FLO4595008: Plum varieties, Prunus domestica: Le Royal and Blue Perdrigon. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own “” Pomona Britannica,”” London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous “” New Treatise on Flower Painting,””” 1797. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4595051: Apricot varieties, Prunus armeniaca: Black Apricot, Breda Apricot, Brussels Apricot and Moor Park or Lord Anson's Apricot. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own “” Pomona Britannica,”” London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous “” New Treatise on Flower Painting,””” 1797. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4595069: Peach varieties, Prunus persica: Gallande, blossom and Superb Royal. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own “” Pomona Britannica,”” London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous “” New Treatise on Flower Painting,””” 1797. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4595133: Nectarine varieties, Prunus persica: Vermash, Clarmont, blossom, Homerton's White and Ford's Black Nectarine. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own “” Pomona Britannica,”” London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous “” New Treatise on Flower Painting,””” 1797. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4595141: Nectarine varieties, Prunus persica: Violette Hative, blossom, Genoa, and Peterborough Nectarine. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own “” Pomona Britannica,”” London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous “” New Treatise on Flower Painting,””” 1797. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4595176: White Frontiniac grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own “” Pomona Britannica,”” London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous “” New Treatise on Flower Painting,””” 1797. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4595186: Black Hamburgh grapes, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own “” Pomona Britannica,”” London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous “” New Treatise on Flower Painting,””” 1797. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4592272: Cutting engine by the ingenious mechanic and clockmaker Samuel Rehe (1735-1799) of London, 18th century. 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, 1817. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4592390: Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800)'s engine for dividing straight lines, 18th 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, 1811. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4592850: Boring machine and cornering saw, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. 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, 1815. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4592926: Surgical equipment including elevator, tripod elevator, Mr. Rodman's trepanning instrument, I.L. Petite's elevator as improved by M. Louis, old conical saw and trepan from the 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J. Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' “” Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary,” London, 1813. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4594441: Zenith sector telescopes by astronomical instrument makers George Graham, Jesse Ramsden and John Dolland. 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
FLO4594523: Dress (Dress) of the reign of King Richard I, the Lionheart, 1189-1199. She wears a green mantle embroidered with coats of arms, a blue dress, long white veil and crown. Based on Montfaucon, Du Cange, Matthew Paris, illuminated manuscripts and effigies in Fontevraud Abbey. Handcoloured lithograph from “” Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria”, London, Dickinson and Son, 1840. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4594629: Dress of the reign of King Henry VII, 1485-1509. She wears a white headdress decorated with jewels, and blue dress with jeweled collar, cuffs, and hem. Based on a tapestry in Cardinal Wolsey's withdrawing room at Hampton Court, Harleian manuscript, jewelry in portraits of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of Edward IV. Handcoloured lithograph from “” Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria”, London, Dickinson and Son, 1840. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4594636: Dress of the reign of King Henry VII, 1485-1509. She wears a black dress with gold apron, and a black hood with green veil. The ornament which fastens the hood, the clog or clock, is mentioned in the Ordinance issued by Margaret, Countess of Richmond (Henry VII's mother) for “” The Reformation of Apparell for Grest Estates of Women in the Tyme of Mourning.”” Copied from the Roman de la Rose in the British Museum. Handcoloured lithograph from “” Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria”, London, Dickinson and Son, 1840. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4594660: Dress (Dress) of the reign of King Edward VI, 1547-1553. She wears a velvet hat, round-collared dress decorated with pearls, open puff sleeves, and a jeweled belt. Pedro de Gante, Stow, Hollingshed, and portrait of Elizabeth when princess. Handcoloured lithograph from “” Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria”, London, Dickinson and Son, 1840. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4594680: Dress (Dress) of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. She wears a lace ruff, plumed headdress, dress with puffed and slit sleeves, jeweled bodice, and embroidered petticoat. Based on Stubbs, Caspar Rutz, portrait of Lady Willoughby, dress worn by her described in manuscript letters of her descendant Lady Chandos. Handcoloured lithograph from “” Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria”, London, Dickinson and Son, 1840. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4594741: Dress (Dress) of the reign of James I, 1601-1625. She wears a dress with jeweled bodice, double lace ruff, puff sleeves, embroidered petticoat, hat with pearls and veil, and feather fan. Based on Lady Lucy Percy's dress, portrait of Anne, Countess of Argyle, play published in 1607 Lingua, Bulwer's pedigree of the English Gallant, brassed of the Colepepper family, Argingly Church, Sussex. Handcoloured lithograph from “” Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria”, London, Dickinson and Son, 1840. / Bridgeman Images