist C018 / 7107

Albrecht Wilhelm Roth, German botanist C018 / 7107
Albrecht Wilhelm Roth (1757-1834). 1889 engraving of the German physician and botanist Albrecht Wilhelm Roth. Roth is best known for his influential scientific publications

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Burning witches at the stake, artwork C018 / 7095

Burning witches at the stake, artwork C018 / 7095
Burning witches at the stake. 1883 engraving of witches being burnt at the stake during the Middle Ages

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Sperm cells, artwork C018 / 7004

Sperm cells, artwork C018 / 7004
Sperm cells. Computer artwork of numerous sperm cells (spermatozoa) swimming through the cilia (hair-like) that line the uterus (womb)

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Baby feeder, 19th century C018 / 7121

Baby feeder, 19th century C018 / 7121
Baby feeder dating from nineteenth century England. This would be filled with liquid food or pap (usually a combination of milk, bread)

Images Dated 9th December 2013: 19th Century double-decker train carriage C018 / 7089

19th Century double-decker train carriage C018 / 7089
19th Century double-decker train carriage. 1885 engraving of double-decker railway carriage in Brazil, South America

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Hydroelectric bathroom cabinet, artwork C018 / 7086

Hydroelectric bathroom cabinet, artwork C018 / 7086
Hydroelectric bathroom cabinet. 1885 engraving of a hydroelectric bathroom cabinet with a battery and power regulation

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Wilhelm Foerster, German astronomer C018 / 7111

Wilhelm Foerster, German astronomer C018 / 7111
Wilhelm Foerster (1832-1921). 1889 engraving of the German astronomer Wilhelm Julius Foerster. In 1860, Foerster co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Oskar Lesser, the first co-discovery on record

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Croesus on the stake, historical artwork C018 / 7093

Croesus on the stake, historical artwork C018 / 7093
Croesus on the stake. 1883 engraving of Croesus, King of lydia, (centre) being burnt at the stake. Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor, around Anatolia

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Urinal, circa 1860 C018 / 7118

Urinal, circa 1860 C018 / 7118
Chinese ceramic urinal with extensive decoration. This piece dates from around 1860 and may also have been used as a vessel for carrying water

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Invalid feeder, 19th century C018 / 7130

Invalid feeder, 19th century C018 / 7130
Pewter invalid feeder, dating from nineteenth century, England. These were used in this era to assist with feeding the infirm; liquid or semi-soft food (usually breadcrumbs, flour)

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Pitch-making, 19th Century artwork C018 / 7014

Pitch-making, 19th Century artwork C018 / 7014
Pitch-making. 1870 engraving of pitchers boiling pitch from tree resin in a wood in Vogtland. Pitch is the name for any number of viscoelastic solid polymers

Images Dated 9th December 2013: 19th Century velocipede, artwork C018 / 7054

19th Century velocipede, artwork C018 / 7054
19th Century velocipede. 1880 engraving of a velocipede from 1868. The velocipede also known as the dandy horse or laufmaschine (running machine)

Images Dated 9th December 2013: 19th Century adjustable school desk C018 / 7081

19th Century adjustable school desk C018 / 7081
19th Century adjustable school desk. 1885 engraving of a schoolboy sitting at a school desk with an adjustable seat

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Adolf Bastian, German ethnologist C018 / 7043

Adolf Bastian, German ethnologist C018 / 7043
Adolf Bastian (1826-1905). 1869 engraving of the German ethnologist and anthropologist Philipp Wilhelm Adolf Bastian. Bastian is best remembered for his contributions to the development of

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Kinzua Bridge, USA, historical artwork C018 / 7062

Kinzua Bridge, USA, historical artwork C018 / 7062
Kinzua Bridge. 1883 engraving of the Kinzua Bridge, or Kinzua Viaduct, Pennsylvania, USA. The Kinzua Bridge was a railroad trestle that spanned Kinzua Creek

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Sick syphon, circa 1820 C018 / 7132

Sick syphon, circa 1820 C018 / 7132
Silver sick syphon dating from around 1820, England. This was essentially a straw through which the invalid (or elderly person) could suck liquid food

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Fertilisation, artwork C018 / 6998

Fertilisation, artwork C018 / 6998
Fertilisation. Computer artwork of numerous sperm cells (spermatozoa, white) surrounding an egg (round, centre). Only a single sperm cell can penetrate and fertilise the egg

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer C018 / 7016

Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer C018 / 7016
Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594). 1870 engraving of the Flemish cartographer, philosopher and mathematician Gerardus Mercator, measuring a globe with a pair of dividers

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Bordaloue, 19th century C018 / 7128

Bordaloue, 19th century C018 / 7128
Bordaloue from nineteenth century England, made from white ceramic with a blue floral pattern. The bordaloue was a type of chamber pot which was specially designed for women; it is oval in shape with

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Swiss rack-and-pinion railway, artwork C018 / 7092

Swiss rack-and-pinion railway, artwork C018 / 7092
Swiss rack-and-pinion railway. 1883 engraving of a rack-and-pinion railway running between Montreux and Sion in Switzerland

Images Dated 9th December 2013: 19th Century underwater shooting attempt C018 / 7029

19th Century underwater shooting attempt C018 / 7029
19th Century underwater shooting attempt. 1869 engraving of an undersea shooting attempt on Lake Starnberg by the German inventor Sebastian Wilhelm Valentin Bauer (1822-1875)

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Voltaire, French author C018 / 7011

Voltaire, French author C018 / 7011
Voltaire (1694-1778). 1870 engraving of the French author and poet Voltaire. Born Francois Marie Arouet, Voltaire wrote more than 20, 000 letters and more than 2000 books and pamphlets

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Baby feeder, late 18th century C018 / 7114

Baby feeder, late 18th century C018 / 7114
Pewter bubby pot or baby feeder dating from the late eighteenth century, England. These pots were filled with liquid food or pap (usually a combination of milk, bread)

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Hygiene Exhibition, Berlin, artwork C018 / 7074

Hygiene Exhibition, Berlin, artwork C018 / 7074
Hygiene Exhibition, Berlin. 1883 engraving of the Diving Pavilion at the Hygiene Exhibition in Berlin, Germany

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Heinrich Barth, German explorer C018 / 7044

Heinrich Barth, German explorer C018 / 7044
Heinrich Barth (1821-1865). 1869 engraving of the German explorer, archaeologist, philologist and geographer Heinrich Barth

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Ernst von Bergmann, German surgeon C018 / 7105

Ernst von Bergmann, German surgeon C018 / 7105
Ernst von Bergmann (1836-1907). 1889 engraving of the German surgeon Ernst von Bergmann. Bergmann was a pioneer of aseptic surgery

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Cavemen hunting mammoth, historic artwork C018 / 7096

Cavemen hunting mammoth, historic artwork C018 / 7096
Cavemen hunting mammoth. 1883 engraving of a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) trapped in a pit by cavemen

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Bordaloue, 19th century C018 / 7133

Bordaloue, 19th century C018 / 7133
Bordaloue from nineteenth century England, decorated with a blue and white transfer printed Chinese pattern. The bordaloue is a type of chamber pot which was specially designed for women; it is oval

Images Dated 9th December 2013: 19th Century ladies fashion, artwork C018 / 7019

19th Century ladies fashion, artwork C018 / 7019
19th Century ladies fashion. 1869 engraving showing the various garments worn by ladies of the time

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Incense burner, 19th Century C018 / 7131

Incense burner, 19th Century C018 / 7131
Nineteenth century incense burner. This piece is in gilt metal with floral decoration embossed around the lid

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer C018 / 7073

Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer C018 / 7073
Hermann von Wissmann (1853-1905). 1883 engraving of the German explorer of Africa, officer and colonial administrator Hermann von Wissmann

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Carl Ritter, German geographer C018 / 7046

Carl Ritter, German geographer C018 / 7046
Carl Ritter (1779-1859). 1869 engraving of the German geographer Carl Ritter. Ritter is best known for founding the scientific approach to his subject

Images Dated 9th December 2013: 19th Century penny-farthing, artwork C018 / 7055

19th Century penny-farthing, artwork C018 / 7055
19th Century penny-farthing. Engraving of a penny-farthing bicycle from 1885. The penny-farthings, also known as the ordinary

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Hermann Kolbe, German chemist C018 / 7110

Hermann Kolbe, German chemist C018 / 7110
Hermann Kolbe (1818-1884). 1889 engraving of the German organic chemist Adolf Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe. Kolbe was an inspirational teacher and a talented researcher

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Invalid feeder, 19th century C018 / 7135

Invalid feeder, 19th century C018 / 7135
Glass invalid feeder from nineteenth century, England. These were used in this era to assist with feeding the infirm; liquid or semi-soft food (usually breadcrumbs, flour)

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Goubet submarine, 19th-century artwork C018 / 7079

Goubet submarine, 19th-century artwork C018 / 7079
Goubet submarine, 1885 engraving. This early submarine, built by the French inventor Claude Goubet (1837-1903) in 1881, was designed for two people

Images Dated 9th December 2013: J. Wickersheimer, German chemist C018 / 7072

J. Wickersheimer, German chemist C018 / 7072
J. Wickersheimer (1832-1896). 1883 engraving of the German chemist and taxidermist J. Wickersheimer in his laboratory. Wickersheimer is best known for developing a method for preserving corpses

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Kehrwieder, Hamburg, 19th Century Germany C018 / 7063

Kehrwieder, Hamburg, 19th Century Germany C018 / 7063
Kehrwieder. 1883 engraving showing a view over the Elbe river and the district of Kehrwieder, prior to its redevelopment to allow for the expansion of the Port of Hamburg

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Carl Merck, German naturalist C018 / 7041

Carl Merck, German naturalist C018 / 7041
Carl Merck (1761-1799). 1869 engraving of the German physician, naturalist and explorer Carl Heinrich Merck. Merck was the naturalist onboard the 1785-1794 Slava Rossy Arctic expedition

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Invalid and infant feeders, circa 1850 C018 / 7127

Invalid and infant feeders, circa 1850 C018 / 7127
Infant feeder (left) and invalid feeder (right). Both are made from pewter and date from around 1850, England. These would be filled with softened food or pap (usually a combination of milk, bread)

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Electrical Exhibition, London 1883 C018 / 7100

Electrical Exhibition, London 1883 C018 / 7100
Electrical Exhibition. 1883 engraving of the great chandelier (upper right) of the Alhambra, Paris and the Electric Sun (upper left), with the power of 150, 000 candles

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Napoleon and Death, 19th Century artwork C018 / 7036

Napoleon and Death, 19th Century artwork C018 / 7036
Napoleon and Death. 1869 engraving of Death (left) summoning Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (right) to come with him to the grave

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Maslenitsa celebrations, 19th Century C018 / 7015

Maslenitsa celebrations, 19th Century C018 / 7015
Maslenitsa celebrations. 1870 engraving of people celebrating Maslenitsa in St. Petersburg, Russia. Maslenitsa, also known as Butter Week, Pancake Week, or Cheesefare Week

Images Dated 9th December 2013: 19th Century steam train, artwork C018 / 7088

19th Century steam train, artwork C018 / 7088
19th Century steam train. 1885 engraving of a steam locomotive in Brazil, South America

Images Dated 9th December 2013: Manby Mortar wreck rescue, 19th Century C018 / 7027

Manby Mortar wreck rescue, 19th Century C018 / 7027
Manby Mortar shipwreck rescue. 1869 engraving of survivors of a shipwreck being rescued with a Manby Mortar rocket apparatus

Images Dated 9th December 2013: 19th Century chestnut vendor, Paris C018 / 7102

19th Century chestnut vendor, Paris C018 / 7102
19th Century chestnut vendor. 1883 engraving of a man selling roasted chestnuts in the streets of Paris, France

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