FLO4600582: Shon-ka-ki-he-ga, Horse Chief of the Grand Pawnee Nation 138, and Haw-che-ke-sug-ga, He Who Kills the Osage, aged chief of the Missouries (Missouria or Niuachi) 139. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4600585: Warrior tal-lee of the Osage nation. His head is shaved and adorned with a dyed-red deer hair crest. He carries a lance, quiver and shield, and wears leggings and moccasins fringed with scalps. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4600620: Crow people skinning bison and preparing hides outside a teepee decorated with paintings, porcupine quills and scalps. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4600676: Comanche village on the move: women dismantling teepees and preparing to move encampment by dragging baggage behind horses and dogs. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4574428: The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 1794. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. 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

FLO4574500: Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria 1, flower a, leaf b, and grains of paradise, Aframomum melegueta 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. 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

FLO4574513: Dachshund 1, Braque pointer 2, Anatolian shepherd dog 3, Doguin of Bordeaux 4, Maltese dog 5, and lion dog or chow chow 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. 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

FLO4574541: Greater rhea, Rhea americana 1, and black swan, Cygnus atratus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. 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

FLO4574631: Balm of Peru, Myroxylum peruiserum 1, and elemi gum tree, Amyris elemisera 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. 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

FLO4574760: Threads of Dutch linen 1 and gold 2 magnified under a microscope. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. 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

FLO4600933: Chippewa bark canoe a, Sioux dug-out canoe b, Mandan skin canoe c, Sioux snow shoes d, and Chippewa snoe shoes e. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601027: Sha-co-pay, Chief of the Ojibwe nation 35, and one of his squaws 36. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601039: Meskwaki warriors Muk-a-tah-mish-o-kah-kaik, Black Hawk 283, his son NAH-se-US-kuk, Whirling Thunder 284, Wah-pe-kee-suck, White Cloud or the Prophet 285, and Wee-sheet, Sturgeon's Head 286. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

LRI4601071: Vallombrosa Altarpiece: st Michael and Giovanni Gualberto, side panels. (oil on panel, 1528), Sarto, Andrea del (1486-1530) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601101: Meskwaki braves performing the Discovery Dance. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601151: Seminole Nation: Chiefs Ye-How-Lo-Gee, Cloud 299, EE-Mat-la, King Philip 300, Co-ee-ha-jo 301, and warrior la-Shee, Licker or Creek Billy 302. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601326: Mandan medicine man Wak-a-dah-ha-hee, White Buffalo's Hair, performing a rain dance, and Mandan warriors playing Thung-kee, a game of skill played with a ring and sticks. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601366: Mandan second chief Mah-to-toh-pa, Four Bears, in sheepskin shirt edged with scalps and porcupine quills, deerskin leggings, buckskin moccasins, war-eagle feather headdress and bear-claw necklace. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601436: Minataree, Hidatsa or Minnetaree village on the River Knife, and man in a vapour bath or sweat lodge on the river bank. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601495: Arikara or Riccaree chiefs: Stan-au-pat, Bloody Hand 82, and a matron Kah-Beck-a, The Twin 81. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4574832: Cow tongue under the microscope: veal tongue showing different papillae 1, foliate papilla 2, filiform papillae 3, and fungiform papillae 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4574902: Raspberry, Rubus idaeus 1, and blackberry, Rubus fruticosus 2, with flowers and fruit. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Henriette Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4575076: Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar 1, tuna, Thunnus species 2, Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus 3, and Atlantic mackerel (mackerel), Scomber scombrus 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4575090: English horse-racing scene, 18th century. Jockeys with whips on thoroughbred horses races before a crowd of spectators and carriages. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Friedrich Kaiser from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4575137: Longnose gar (bone lepisost), Lepisosteus osseus 1, suckermouth catfish (Common pleco), Hypostomus plecostomus 2, Raphael catfish (platydoras), Platydoras costatus 3 and spotted catfish (Corydoras marble), Corydoras punctatus 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4575150: Ancient Roman Circus or games arena 1, four-horse chariot or quadriga 2, chariot yoke with ram's head 3, and bronze medal to honour the victor 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4575190: Telegraph machines: the telegraph on the Louvre in Paris 1, and the telegraph at Lille showing the mechanism for moving the arms and an observer with telescope dictating to a secretary 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Goetz from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802. / Bridgeman Images

LRI4575203: Adoration of the Magi - Central Panel, c. 1462, Mantegna, Andrea (1431-1506) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4575279: Volcanic eruption on Io - Illustration - Volcanic eruption on Io. Artwor, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601644: Sioux men dancing the Scalp Dance after a victory. They wave scalps stretched on poles, brandish knives, pipes and tomahawks, their bodies decorated with vermilion and charcoal tattoos. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601688: Blackfoot nation: Ah-Kay-ce-Pix-en, Woman who Strikes Many, in dress of mountain goatskin and robe of buffalo hide, and In-ne-o-cose, Iron Horn, with medicine bag. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601886: William Joy, the English Samson, strongman and performer of feats of strength, depicted in 1699 at age 24. Engraving by Cook from James Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, London, 1819. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4601937: Thomas Britton, coal merchant and antiquarian book dealer, died 1714. Engraving by Maddocks from James Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, London, 1819. / Bridgeman Images

LRI4601975: Virgin with child between st Paul and st George (tempera on wood, 1490-1500), Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4602007: Allegory of medisance or envy A character of a giant shell, a serpent wraps around his arm, Wood painting by Giovanni Bellini dit Giambellino (1425/1433-1516) 1480-1490 Venice, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4588853: Etruscan civilization: “” offeror figure”” bronze sculpture, coming from Montalcino, Italy 300 BC Dim 26 cm (Etruscan art, offering woman, bronze sculpture, from Montalcino, Italy, 300 BC, Dim 26 cm) Florence, Museo Archeologico, Etruscan (3rd century BC) / Bridgeman Images