Diagrams from Dr Alesha Sivartha’s Book of Life (1898)
A series of superbly intricate and striking “brain maps”, illustrating Dr Alesha Sivartha’s unique blend of blend of science, sociology, mysticism and religion, a s…more
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Illustrations from a Teenage Holiday Journal (1821)
Illustrations from the diary of an English teenager, on holiday in France with her family during the summer of 1821….more
Flowers of the Sky
Depictions spanning almost a whole millennium – in chronological order – of comets, meteors, meteorites and shooting stars….more
Nature Through Microscope and Camera (1909)
A selection of photo-micrographs created by Arthur E Smith and featured in the book Nature through Microscope & Camera (1909) by Richard Kerr….more
The Physiognomy of Hands (1917)
Pages 317 and 318 from a book titled Analyzing character, the new science of judging men: misfits in business, the home and social life (1917) by Katherine M. H. Bl…more
Illustrations from a Victorian book on Magic (1897)
Selected images from a massive late 19th century tome entitled simply Magic, subtitled Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions, including Trick Photography, compi…more
Engravings from Oliver Goldsmith’s History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1825)
“Beautiful and appropriate” engravings for Oliver Golsmith’s History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1825). Oliver Goldsmith was (1730-1774) was an Anglo-Irish no…more
Illustrations of Snowflakes (1863)
The illustrative plates from Snowflakes: a Chapter from the Book of Nature (1863), a collection of poems, extracts, anecdotes and reflections on the theme of snow a…more
Anatomically labelled X-Ray images (1920)
Images of the illustrative radiographs from Cunningham’s Manual of Practical Anatomy 7th ed. (1920) revised and edited by Arthur Robinson. Housed at: Internet Arc…more
Illustrations of Ventilation (1869)
Illustrations showing movement of air through various rooms, from Lectures on Ventilation (1869) by Lewis W. Leeds. The full book can be seen here on Internet Archi…more
