EditorialCoiling the cable in the after-tank on board the Great Eastern at Sheerness. Visit of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales on May 24th, Transatlantic Cable on Sailboat Great Eastern, Signed: T. Picken, lith., from a drawing by R. Dudley; London, Day & Son, Limit...
EditorialLantern Slide - Two Wandering Albatrosses, BANZARE Voyage 1, Antarctica, 1929-1930, Lantern slide of Wandering Albatrosses. The Wandering Albatross has the largest wingspan of any bird on the planet, with 11ft 6' being about the limit. Some birds of th...
EditorialAnd by the limit of the provinces with respect to the Lemovici have regard to the whole of the diocese of Lemovicensen, Map of the bishopric of Limoges, Fig. 237, according to p. 6, 1661, Martin Zeiller: Topographia Galliae, oder Beschreibung und Contr...
EditorialLimit of Valais and Piedmont, Border between Valais and Piedmont, signed: Villeneuve, Engelmann, lithograph, plate 1, p. 7 (vol. 2, part 5), Villeneuve, M.; Engelmann, Godefroy (lith.), 1829, Hilaire L?on Sazerac, Godefroy Engelmann: Lettres sur la Sui...
EditorialModel of a Carriage for a 30-Pounder Carronade, Model of a sliding gate for a 30-pound carronade with baking iron and leveling wedge. The body consists of two longitudinal beams with fittings and rings, located on two heavy cross beams. The longitudina...
EditorialBaldy Peak, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 14.234 feet above sea-level. Limit in altitude of vegetation about 11.000 feet. Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840-1882); commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engine...
EditorialModel of a Carriage for a 36-Pounder Carronade, Model of a sliding gate for a 30-pound carronade. The body tapering to the front consists of two cheeks with fittings and rings, with two very heavy wooden blocks in between. The cheeks have a curved top ...
EditorialBaldy Peak, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 14.234 feet above sea-level. Limit in altitude of vegetation about 11.000 feet. Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840-1882); commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engine...
EditorialLemovici all provincial and limit ..., Map of the Limoges region, Fig. 41, sixth part, after p. 6, Martin Zeiller: Topographia Galliae, oder, Beschreibung und Contrafaitung der vornehmbsten und bekantisten Oerter in dem m?chtigen und grossen K?nigreich...
EditorialLampris luna, Print, Opah, Opahs (also commonly known as moonfish, sunfish (not to be confused with Molidae), kingfish, redfin ocean pan, and Jerusalem haddock) are large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fishes comprising the small family Lamp...
EditorialIcarus, 1588, copperplate, leaf: (diameter) 33.3 cm (trimmed at the edge of the plate), U.M. designated: C.C., Inue, ., HG., [lig.] sculp ., u, ., M. r., numbered: 2 ., inscribed in the margin: SCIRE, DEI MVNVS, DIVINVM EST NOSCERE VELLE, SED FAS LIMIT...
EditorialBirgus latro, Print, The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a species of terrestrial hermit crab, also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper size limit for terrestrial ani...
EditorialCereus papillosus, Print, The dahlia anemone (Urticina felina) is a sea anemone found in the north Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Its colour is variable, from deep red to brown or purplish, with green spots and darker tentacles. Dahl...
EditorialLampris luna, Print, Opah, Opahs (also commonly known as moonfish, sunfish (not to be confused with Molidae), kingfish, redfin ocean pan, and Jerusalem haddock) are large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fishes comprising the small family Lamp...
EditorialBirgus latro, Print, The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a species of terrestrial hermit crab, also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper size limit for terrestrial ani...
EditorialLampris luna, Print, Opah, Opahs (also commonly known as moonfish, sunfish (not to be confused with Molidae), kingfish, redfin ocean pan, and Jerusalem haddock) are large, colorful, deep-bodied pelagic lampriform fishes comprising the small family Lamp...
EditorialBirgus latro, Print, The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a species of terrestrial hermit crab, also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper size limit for terrestrial ani...
EditorialGalbula albirostris, Print, The yellow-billed jacamar (Galbula albirostris) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is a bird of the Amazon Basin; its range is o...
EditorialBaldy Peak, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 14.234 feet above sea-level. Limit in altitude of vegetation about 11.000 feet. Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840-1882); commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engine...
EditorialTwo terracotta figurines of African boxers, 2nd-1st BCE. Boxers fought professionally, and if successful, could win great prestige and high prize money. Like modern boxing, fighters could only use their fists. However, the fight had no time limit and c...
EditorialStrawberries, ca. 1882, Oil on canvas, 8 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (21.3 x 26.7 cm), Paintings, ?douard Manet (French, Paris 1832?1883 Paris), At the end of his life, illness forced Manet to limit his work to the small-scale still lifes like this canvas and vie...
Editorial'Buzurjmihr Masters the Game of Chess', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330?40, Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, Entire Page: 8 1/16 x 4 7/8 in. (20.5 x 12.4 cm), Codices, The king of ...
EditorialTwo terracotta figurines of African boxers, 2nd-1st BCE. Boxers fought professionally, and if successful, could win great prestige and high prize money. Like modern boxing, fighters could only use their fists. However, the fight had no time limit and c...