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Flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a clockmaker from Vienna (the ornithoptere, a flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a kind of helicopter driven by muscular force, he performed several free flights between 1806 and 1813). Degen made his first attempt in his tethered ornithopter in the spring of 1808, aided by a counterweight, and rose to 54 feet. He later added a balloon to his machine and flew several times on November 12 and 15, 1808. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a clockmaker from Vienna (the ornithoptere, a flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a kind of helicopter driven by muscular force, he performed several free flights between 1806 and 1813). Degen made his first attempt in his tethered ornithopter in the spring of 1808, aided by a counterweight, and rose to 54 feet. He later added a balloon to his machine and flew several times on November 12 and 15, 1808. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576551: Flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a clockmaker from Vienna (the ornithoptere, a flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a kind of helicopter driven by muscular force, he performed several free flights between 1806 and 1813). Degen made his first attempt in his tethered ornithopter in the spring of 1808, aided by a counterweight, and rose to 54 feet. He later added a balloon to his machine and flew several times on November 12 and 15, 1808. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Arch of Constantine, triumphal arch in Rome. (Arch of Constantine, Rome, built in 312) Built in 312 to commemorate his victory over Maxentius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Arch of Constantine, triumphal arch in Rome. (Arch of Constantine, Rome, built in 312) Built in 312 to commemorate his victory over Maxentius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576563: Arch of Constantine, triumphal arch in Rome. (Arch of Constantine, Rome, built in 312) Built in 312 to commemorate his victory over Maxentius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Scarlet tiger moth - red or marbree scale - Callimorpha dominula 1, purple tiger -purple or speckled - Rhyparia purpurpurata 2, buffp-tip moth - bucephale - Phalera bucephala 3, and canary shouldered thorn - enomnos du linden - Ennomos alniaria, with caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Scarlet tiger moth - red or marbree scale - Callimorpha dominula 1, purple tiger -purple or speckled - Rhyparia purpurpurata 2, buffp-tip moth - bucephale - Phalera bucephala 3, and canary shouldered thorn - enomnos du linden - Ennomos alniaria, with caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576597: Scarlet tiger moth - red or marbree scale - Callimorpha dominula 1, purple tiger -purple or speckled - Rhyparia purpurpurata 2, buffp-tip moth - bucephale - Phalera bucephala 3, and canary shouldered thorn - enomnos du linden - Ennomos alniaria, with caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Trajan's column (Trajane column, construction 107-113) Rome, 18th century. Triumphal pillar built by the architect Apollodorus, its spiral bas-relief shows Trajan's victories over the Dacians. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Trajan's column (Trajane column, construction 107-113) Rome, 18th century. Triumphal pillar built by the architect Apollodorus, its spiral bas-relief shows Trajan's victories over the Dacians. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576709: Trajan's column (Trajane column, construction 107-113) Rome, 18th century. Triumphal pillar built by the architect Apollodorus, its spiral bas-relief shows Trajan's victories over the Dacians. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Petrified and fossil leaves found near Rochesauve, southern France, 1807. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Petrified and fossil leaves found near Rochesauve, southern France, 1807. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576720: Petrified and fossil leaves found near Rochesauve, southern France, 1807. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Giant cabuya - choca vert or cadere - Furcraea foetida (Fourcroya gigantea), flower A, native to the Caribbean. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Giant cabuya - choca vert or cadere - Furcraea foetida (Fourcroya gigantea), flower A, native to the Caribbean. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576753: Giant cabuya - choca vert or cadere - Furcraea foetida (Fourcroya gigantea), flower A, native to the Caribbean. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Tk's head cactus, Melocactus caroli-linnaei (variety of melocactus). Taken from Candolle and Redoute, “Plantarum Historia Succulentarum.”” Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Tk's head cactus, Melocactus caroli-linnaei (variety of melocactus). Taken from Candolle and Redoute, “Plantarum Historia Succulentarum.”” Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576762: Tk's head cactus, Melocactus caroli-linnaei (variety of melocactus). Taken from Candolle and Redoute, “Plantarum Historia Succulentarum.”” Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

The Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain, 1800 (the Benedictine Abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat, Catalonia). Home of the black Madonna sculpture, the Virgin of Montserrat. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
The Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain, 1800 (the Benedictine Abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat, Catalonia). Home of the black Madonna sculpture, the Virgin of Montserrat. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576795: The Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain, 1800 (the Benedictine Abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat, Catalonia). Home of the black Madonna sculpture, the Virgin of Montserrat. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Wax palm - ceroxylon alpinum, native to the Andes, endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Wax palm - ceroxylon alpinum, native to the Andes, endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576833: Wax palm - ceroxylon alpinum, native to the Andes, endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Crown of thorns starfish - Acanthaster purple - Acanthaster planci (Asterias echinoides). Based on an example in the Leverian Museum, London. Copied from Shaw and Noder's “The Naturalist's Miscellany,” 1801. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Crown of thorns starfish - Acanthaster purple - Acanthaster planci (Asterias echinoides). Based on an example in the Leverian Museum, London. Copied from Shaw and Noder's “The Naturalist's Miscellany,” 1801. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576860: Crown of thorns starfish - Acanthaster purple - Acanthaster planci (Asterias echinoides). Based on an example in the Leverian Museum, London. Copied from Shaw and Noder's “The Naturalist's Miscellany,” 1801. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Wheat grain with fungal infection Uredo segetum. Decayed ear of wheat at natural size 1, magnified 2,3 revealing misshapen pistils a and sterile anthers b, infected wheat dust 4, barley rust 5, and healthy wheat flour 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Wheat grain with fungal infection Uredo segetum. Decayed ear of wheat at natural size 1, magnified 2,3 revealing misshapen pistils a and sterile anthers b, infected wheat dust 4, barley rust 5, and healthy wheat flour 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576891: Wheat grain with fungal infection Uredo segetum. Decayed ear of wheat at natural size 1, magnified 2,3 revealing misshapen pistils a and sterile anthers b, infected wheat dust 4, barley rust 5, and healthy wheat flour 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Mythical creatures: harpy, griffon, satyre, titan, seahorse and triton - Mythical creatures: harpy, griffin, satyr, giant or Titan, seahorse and Nereid or Triton. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
Mythical creatures: harpy, griffon, satyre, titan, seahorse and triton - Mythical creatures: harpy, griffin, satyr, giant or Titan, seahorse and Nereid or Triton. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4576913: Mythical creatures: harpy, griffon, satyre, titan, seahorse and triton - Mythical creatures: harpy, griffin, satyr, giant or Titan, seahorse and Nereid or Triton. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

Elecampane - grande aunee - Inula helenium 1, and common soapwort - saponaire officinale - Saponaria officinalis 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Elecampane - grande aunee - Inula helenium 1, and common soapwort - saponaire officinale - Saponaria officinalis 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576946: Elecampane - grande aunee - Inula helenium 1, and common soapwort - saponaire officinale - Saponaria officinalis 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Morai or cemetery with carved wooden idols on the island of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, circa 1800. Tattooed natives show a Russian sailor a tomb, while another attachments white cotton fabric to coconut poles. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Morai or cemetery with carved wooden idols on the island of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, circa 1800. Tattooed natives show a Russian sailor a tomb, while another attachments white cotton fabric to coconut poles. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576954: Morai or cemetery with carved wooden idols on the island of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, circa 1800. Tattooed natives show a Russian sailor a tomb, while another attachments white cotton fabric to coconut poles. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or the Tomb of Mausolus 2,3, built by five architects Scopas, Bryaxis, Timotheus, Leochares and Pythis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or the Tomb of Mausolus 2,3, built by five architects Scopas, Bryaxis, Timotheus, Leochares and Pythis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4577081: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or the Tomb of Mausolus 2,3, built by five architects Scopas, Bryaxis, Timotheus, Leochares and Pythis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4577124: South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

European lobster (European lobster), Homarus gammarus 1, edible crab (dorsal crab), Cancer pagurus 2, and Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limule), Limulus polyphemus, dorsal 3, ventral 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
European lobster (European lobster), Homarus gammarus 1, edible crab (dorsal crab), Cancer pagurus 2, and Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limule), Limulus polyphemus, dorsal 3, ventral 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4577155: European lobster (European lobster), Homarus gammarus 1, edible crab (dorsal crab), Cancer pagurus 2, and Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limule), Limulus polyphemus, dorsal 3, ventral 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

Galley, Galere. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
Galley, Galere. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4577367: Galley, Galere. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

Strychnine tree (vomiker), Strychnos nux-vomica 1, with fruit in section a, grain b, flower c, and ginseng (American ginseng), Panax quinquefolius 2, with flower d, root e, dried root f. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
Strychnine tree (vomiker), Strychnos nux-vomica 1, with fruit in section a, grain b, flower c, and ginseng (American ginseng), Panax quinquefolius 2, with flower d, root e, dried root f. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4577385: Strychnine tree (vomiker), Strychnos nux-vomica 1, with fruit in section a, grain b, flower c, and ginseng (American ginseng), Panax quinquefolius 2, with flower d, root e, dried root f. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

Brindleberry or garcinia cambogia, Garcinia gummi-gutta, and turmeric (Turmeric or saffron of India), Turmeric longa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
Brindleberry or garcinia cambogia, Garcinia gummi-gutta, and turmeric (Turmeric or saffron of India), Turmeric longa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4577443: Brindleberry or garcinia cambogia, Garcinia gummi-gutta, and turmeric (Turmeric or saffron of India), Turmeric longa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

Roughbark lignum-vitae (Gaiac), Guaiacum officinale 1, seedpods a, (endangered), and cascarilla (cascarille officinale ou faux quinquina), Croton eluteria 2, bark b. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
Roughbark lignum-vitae (Gaiac), Guaiacum officinale 1, seedpods a, (endangered), and cascarilla (cascarille officinale ou faux quinquina), Croton eluteria 2, bark b. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4577487: Roughbark lignum-vitae (Gaiac), Guaiacum officinale 1, seedpods a, (endangered), and cascarilla (cascarille officinale ou faux quinquina), Croton eluteria 2, bark b. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

Austrian copper rose, Rosa foetida (Rose yellow capuchine, Rosa lutea var. bicolor). Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Miss F. Legendre from Pierre Boitard's Rose-Lover's Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836.
Austrian copper rose, Rosa foetida (Rose yellow capuchine, Rosa lutea var. bicolor). Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Miss F. Legendre from Pierre Boitard's Rose-Lover's Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836.

FLO4577496: Austrian copper rose, Rosa foetida (Rose yellow capuchine, Rosa lutea var. bicolor). Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Miss F. Legendre from Pierre Boitard's Rose-Lover's Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836. / Bridgeman Images

English mariner with sextant on a beach in front of a lighthouse and tall ship. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.
English mariner with sextant on a beach in front of a lighthouse and tall ship. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.

FLO4577568: English mariner with sextant on a beach in front of a lighthouse and tall ship. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts. / Bridgeman Images

Pink Sweetbriar, Rust Rose, Rosa rubiginosa. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Miss F. Legendre from Pierre Boitard's Rose-Lover's Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836.
Pink Sweetbriar, Rust Rose, Rosa rubiginosa. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Miss F. Legendre from Pierre Boitard's Rose-Lover's Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836.

FLO4577569: Pink Sweetbriar, Rust Rose, Rosa rubiginosa. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Miss F. Legendre from Pierre Boitard's Rose-Lover's Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836. / Bridgeman Images

Lady Banks' pink, Rose de Banks, Rosa banksiae. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Borromee from Pierre Boitard's Rose-Lover's Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836.
Lady Banks' pink, Rose de Banks, Rosa banksiae. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Borromee from Pierre Boitard's Rose-Lover's Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836.

FLO4577606: Lady Banks' pink, Rose de Banks, Rosa banksiae. Handcoloured lithograph by Lecouturier after a botanical illustration by Borromee from Pierre Boitard's Rose-Lover's Complete Manual, Roret, Paris 1836. / Bridgeman Images

Carder painting wool fibers to remove short fibers - Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.
Carder painting wool fibers to remove short fibers - Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.

FLO4577627: Carder painting wool fibers to remove short fibers - Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts. / Bridgeman Images

Princess Marie of Orleans, Marie-Christine-Caroline-Adelaide-Francoise Leopoldine, Duchess of Württemberg, 1813-1839. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.
Princess Marie of Orleans, Marie-Christine-Caroline-Adelaide-Francoise Leopoldine, Duchess of Württemberg, 1813-1839. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

FLO4573161: Princess Marie of Orleans, Marie-Christine-Caroline-Adelaide-Francoise Leopoldine, Duchess of Württemberg, 1813-1839. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

Francois of Orleans, Prince of Joinville 1818-1900. Francois-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d'Orleans, Prince de Joinville in town clothes. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.
Francois of Orleans, Prince of Joinville 1818-1900. Francois-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d'Orleans, Prince de Joinville in town clothes. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

FLO4573185: Francois of Orleans, Prince of Joinville 1818-1900. Francois-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d'Orleans, Prince de Joinville in town clothes. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

Opium poppy with seedpod, Papaver somniferum 1, and Cretan milk-vetch, Astracantha cretica 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
Opium poppy with seedpod, Papaver somniferum 1, and Cretan milk-vetch, Astracantha cretica 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4573254: Opium poppy with seedpod, Papaver somniferum 1, and Cretan milk-vetch, Astracantha cretica 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

La fontaine Agam a La defense (Hauts de Seine).
La fontaine Agam a La defense (Hauts de Seine).

TEC4573440: La fontaine Agam a La defense (Hauts de Seine). / Bridgeman Images

Military of the antiquite: general roman 1, bearer 2, roman cavalry 3, numide 4 and dace 6, and an archer on his horse, wearing armor 5 - Roman general 1, fasces bearer 2, Roman cavalry 3, Numidian cavalry 4, rider and horse in suit of scale armour 5, and Dacian cavalry 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.
Military of the antiquite: general roman 1, bearer 2, roman cavalry 3, numide 4 and dace 6, and an archer on his horse, wearing armor 5 - Roman general 1, fasces bearer 2, Roman cavalry 3, Numidian cavalry 4, rider and horse in suit of scale armour 5, and Dacian cavalry 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.

FLO4573450: Military of the antiquite: general roman 1, bearer 2, roman cavalry 3, numide 4 and dace 6, and an archer on his horse, wearing armor 5 - Roman general 1, fasces bearer 2, Roman cavalry 3, Numidian cavalry 4, rider and horse in suit of scale armour 5, and Dacian cavalry 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795. / Bridgeman Images

Dipturus batis 1,2, long-nosed skate, Dipturus oxyrinchus 3,4, eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila 5, stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca 6, thornback ray, Raja clavata 7,7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.
Dipturus batis 1,2, long-nosed skate, Dipturus oxyrinchus 3,4, eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila 5, stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca 6, thornback ray, Raja clavata 7,7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.

FLO4573460: Dipturus batis 1,2, long-nosed skate, Dipturus oxyrinchus 3,4, eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila 5, stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca 6, thornback ray, Raja clavata 7,7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795. / Bridgeman Images

The tower of the Societe Generale, the Granite project in La Defense (Hauts de Seine). Construction 2001-2008, ArchitectechRistian de Portzamparc, Michel Andrault and Pierre Parat. Photography 14/04/07.
The tower of the Societe Generale, the Granite project in La Defense (Hauts de Seine). Construction 2001-2008, ArchitectechRistian de Portzamparc, Michel Andrault and Pierre Parat. Photography 14/04/07.

TEC4573532: The tower of the Societe Generale, the Granite project in La Defense (Hauts de Seine). Construction 2001-2008, ArchitectechRistian de Portzamparc, Michel Andrault and Pierre Parat. Photography 14/04/07. / Bridgeman Images

Coconut palm tree, Cocos nucifera 1, coconut fruit a, and Caribbean royal palm, Roystonea oleracea 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.
Coconut palm tree, Cocos nucifera 1, coconut fruit a, and Caribbean royal palm, Roystonea oleracea 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.

FLO4573683: Coconut palm tree, Cocos nucifera 1, coconut fruit a, and Caribbean royal palm, Roystonea oleracea 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795. / Bridgeman Images

Flying fish species 1,2, remora or suckerfish 3, and round boxfish 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
Flying fish species 1,2, remora or suckerfish 3, and round boxfish 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4573690: Flying fish species 1,2, remora or suckerfish 3, and round boxfish 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

Palmyra palm, toddy palm, or sugar palm, Borassus flabellifer 1, and African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.
Palmyra palm, toddy palm, or sugar palm, Borassus flabellifer 1, and African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.

FLO4573717: Palmyra palm, toddy palm, or sugar palm, Borassus flabellifer 1, and African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795. / Bridgeman Images


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