EditorialSemmering locomotive from Maschinenbauanstalt Esslingen, Systems Engerth, Fig. 1: Total view of the Locomotive, and average of the cylinder and the slide box, Fig. 2: Floor plan, half of it as the upper view of the boiler and the firebox, the other hal...
EditorialMap of the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland New pass for part of the Baltic Sea starting from 2 Myl west Broklom to a and Strellen, as well as the Coast of East Vinlandt, starting from Parna to the Schans ter Ny. Zynde Naeukeurigh on systems and man...
EditorialParallel Systems, Illustrations of the comparison of 19th century fortification systems and ramparts, Pl. VII, after p. 698, 1801, C. F. Mandar: Essai sur la fortification, o? l'on expose les progr?s de cet art, depuis son origine jusqu'? nos jours; le...
EditorialGavialis gangeticus, Print, The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as the gavial, and fish-eating crocodile is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae, native to sandy freshwater river banks in the plains of the northern part of the Indian subcon...
EditorialAves, Print, Birds, also known as Aves or avian dinosaurs, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightw...
EditorialProsopis, Print, Prosopis is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains around 45 species of spiny trees and shrubs found in subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas, Africa, Western Asia, and South Asia. They often th...
EditorialGavialis gangeticus, Print, The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as the gavial, and fish-eating crocodile is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae, native to sandy freshwater river banks in the plains of the northern part of the Indian subcon...
EditorialSee-Saw, Class Systems. James Rosenquist (American, born 1933); published by Richard Feigen Graphics; printed by Mourlot, NYC. Date: 1968. Dimensions: 611 x 878 mm. Color lithograph on off-white wove paper. Origin: United States.
EditorialSee-Saw, Class Systems. James Rosenquist (American, born 1933); published by Richard Feigen Graphics; printed by Mourlot, NYC. Date: 1968. Dimensions: 611 x 878 mm. Color lithograph on off-white wove paper. Origin: United States.
EditorialThe constellations. The Jewel of the Essence of All Sciences. India, 1840. An Islamic view of the constellations. This manuscript synthesizes knowledge of astronomy and includes accounts of the Hindu, Islamic and European systems. Image taken from The...
EditorialA view of the Gunnaram aqueduct from the river. Album of views of the 'Godavari & Kistna navigation systems'. 1880s. Photograph. Source: Photo 333/(30).
EditorialAmerica. Atlas Coelestis, containing the Systems and Theory. London ... Cheapside.[ca. 1700]. Map of North and South America. Image taken from Atlas Coelestis, containing the Systems and Theoryes of the Planets, the Constellations of the starrs, and ot...
EditorialSigns of the Zodiac. The Jewel of the Essence of All Sciences. India, 1840. Various figures representing the Signs of the Zodiac. This manuscript synthesizes knowledge of astronomy and includes accounts of the Hindu, Islamic and European systems. Imag...
EditorialThe constellations. The Jewel of the Essence of All Sciences. India, 1840. An Islamic view of the constellations. This manuscript synthesizes knowledge of astronomy and includes accounts of the Hindu, Islamic and European systems. Image taken from The...
EditorialPlants with foliage and flowers. Different root systems. A man holding a sword, with a dragon. Dragon slayer. Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals. Nethe...
EditorialCoiled Serpent, 15th?early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Stone, H. 11 1/2 x W. 9 x D.10 5/8 in. (29.21 x 22.86 x 27.03 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Serpents held an important place in the belief systems of many peoples in ancient Mexico and they a...
EditorialGold Weight: Chicken's Head, 18th?19th century, Ghana, Akan peoples, Brass, Length 1/2 in., Metal-Implements, Beginning in the fourteenth century, the Akan engaged in extensive trade with both the Portuguese and Spanish along the west coast of Africa, ...
EditorialQasr el-Halabat, one of the desert-palaces of the Omayyad Aristocracy of the 8th century. The palaces, with elaborate watering systems, were used for hunting, and for drinking parties with dancing girls, a behaviour not tolerated in strictly Muslim cit...