FLO4635019: Military exercises, the charge of Arab horsemen. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Arab military exercises: mounted cavalry armed with spears and muskets charging. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4635039: Touareg rider on his camel (North Africa). Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Tuareg man mounted on a camel carrying spears. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4635042: The top of the great pyramid of Giza (Egypt), with men in tunic and turban climbing the stones of the building. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840.Summit of the great pyramid of Giza, Egypt, with men in turbans and robes carrying sticks climbing over the stones. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635051: Venus at dawn - Venus at dawn - A man observes Venus in the glow of dawn. An observer is watching the bright planet Venus before sunrise / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635065: Lactee and Venus - La Reunion - Milky Way and Venus - Reunion - Lactee Way, Venus and Zodiacal Light - Volcano Route - Reunio Island / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635074: Venus and the Lactee Way: Venus in the lactee lane. Joshua Tree National Park, California, November 2016. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635111: Venus radar view centred on 270 degrees east longitude - Global view of the planet obtained from radar data transmitted by Magellan probes (98% of the data), Pioneer Venus, Venera, and the Arecibo Observatory. The color code used corresponds to the elevation / Bridgeman Images

PIX4635131: Venus radar view centred on 90 degrees east longitude - Global view of the planet obtained from radar data transmitted by Magellan probes (98% of the data), Pioneer Venus, Venera, and the Arecibo Observatory. The color code used corresponds to the elevation / Bridgeman Images

FLO4635136: Sudanese costumes: wife of Shendi, with her veil, wife Funje of Sennar and a warrior Sheygya. Below is a couple from the Gamamil region, two men from the town of Fazughli and a king, holding the distinctive sword of his title and a prayer rosary. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Costumes of Sudan: woman of Shendi in skirt and veil, Funje women of Sennar, and a Sheygya warrior with spear and shield. Man and woman of Gamamil province, and two men of Fazughli town, one a king (Melik) carrying a distinctive sword and prayer beads. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsch's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633576: Aurore Boreale plane view - Aurora Borealis seen from plane - Aurore boreale observed from an aircraft, between Bodo and Oslo, March 27, 2017. Aurora borealis seen from a plane between Bodo and Oslo on March 27, 2017 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633583: Aurora and Fireball in Norway - A -8-magnitude car crosses the sky. Queen - Lofoten Islands. September 11, 2016. A very bright meteor (-8 magnitude) streaks past the curtains of the Aurora Borealis in Reine, Lofoten, Norway. September 11, 2016 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633587: Golden chanterelle, Cantharellus cibarius. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633612: Sweet tooth, wood hedgehog or hedgehog mushroom. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633626: A couple watches an Aurora boreale - Norway - Lovers watching an Aurora - Norway / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633649: Crab-of-the-Woods, Laetiporus sulphureus (Polyporus sulphureus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633654: St. George's mushroom, Calocybe gambosa (Agaricus gambosus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633697: Fly agaric, Amanita muscaria. Poisonous mushroom and psychoactive fungi. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633702: Scotch bonnet or fairy ring mushroom, Marasmius oreades. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633714: Observation of an Aurora boreale in the light of the Moon - Norway - Watching an Aurora borealis with Moonlight - Norway / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633717: Watching an Aurora boreale - Norway - Watching an Aurora borealis - Norway - A woman admires an aurora boreale on Uttakleiv Beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway. A woman looks at the Northern Lights, next to her tent, on the beach at Uttakleiv, Lofoten Islands, Norway / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633737: Lilies and Roses (King John). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe, London, 1845. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633765: Watching an Aurora boreale - Norway - Watching an Aurora borealis - Norway - A woman admires an aurora boreale on the beach of Kvalvika, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 6, 2016. A woman looks at the Northern Lights, next to her tent, on the beach at Kvalvika, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 6, 2016 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633792: Observation of an Aurora boreale - Norway - Watching an Aurora borealis - Norway - Skagsanden Beach, Lofoten. April 1 2016. Skagsanden Beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633793: Aurora boreale - Norway - Aurora borealis - Norway - Aurora boreale and the Great Bear above Uttakleiv beach (Lofoten, Norway). September 2, 2016. The Big Dipper and aurora above the Uttakleiv beach in Lofoten Island, Norway. September 2, 2016 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633818: Wheat, rye, barley, vetcehs, oats and peas. The Tempest. Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe, London, 1845. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633822: Aurora boreale - Norway - Aurora borealis - Norway - Aurora boreale on the village of Reine (Moskenes, Lofoten, Norway). October 7, 2015. The Aurora Borealis or northern lights are familiar visitors to night skies above the village of Reine in the Lofoten Islands, Norway / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633867: Roses of the Spring (primrose or cowslip). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe, London, 1845. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633879: Daffodils, Violets, Primroses, Oxlips, Crownimperial, Lilies and Flower-de-Lace (The Winter's Tale). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe, London, 1845. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633909: Costumes of the court of Turkey: Foreign Minister, interpret, Muslim scholar, judge and Janissary officer. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Costumes of Turkey including high ranking officials: foreign minister (Reis Effendi), interpreter (dragoman), Muslim scholar (ulama), judge (cadi) and high-ranking Janissary soldiers. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633926: Aurora boreale - Lofoten - Norway / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633938: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (Israel). Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4633952: A Turkish soldier facing a Kurdish soldier in front of the facade of the Basilica of Saint Sophia in Itamboul (Turkey). Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. A Turkoman soldier with sword and bow facing a Kurd soldier with club and shield. In the background is the Hagia Sophia Orthodox church in Istanbul. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4633980: Aurore boreale - Lofoten - Norway - Dancing aurora and snow-covered mountains of Lofoten Islands, Norway / Bridgeman Images

FLO4634006: Hindu funerary ceremony, with the body of the dead on a butcher ready to be ignited, surrounds mourning people and musicians with cymbals and tubes. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Hindu funeral ceremony with body on a bier about to be cremated, surrounded by mourners and musicians with horns and cymbals. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4634021: Noctulescent clouds - Noctilucent clouds: July 6, 2016, Spicheren, France. These rare clouds are called noctilucent or “” night shining” as they seem to glow in the dark. They are caused by ice crystals at about 80 km altitude. These crystals reflect sunlight when the sun is well below the horizon. They are properly known as polar mesospheric clouds and are under intense study as it remains a mystery as to how they are formed. Date: July 6, 2016. Location: Spicheren, France / Bridgeman Images

PIX4634025: Nacreous clouds - Nacreous clouds - PSC for Polar Stratospheric Cloud observed in Norway. Nacreous cloud (or PSC for polar stratospheric cloud) seen in Norway / Bridgeman Images