PIX4633290: Meduses - Artist's view - A smack of jellyfish - Illustration of jellyfish swimming in the Panthalassic Ocean, about 500 million years ago in the Cambrian. A smack, or swarm, of jellyfish swim the Panthalassic Ocean 500 million years ago during the Cambrian Period. Jellyfish, AKA sea jellies, are free - swimming organisms from the phylum Cnidaria and may have been among the first mobile macro life forms to evolve on Earth. Their distinguishing feature is specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Their bodies consist of a non - living jelly - like substance, sandwiched between two layers of tissue that are mostly one cell thick. There are approximately 9,000 species of Cnidaria today / Bridgeman Images
FLO4633311: Vase with animal figures. Deep blue and gilt vase decorated with animals (cat, dog and swan) and a classical pastoral scene with Cupid and Mercury. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quinn, Paris, 1891. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4633360: Porcelain for domestic use: Water pot and bowl decorated with flowers on a white base, and water pot with flowers on partial background. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quinn, Paris, 1891. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4633390: Draped vase with striped canopy lid, vase with gold figures of sirens over a fluted base, and vase with botanical panel decorated with ram heads and goatskin. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quinn, Paris, 1891. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4633462: Planet Formation - Artist View - Planet Birth - Artist view - Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago from a gigantic cloud of gas and dust. These dust accreted to form our planet; it was subjected to a large bombardment of meteorites. A new born planet in a star's dusty, planet - forming disc / Bridgeman Images
PIX4633495: The Moon barely formed seen from the Earth - Illustration - The Moon barely formed seen from the Earth - Illustration - The Moon would be born from the impact of a big asteroid on Earth. The material ejected during this collision would have combined to form the Earth's satellite. This artist's view shows the Moon seen from Earth with a ring of ejectees in its orbit, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4633540: Plates with simple decoration: two from 1753, one with flowers by Huny 1753, one decorated by Le Bel Jr. 1761, one with flowers by Choisy 1757, and one with flowers by Gremont 1761. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quinn, Paris, 1891. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4635244: Sudanese women in striped dress. Below, demmes of Timbuktu (Mali) and Tibbo women of the Sahara. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Women of Sudan in striped robes, costumes of women of Timbuktu, Mali, and Tibbo women of the Sahara in full dress with headdress, necklaces and robes. 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
PIX4635257: Venus by Magellan: part of Bereghinya Planitia - Plain of the hemisphere north of Venus. The image covers an area 260 km wide by 330 km high. You can see ancient terrain (upper right and lower left), as well as more recent lava flows associated with the Tepev Mons volcano located below the image / Bridgeman Images
PIX4635261: Venus: impact crater Cunitz and volcano Gula Mons - The volcano Gula Mons rises about 3000 m and extends for 300 km. In the foreground, the impact crater Cunitz measuring 48.5 km in diameter. View obtained by the Magellan probe and processed by computer to generate a 3-dimensional view. The relief is exaggerated / Bridgeman Images
FLO4635287: Chagga warriors (Tanzania). Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840.Chagga warriors of Tanzania with bow and arrow, spear and curved swords, wearing feather cap, skirt and animal skin loincloths. 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
FLO4635304: Burial rites of Xhosa (amaxhosa) and Khoikhoi, South Africa, the body of the deceased is deposited in a grave, carried by the bereaved crowd. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Funeral rites of the Xhosa and Khoikhoin people of South Africa. A body carried into a tomb by a crowd of mourners. 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
FLO4635350: Faces of san men (formerly bochimans or bushmen) (South Africa), face and profile. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Heads of San men, South Africa, from the front and in profile. 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
FLO4635376: Malagasy Madagascar, a warrior and a couple, the man offers a flower to the woman. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Malagasy people from Madagascar. Warrior with spear, club and wooden shield, man in cape offering a flower to a woman in dress with necklaces. 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
FLO4635426: View of the port of Jamestown (South Africa), with the buildings of the city, cashed at the bottom of the valley. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. View of the port of Jamestown, Western Cape, South Africa, with buildings spread out along a narrow valley. 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
FLO4635456: An Inuit on an inflatable raft made of animal skins and Inuit habitat with sledding and dogs, North America. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amérique et d'Australie”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), Meissen edition (Germany), 1835-1840. Eskimo or Inuit man riding an animal-skin inflatable raft with oar and arrow, and eskimo huts with sled and dogs. 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
FLO4635479: A Canadian coupling with passengers and a pipe-smoking driver on a drill road. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amérique et d'Australie”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), Meissen edition (Germany), 1835-1840. A Canadian one-horse wagon with two male passengers and a pipe-smoking driver on a forest road. 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
FLO4635499: Inuit couple in sealskin clothing (Canada and Alaska, USA). Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amérique et d'Australie”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), Meissen edition (Germany), 1835-1840. Eskimo or Inuit man and woman in sealskin fur clothes in North America. 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
FLO4631756: Miss Andrea and Paghita in Le Barbier du Roi d'Aragon by Louis Marie Fontan and Jean-Joseph Ader, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris, Paris, 1845. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4631875: Earth with starry sky - Earth with starry sky - Image of the Earth recomposed from different satellite images. The extent of the ice at the north pole dates from September 15, 2008. A star background has been added. Composite image obtained with data collected from Terra and Aqua satellites. The image of sea ice in north pole was taken on September 15 2008. A starry sky background was added / Bridgeman Images
PIX4631903: Earth on star background - Pole Nord - Earth with starry sky - North Pole - Image of the Earth recomposed from different satellite images. A star background has been added. Composite images obtained with data collected from several satellites. A starry sky background was added / Bridgeman Images