FLO4590649: Porcelain factory in China, Qing Dynasty. Workers painting dishes by hand while another brings more plates. 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

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

FLO4590751: Alembic still with cucurbit flask and stil-head, alcohol still, and subliming aludel or Hermetic vase. 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

FLO4590771: Woulfe's apparatus for washing gases or saturating liquids. Peter Woulfe (1727-1803) was an Irish chemist, mineralogist and alchemist. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1803 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590774: Cross-sections and plans of blast furnaces, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1804. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590817: Portable eight-day clock mechanism, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1812. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4590903: Section and elevation of laboratory chemical apparatus, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by W. Duesbury from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1812. / Bridgeman Images

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

FLO4591091: Ancient altars, ark of the Covenant, Chinese musical instrument Ching and King, John Napier's calculating bones, and ancient arithmetical characters. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4591908: Furnace for enamelling watch dial plates and Henry Bone (1755-1834)'s enamelling furnace. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1811. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4591951: Plans and sections of a deviling machine, used for tearing rags in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by James Burton from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1811. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4592325: Electrometers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1810. / 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

FLO4591624: Rolling and slitting mill at Samuel, Aaron and Jonathan Walker's Iron Works, Rotherham. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1812. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4592376: Washing and clearing machines for bleaching, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1804. / 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

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

FLO4590969: Dial work and striking part of an eight-day clock. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1808. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4591848: Canal swing bridge and canal navigator's tools including barow, grafting tool, shovel, scoop and horsing-block. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1806. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4591962: Anatomy of the human eye showing eyeball, cornea, lens, optic nerve, etc.CopperPlate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4592211: Robert Salmon (1763-1821)'s weighing machine or Poidometer, 18th century. Illustration and copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1803. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4592222: Electrical equipment, 18th century. Medical machine for electrifying the teeth, thunder house, torpedo, brush, and connecting frame of the Teylerian battery. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4592253: Cutting engines, 18th century, including a rose engine lathe or figure lathe made by Holtzapffell & Deyerlien. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1816. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4592322: Plan and section of the great wheel of Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800)'s circular dividing engine, 1773. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1810. / 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

FLO4591432: Anatomy of human musculature showing outer muscles from the front, 1820 (copperplate engraving) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4591569: Varieties of masonry for walls, including reticulated, uncertain, isodomum, pseudisodomum with unequal courses, Roman emplection with core of rubble and Greek emplection. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1816. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4591585: Diagrams of magnets, magnetic fields, iron filings, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1812. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4591669: Types of hygrometers, 18th century, to measure moisture content. Jean-Andre De Luc's whalebone hygrometer, and others by Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Benjamin Meggot Forster, Henry Kater and the Hungarian Machine. Copperplate engraving by Sidney Hall from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4593006: Surgical equipment for a lithotomy: sound, staffs, Blunt gorget, Hawkin's cutting gorget, Mr. Cline's cutting gorget, Mr. Aberney's gorget and forceps from the 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' “” Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary,” London, 1812. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4593095: Waterwheels, 19th century, including breast wheel with two shuttles, overshot breast wheel, and overshot wheel. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' “” Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary,” London, 1817. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4593271: Steam engines: Jonathan Hornblower's compound steam engine, Edmund Cartwright's alcohol engine and Arthur Woolf's high-pressure compound steam engine, 18th and 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' “” Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary,” London, 1818. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4593300: Doric order capital, column and base according to Sir William Chambers. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820. / Bridgeman Images