FLO4641377: Painted bunting, Passerina ciris, from North America. (Painted finch, Emberiza ciris) A male bird in its perfect state drawn from life. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from “” The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine,”” Harrison, London, 1800. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4607408: Spring bittervetch, Lathyrus vernus. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved by William Clark from Richard Morris's “Flora Conspicua” London, Longman, Rees, 1826. William Clark was former draughtsman to the London Horticultural Society and illustrated many botanical books in the 1820s and 1830s. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4607428: A probe explores Europe's underground ocean - Illustration - Europa Submersible Probe - Illustration - Artist's view of a space probe exploring Europe's underground ocean. Ice covers the surface of this Jupiter satellite; it is believed that under the tens of km thick of this ice, water in the liquid state could exist. A remote - controlled submersible probe pokes around beneath the icy mantle of Europa. The probe is designed to fit down a narrow hole, with the lights mounted on deployable rods, and small motorized wheels mounted on the fairings (hard to see here). Antennae trail behind. Power and warmth are provided by a SNAP generator near the rear. Stereo cameras are in front. Water intakes for chemical analysis are behind the front fairing. Attitude control is provided by small thrusters. Main propulsion comes from a small propellor equipped with a Kort nozzle. The oceans of Europa and the other Galilean moons could prove to be the most surprising environments in the solar system, Bergeron, Joe / Bridgeman Images
FLO4607714: Cadmos (Kadmos) and Harmony Transforms into Snakes - Cadmus and Hermione metamorphosed into serpents from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by Charles Eisen from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4607780: Hercules stifles Ante who opposes his passage in Africa -Hercules overcoming Antaeus who opposes his passage into Africa. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by Charles Eisen from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4607799: Orphee seduces animals, rocks and trees with her cat and lyre - Orpheus, by his voice and lyre, attracts the attention of the animals, rocks and trees. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by Charles Eisen from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778. / 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
FLO4590485: Chinese mountebank riding a boat on land accompanied by a musician playing a recorder, 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
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
FLO4608006: Frederick Hermann, 1st Duke of Schomberg, 1616-1690, within oval in suit of armour, above vignette of his death at the Battle of the Boyne. Copperplate engraving by Ryder after a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4608252: British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): great Breton festival in Stonehenge (England), druidic ceremony on the eve of May, the stones are covered with veils in the effigy of the Dragon King - Forte Water by Robert Havell (1793-1878) from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859), from original Costume of British Islanders, by Samuel Meyrick (1783-1848), 1821 - Grand Conventional Festival of the Britons at Stonehenge, Pre-Roman era. Druidic Helio-arkite ceremony on May eve, the stones covered with veils depicting the dragon king. Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Samuel Meyrick's Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, London, 1821. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4591145: John Isaac Hawkins (1772-1855) 'patent polygraph machine or autopen. 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, 1810 / Bridgeman Images
FLO4591221: Coach suspension: view of the fore wheels of a crane-necked carriage and Mr. Jacobs' contrivance for the forewheels of a coach. 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, 1818. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4608348: Saint Gestin (Yestin, Istan or Jestin) son of Geraint, (6th century), Welsh monk at Anglesey (Wales) - Forte water by Robert Havell (1793-1878) from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859), from Samuel Meyrick (1783-1848), 1821 - St. Geraint, son of the celebrated naval hero Geraint ab Erbin, a prince of the Devonshire Britons. He wears a cope fastened with fibula, short mantle and tunic, and holds a staff. In the background, a Celtic cross in the village of Carew, Pembrokeshire. Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Samuel Meyrick's Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, London, 1821. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4608565: Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army artillery over a bridge in the Great Saint Bernard Pass when crossing the Alps, 1800. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815. / Bridgeman Images