LRI4590092: Detail of a kylix representing a maenad and a satyr, 330-300 BC, Etruscan, (4th century BC) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4590112: Etruscan civilization: representation of an Etruscan house, reduced funeral model, italy (Etruscan art, model of an etruscan house, funerary miniature, Italy) Florence, Archaeological Museum, Etruscan / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590144: Tartar woman riding on a one-wheel barrow drawn by servants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin and Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's China, Its Costumes, Arts, Manufactures, etc., Howlett and Brimmer, London, 1824. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590163: Kien Long (Qianlong) Emperor of China, sixth emperor in the Qing Dynasty (1711-1799). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin and Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's China, Its Costumes, Arts, Manufactures, etc., Howlett and Brimmer, London, 1824. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590345: Chinese distiller making Cho-Chou or brandy in a vat on a furnace. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin and Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's China, Its Costumes, Arts, Manufactures, etc., Howlett and Brimmer, London, 1824. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4590414: Constellation du Cygne - Cygnus constellation - Celeste Atlas by John Flamsteed published in 1776 by J. Fortin Troieme edition, reviewed, corrected and augmented by Messrs. Delalande and Megain. Recolorise by us Celestial Atlas of John Flamsteed published in 1776. Recolored / Bridgeman Images

PIX4590477: Constellation of Dolphin and Star Altair - Constellation of Delphinus and Sagitta - Center left, the Dolphin; on the right, the bright star is Altair of the Eagle; above, the small constellation of Fleche / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590545: Chinese swan pan or abacus, and pottery shop, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin and Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's China, Its Costumes, Arts, Manufactures, etc., Howlett and Brimmer, London, 1824. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590602: Criminal being punished with the Bastinado, or whipping acoss the thighs with a whip or bamboo cane. Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin and Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's China, Its Costumes, Arts, Manufactures, etc., Howlett and Brimmer, London, 1824. / Bridgeman Images

LRI4590664: Terracotta plate representing animals, 600-590 BC, Etruscan, (6th century BC) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4590674: Constellations of Gemels and Little Dog - Constellations of Gemini and Canis Minor - Constellation of Gemels with bright stars Castor and Pollux. Below is the small constellation of the Little Dog, with the bright star Procyon. Canis Minor (the Lesser Dog) is sometimes regarded as the smaller of the two dogs of Orion the hunter. It is minor indeed, just 185 degrees square, and 71st in size of the 88 modern constellations. The most obvious and interesting object Canis Minor is its main star, the pale yellow Procyon. Its name is from the Greek, meaning 'before the dog', since it rises before the Sirius, the Dog Star. Gemini (the Twins) is a much more interesting collection of stars, easily visualised as two figures holding hands, their heads represented by the stars Castor and Pollux. The constellation is an ancient zodiacal construction, with a rich mythology vanishing in the mists of time. It is from the direction of Gemini (near Castor) that annual Geminid meteor showers radiate, around December 14 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590732: Sections through furnaces for the reduction of antimony. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1802. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4590756: Constellations of the Giraffe and the Coach - Constellations of Camelopardalis and Auriga - Below, the constellation of the Coach with the brilliant star Capella, in the center, the Giraffe, at the top, towards the middle of the image, the brightest star is the Polar Star. Camelopardalis (the Giraffe, sometimes given as Camelopardis) is aptly named, both for the stick figure outlined above, which hints the outline of a giraffe's legs and sloping back, and for huge extent of constellation as it wanders over the North Celestial Pole, covering over 70 degrees. This meandering construction is probably the work of the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in about 1613 and for its size (757 square degrees) it contains remarkably few bright stars / Bridgeman Images

PIX4590770: Constellation Gemini - Gemini constellation - The constellation Gemels with its main stars. Constellation of Gemini with its main stars / Bridgeman Images

PIX4590807: Constellations of the Great Dog, Orion and Hyad Cluster - Constellations Canis Major, Orion and the Hyades cluster - Winter Constellations. On the left the constellation of the Great Dog with the star Sirius, in the center the constellation of Orion, on the right the cluster of the Hyades. Winter constellations, from left to right: Canis Major with Sirius star, the constellation Orion and the Hyades cluster / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590850: Plan, elevation and section of an air vault, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1805. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590988: Anatomy of human musculature, 1820 (copperplate engraving) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4591083: Constellations of the Great Bear and Hunting Dogs - Constellations of Ursa Major and Canes Venatic / Bridgeman Images

OMG4591208: Xitiandi Puxi District in Shanghai (China). In the foreground, the building in which the first congress of the PC was located. Photography 21/04/05. / Bridgeman Images

OMG4591230: Xitiandi Puxi District in Shanghai (China). In the foreground, the building in which the first congress of the PC was located. Photography 21/04/05. / Bridgeman Images

OMG4591268: The Bund, Zhongshan andong yilu Puxi in Shanghai, China. / Bridgeman Images

OMG4591361: Old town district, Puxi in Shanghai, China. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4591503: Elevations and plans of the Eddystone Rock lighthouse, built with dovetailed granite and blocks by John Smeaton in 1759. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1819. / Bridgeman Images

OMG4591515: Nanjing Long Lu Street, Puxi District, Shanghai, China. / Bridgeman Images

OMG4591521: Nanjing Donglu Street (Puxi), night in Shanghai, China. / Bridgeman Images

OMG4591529: Nanjing Donglu Street (Puxi), night in Shanghai, China. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4591622: Constellation of the Great Bear - Constellation of Ursa Major - Constellation of the Great Bear from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Recolorised image. Map showing the constellation of Ursa Major with its mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690). Recolored Image / Bridgeman Images

OMG4591632: Puandong and Puxi districts cross through the Hangpu River in Shanghai, China. Photography 21/04/05. / Bridgeman Images

OMG4591639: Puandong and Puxi districts cross through the Hangpu River in Shanghai, China. Photography 21/04/05. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4591661: Constellations of Grus and Piscis Austrinus - The Crane is a constellation in the southern hemisphere, located just below the Southern Fish. Grus (the Crane) is meant to represent a water bird, which may be a crane or perhaps a flamingo. This stellar grouping was introduced by Johann Bayer in his star atlas of 1603. Because of its location in the southern sky it is not visible from north latitudes above 40 degrees. Even if it were visible, it would hardly be remarked upon. Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish) once included Grus, and nowadays represents the Southern Fish, drinking from the water poured by Aquarius, adjoining it to the north. Piscis Austrinus was one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations and its brightest star is Fomalhaut, a name drived from the English for fish's mouth / Bridgeman Images

PIX4591695: Constellation of Hercules - Constellation of Hercules - Constellation of Hercules and Boreal Crown. On the left, the bright star is Vega de la Lyre. Hercules, the Roman Hero, is best known for his twelve labours, mentioned throughout the Greek constellation legends as Herakles, who is sometimes identified with the much older (5000 BC) Sumerian strong man Gilgamesh. To the Greeks he was the son of Zeus and the earthly queen Alkmene. Zeus' goddess wife Hera was not best pleased and sought to destroy Herakles. Later he was to accomplish eight heroic acts as well as his famous 12 labours, these last perhaps representing the Sun's passage through the zodiacal constellations. The constellation is the fifth largest in the sky but does not catch the eye and has no bright stars rivaling Vega in adjoining Lyra or even the much fainter Gemma in Corona Borealis to the west. However, there are many interesting double stars in Hercules as well as the northern hemisphere's finest globular cluster M13 / Bridgeman Images

LBY4593755: Haussmannian building in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Photography 18/07/09. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4593771: Mechanism of the heliostata or heliostate, an optical instrument invented by s' Gravesande. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820. / Bridgeman Images

LRI4593835: Detail of Roman constructions (opus mixtum or Opus vagecum and Opus compositum) 5th century BC-1st century AD, Roman / Bridgeman Images

FLO4593855: Orrery built by British astronomer William Pearson. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4593862: Perspective view of the improved orrery for mean motions built by British astronomer William Pearson. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820. / Bridgeman Images