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Roman mythology: Ceres, goddess of agriculture, harvests and fertility, holding a sickle and a bushel of wheat - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Ceres, Roman goddess of the harvest and agriculture, in toga and laurel crown, with scythe and bushel of wheat - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Roman mythology: Ceres, goddess of agriculture, harvests and fertility, holding a sickle and a bushel of wheat - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Ceres, Roman goddess of the harvest and agriculture, in toga and laurel crown, with scythe and bushel of wheat - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Greek mythology: Megere, Erinye or infernal desses of jealousy, with its attributes, a dagger and a snake - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Megaera, one of the Greek Enrinyes or Roman Furies, the jealous one depicted with a dagger and snake - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Greek mythology: Megere, Erinye or infernal desses of jealousy, with its attributes, a dagger and a snake - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Megaera, one of the Greek Enrinyes or Roman Furies, the jealous one depicted with a dagger and snake - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Greek mythology: a river deity, with a crown of leaves, holding an oar and seated on a jar pouring water - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Greek river god, wearing a wreath and holding an oar and water urn - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Greek mythology: a river deity, with a crown of leaves, holding an oar and seated on a jar pouring water - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Greek river god, wearing a wreath and holding an oar and water urn - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Roman mythology: Hercules, famous heros for his strength, with his lion skin - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Hercules, Roman hero famed for his strength and twelve labours, with lionskin - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Roman mythology: Hercules, famous heros for his strength, with his lion skin - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Hercules, Roman hero famed for his strength and twelve labours, with lionskin - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Asian elephant and African savannah elephant - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Frederic Cuvier, Paris, France, 1816 - Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus (endangered), and African bush or savanna elephant, Loxodonta africana (vulnerable) -Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Frederic Cuvier's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, France, 1816

Asian elephant and African savannah elephant - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Frederic Cuvier, Paris, France, 1816 - Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus (endangered), and African bush or savanna elephant, Loxodonta africana (vulnerable) -Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Frederic Cuvier's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, France, 1816

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Mangabey crown or cercocebe a necklace and douc - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Frederic Cuvier, Paris, France, 1816 - Collared mangabey, Cercocebus torquatus (vulnerable), and female red-shanked douc monkey, Pygathrix nemaeus (endangered) -Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Frederic Cuvier's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, France, 1816

Mangabey crown or cercocebe a necklace and douc - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Frederic Cuvier, Paris, France, 1816 - Collared mangabey, Cercocebus torquatus (vulnerable), and female red-shanked douc monkey, Pygathrix nemaeus (endangered) -Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Frederic Cuvier's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, France, 1816

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Orang outang et gibon ash ou argente - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Frederic Cuvier, Paris, France, 1816 - Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus (endangered) and silvery gibbon, Hybbon, Hygibbon lobates moloch (endangered) - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Frederic Cuvier's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, France, 1816

Orang outang et gibon ash ou argente - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Frederic Cuvier, Paris, France, 1816 - Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus (endangered) and silvery gibbon, Hybbon, Hygibbon lobates moloch (endangered) - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Frederic Cuvier's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, France, 1816

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Woman artist in front of an oil painting, Paris, 1802. , (engraving)

Woman artist in front of an oil painting, Paris, 1802. , (engraving)

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A view of London about the year 1560, frontispiece from Volume I of 'History of London' by William Maitland, 1739 (engraving)

A view of London about the year 1560, frontispiece from Volume I of 'History of London' by William Maitland, 1739 (engraving)

English School, (18th century)

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Botanical board: fig tree branch with figs - Fig tree, Ficus carica, showing branch with ripe fruit and leaves, and a section through fruit. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Madame E. Panckoucke from Chaumeton, Poiret et Chamberet's “” La Flore Medicale,”” Paris, Panckoucke, 1830.

Botanical board: fig tree branch with figs - Fig tree, Ficus carica, showing branch with ripe fruit and leaves, and a section through fruit. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Madame E. Panckoucke from Chaumeton, Poiret et Chamberet's “” La Flore Medicale,”” Paris, Panckoucke, 1830.

Panckoucke, Ernestine (1784-1860)

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Roman mythology: Minerva, goddess of war fury, wisdom, strategy and intelligence, with its attributes, a helmet, a pectoral and a long stick - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, following an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom, war, arts and commerce, with helmet, breastplate and staff- Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Roman mythology: Minerva, goddess of war fury, wisdom, strategy and intelligence, with its attributes, a helmet, a pectoral and a long stick - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, following an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom, war, arts and commerce, with helmet, breastplate and staff- Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Large daisy flower known as a beef eye, with details of pistil and stamens and description of the leaves. Illustration by Wiliam Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), British botanist and writer, professor at the University of Glasgow (Scotland) and editor of Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Pyrethrum uligonosum. Large flowered marsh ox eye. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's “” The Botanical Magazine”” 1827. William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' “” Botanical Magazine”” from 1827 to 1865.

Large daisy flower known as a beef eye, with details of pistil and stamens and description of the leaves. Illustration by Wiliam Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), British botanist and writer, professor at the University of Glasgow (Scotland) and editor of Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Pyrethrum uligonosum. Large flowered marsh ox eye. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's “” The Botanical Magazine”” 1827. William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' “” Botanical Magazine”” from 1827 to 1865.

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Doctors, vetus in the fashion of the English Regence (1811-1820), wearing wigs and redingotes, together with a nurse, consult each other in an elegant corridor, decorated with a landscape painting (Bath, England) - Eau forte by Francis Eginton (1737-1805), extracted from Le nouveau guide de Bath or Memoires de la famille Blunderhead, published in 1807 - Regency doctors in wigs and frock coats consult with a nurse in an elegant corridor decorated with landscape painting - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Eginton from Christopher Anstey's “” The New Bath Guide,”” John Browne, 1807)

Doctors, vetus in the fashion of the English Regence (1811-1820), wearing wigs and redingotes, together with a nurse, consult each other in an elegant corridor, decorated with a landscape painting (Bath, England) - Eau forte by Francis Eginton (1737-1805), extracted from Le nouveau guide de Bath or Memoires de la famille Blunderhead, published in 1807 - Regency doctors in wigs and frock coats consult with a nurse in an elegant corridor decorated with landscape painting - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Eginton from Christopher Anstey's “” The New Bath Guide,”” John Browne, 1807)

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Pericarp of parakeet grass (or wadding) and section of the fruit of domestic apple tree Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) for Botanical Conferences, Lambeth Botanical Garden, England, 1805, by William Curtis (1746-1799). Seed vessel pericarpium of the milkweed Asclepias syriaca (1-2) and apple Malus domestica (3-4). Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis's “” Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth,”” 1805. Edwards (1768-1819) was the artist of thousands of botanical plates for Curtis' “” Botanical Magazine”” and his own “” Botanical Register.””

Pericarp of parakeet grass (or wadding) and section of the fruit of domestic apple tree Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) for Botanical Conferences, Lambeth Botanical Garden, England, 1805, by William Curtis (1746-1799). Seed vessel pericarpium of the milkweed Asclepias syriaca (1-2) and apple Malus domestica (3-4). Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis's “” Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth,”” 1805. Edwards (1768-1819) was the artist of thousands of botanical plates for Curtis' “” Botanical Magazine”” and his own “” Botanical Register.””

Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819)

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Beef heart, fruit of the annona reticulata and a liana apple (or golden apple or maritambour), fruit of the passion flower with bay leaves. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816. Custard apple, Annona reticulata, and water lemon. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's “” Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte”” (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergy and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Beef heart, fruit of the annona reticulata and a liana apple (or golden apple or maritambour), fruit of the passion flower with bay leaves. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816. Custard apple, Annona reticulata, and water lemon. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's “” Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte”” (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergy and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

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Prickly cockle - bucarde - Acanthocardia echinata (Cardium echinatum) 1, and slender sea pen - plume elegante - Virgularia mirabilis (Pennatula mirabilis) 2. Closed clam A, with foot extended B, fully open showing anatomy C. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

Prickly cockle - bucarde - Acanthocardia echinata (Cardium echinatum) 1, and slender sea pen - plume elegante - Virgularia mirabilis (Pennatula mirabilis) 2. Closed clam A, with foot extended B, fully open showing anatomy C. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

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Vietnamese opera performance, hat tuong, circa 1792. Three female dancers dance and sing with an old actor to music from horn players and drummers. After a description by Lord Macartney, English Ambassador. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

Vietnamese opera performance, hat tuong, circa 1792. Three female dancers dance and sing with an old actor to music from horn players and drummers. After a description by Lord Macartney, English Ambassador. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

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Russian hunting horn band. Formed by the Bohemian chamber musician J.A. Maresch for Prince Kilirovich Narishkin in 1750. It comprised 40 musicians each playing a single tone in a D major chord according to a simple rhythmic notation. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

Russian hunting horn band. Formed by the Bohemian chamber musician J.A. Maresch for Prince Kilirovich Narishkin in 1750. It comprised 40 musicians each playing a single tone in a D major chord according to a simple rhythmic notation. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

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Beluga, European sturgeon, Siberian sturgeon and catfish - Beluga sturgeon, Huso huso, critically endangered, European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, critically endangered, sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus, vulnerable, and wels catfish, Silurus glanis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. 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.

Beluga, European sturgeon, Siberian sturgeon and catfish - Beluga sturgeon, Huso huso, critically endangered, European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, critically endangered, sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus, vulnerable, and wels catfish, Silurus glanis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. 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.

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Comets with tails observed in the 17th century. Orbit of a comet 1, comet with tail 2, and comet with tail observed by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius at Danzig in February and March 1661 (probably Comet Ikeya Zhang) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

Comets with tails observed in the 17th century. Orbit of a comet 1, comet with tail 2, and comet with tail observed by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius at Danzig in February and March 1661 (probably Comet Ikeya Zhang) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

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Kalmyk nomads preparing to migrate - dismantling ghers, loading wagons near a tomb 1, and typical gher life with women milking cow, preparing a cow hide, playing men draughts cows, men play the game of Lady). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

Kalmyk nomads preparing to migrate - dismantling ghers, loading wagons near a tomb 1, and typical gher life with women milking cow, preparing a cow hide, playing men draughts cows, men play the game of Lady). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

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False coral snake (false coral), Anilius scytale 1,2, speckled worm lizard (lezard amphisbene), Amphisbaena fuliginosa 3, and red worm lizard (lezard amphisbene blanc), Amphisbaena alba 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. 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.

False coral snake (false coral), Anilius scytale 1,2, speckled worm lizard (lezard amphisbene), Amphisbaena fuliginosa 3, and red worm lizard (lezard amphisbene blanc), Amphisbaena alba 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. 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.

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Compendial hyssop. Hand-coloured copper engraving from a drawing by James Sowerby (1757-1822), in Botanique Medicinale, 1832, by William Woodville and Sir William Jackson. Purple flowered hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.

Compendial hyssop. Hand-coloured copper engraving from a drawing by James Sowerby (1757-1822), in Botanique Medicinale, 1832, by William Woodville and Sir William Jackson. Purple flowered hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

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Roman mythology: Jupiter, king of the gods and god of heaven, with his attributes the eagle and lightning - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Jupiter, King of the Roman Gods, god of the sky and thunder, holding a thunderbolt, with an eagle at his feet - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Roman mythology: Jupiter, king of the gods and god of heaven, with his attributes the eagle and lightning - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Jupiter, King of the Roman Gods, god of the sky and thunder, holding a thunderbolt, with an eagle at his feet - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Roman mythology: Apollo, god of poesy and music, but also of war, with its attributes the lyre, a quiver and a python - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Apollo, Roman god of poetry and music, with figleaf, cape, lyre, quiver and python - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Roman mythology: Apollo, god of poesy and music, but also of war, with its attributes the lyre, a quiver and a python - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Apollo, Roman god of poetry and music, with figleaf, cape, lyre, quiver and python - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Greek mythology: Clio, muse of history, with its attributes, a laurel wreath, the trumpet of renown and a scroll on which are redipped the recits of the pass - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Clio, Greek muse of history, with laurel wreath, horn and scrolls - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Greek mythology: Clio, muse of history, with its attributes, a laurel wreath, the trumpet of renown and a scroll on which are redipped the recits of the pass - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Clio, Greek muse of history, with laurel wreath, horn and scrolls - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Greek mythology: Clotho, one of the three Cabinets, the spinner, wraps the thread of human life on her spindle - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Clotho, one of the Greek Fates or Moirai, spinning the thread of human life on her spindle - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Greek mythology: Clotho, one of the three Cabinets, the spinner, wraps the thread of human life on her spindle - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Clotho, one of the Greek Fates or Moirai, spinning the thread of human life on her spindle - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Village life of the Batswana people, South Africa, modern Botswana. (Scene in a village in Botswana The villagers can be seen with leaf parasols cooking in front of wooden houses and a corn granary. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

Village life of the Batswana people, South Africa, modern Botswana. (Scene in a village in Botswana The villagers can be seen with leaf parasols cooking in front of wooden houses and a corn granary. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

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Thistle pulp cells magnified under a microscope, 18th century. Normal size A, and enlarged B to show a ring of sexagonal cells, surrounded by fibres to bring sap and nutrients. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

Thistle pulp cells magnified under a microscope, 18th century. Normal size A, and enlarged B to show a ring of sexagonal cells, surrounded by fibres to bring sap and nutrients. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

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Trajan's column (Trajane column, construction 107-113) Rome, 18th century. Triumphal pillar built by the architect Apollodorus, its spiral bas-relief shows Trajan's victories over the Dacians. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

Trajan's column (Trajane column, construction 107-113) Rome, 18th century. Triumphal pillar built by the architect Apollodorus, its spiral bas-relief shows Trajan's victories over the Dacians. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

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Equestrian statue of the Emperor Joseph II, Vienna, 18th century. Based on the statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, Franz Anton Zauner's statue depicts him as a Roman general with breastplate, sandals and cloak. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

Equestrian statue of the Emperor Joseph II, Vienna, 18th century. Based on the statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, Franz Anton Zauner's statue depicts him as a Roman general with breastplate, sandals and cloak. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

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Argentine horned frog - Argentine Corned Frog or Bell Corned Frog or Ornate Corned Frog - Ceratophrys ornata. Based on a drawing from nature by the German naturalist Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

Argentine horned frog - Argentine Corned Frog or Bell Corned Frog or Ornate Corned Frog - Ceratophrys ornata. Based on a drawing from nature by the German naturalist Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. 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.

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Roman mythology: Vesta, virgin goddess of the home, standing near an altar with sacred fire - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), taken from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Vesta, Roman goddess of the hearth, standing next to an altar with sacred flame - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Roman mythology: Vesta, virgin goddess of the home, standing near an altar with sacred fire - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), taken from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Vesta, Roman goddess of the hearth, standing next to an altar with sacred flame - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Greek mythology: Euterpe, muse of music, with the instrument of his invention l'aulos (the double flute) - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Euterpe, Greek muse of song and elegiac poetry, with flutry te- Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Greek mythology: Euterpe, muse of music, with the instrument of his invention l'aulos (the double flute) - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Euterpe, Greek muse of song and elegiac poetry, with flutry te- Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Greek mythology: Melpomene, muse of tragedies, with its attributes, a vine crown, a tragic mask and a stick (cane) - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, following an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Melpomene, Greek muse of tragedy, with wreath, club and tragic mask - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Greek mythology: Melpomene, muse of tragedies, with its attributes, a vine crown, a tragic mask and a stick (cane) - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, following an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Melpomene, Greek muse of tragedy, with wreath, club and tragic mask - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Roman mythology: Flora, goddess of flowers and spring, with a crown of flowers and holding a garland of leaves - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, following an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Flora, Roman goddess of flowers and spring, holding a garland of flowers - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Roman mythology: Flora, goddess of flowers and spring, with a crown of flowers and holding a garland of leaves - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, following an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Flora, Roman goddess of flowers and spring, holding a garland of flowers - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Ancient mythology: Plutus (or Ploutos), divinite of wealth and abundance, with boxes filled with gold - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Plutus or Ploutos, Greek and Roman god of wealth, with boxes of gold coins- Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Ancient mythology: Plutus (or Ploutos), divinite of wealth and abundance, with boxes filled with gold - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Plutus or Ploutos, Greek and Roman god of wealth, with boxes of gold coins- Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Greek mythology: Orphee, heros, musician and poet, with a crown and its lyre - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Orpheus, Greek hero, musician and poet, shown with wreath, lyre and figuring leaf - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Greek mythology: Orphee, heros, musician and poet, with a crown and its lyre - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Orpheus, Greek hero, musician and poet, shown with wreath, lyre and figuring leaf - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Roman mythology: Veritas, goddess of truth, with an aureole, naked holding a palm and a mirror - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, following an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Veritas, Roman goddess of truth, with halo, holding mirror and palm d- Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Roman mythology: Veritas, goddess of truth, with an aureole, naked holding a palm and a mirror - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, following an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Veritas, Roman goddess of truth, with halo, holding mirror and palm d- Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Roman mythology: Rename, goddess ailee, of public or social recognition, blowing in his trunk - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 -Fama, Roman allegorical figure of fame or rumor, shown with wings, blowing on a horn - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Roman mythology: Rename, goddess ailee, of public or social recognition, blowing in his trunk - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 -Fama, Roman allegorical figure of fame or rumor, shown with wings, blowing on a horn - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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Marsh Iris or False Iris. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by W.A.Delamotte from William Baxter's book “English Botanical Phenomenes””, 1834. William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanical Garden from 1813 to 1854. Yellow water iris, Iris pseudo acorus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by W.A. Delamotte from William Baxter's “” British Phaenogamous Botany”” 1834. Scotsman William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden from 1813 to 1854. Engraved by Charles Mathews.

Marsh Iris or False Iris. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by W.A.Delamotte from William Baxter's book “English Botanical Phenomenes””, 1834. William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanical Garden from 1813 to 1854. Yellow water iris, Iris pseudo acorus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by W.A. Delamotte from William Baxter's “” British Phaenogamous Botany”” 1834. Scotsman William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden from 1813 to 1854. Engraved by Charles Mathews.

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A young woman, dressed in a chiffon dress, apprehended to take a curative bath, a maid held a towel and another woman watched them (Bath, England) - Eau forte by Francis Eginton (1737-1805), from The New Bath Guide or Memories of the Blunderhead Family, published in 1807 - (Young fashionable woman dressing in muslin robe to take a healing spa in Regency Bath, an attendant holds a towel while another woman looks on - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Eginton from Christopher Anstey's “” The New Bath Guide,”” John Browne, 1807)

A young woman, dressed in a chiffon dress, apprehended to take a curative bath, a maid held a towel and another woman watched them (Bath, England) - Eau forte by Francis Eginton (1737-1805), from The New Bath Guide or Memories of the Blunderhead Family, published in 1807 - (Young fashionable woman dressing in muslin robe to take a healing spa in Regency Bath, an attendant holds a towel while another woman looks on - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Eginton from Christopher Anstey's “” The New Bath Guide,”” John Browne, 1807)

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The ratanhia. Coloured copper engraving, in Botanique Medicinale (published in Berlin, Germany, 1822) by Doctor Friedrich Gottlob Haynes (1763-1832), German botanist and pharmacist. Ratanya or Rhatany, Krameria triandra. This root from Peru is used as an astringent and tonic in herbal medicine. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Friedrich Gottlob Hayne's “” Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde Gebrauchilchen Gewachse”” (Medical Botany), Berlin, 1822. Hayne (1763-1832) was a German botanist, apothecary and, from 1814, professor of pharmaceutical botany at Berlin University.

The ratanhia. Coloured copper engraving, in Botanique Medicinale (published in Berlin, Germany, 1822) by Doctor Friedrich Gottlob Haynes (1763-1832), German botanist and pharmacist. Ratanya or Rhatany, Krameria triandra. This root from Peru is used as an astringent and tonic in herbal medicine. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Friedrich Gottlob Hayne's “” Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde Gebrauchilchen Gewachse”” (Medical Botany), Berlin, 1822. Hayne (1763-1832) was a German botanist, apothecary and, from 1814, professor of pharmaceutical botany at Berlin University.

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Canadian menisperm or snake grape and male variete of polypod (fern). Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816. Canadian moonseed, Menispermum canadense, male polypody fern, Polypodium filix mas. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's “” Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte”” (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergy and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Canadian menisperm or snake grape and male variete of polypod (fern). Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816. Canadian moonseed, Menispermum canadense, male polypody fern, Polypodium filix mas. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's “” Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte”” (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergy and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

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Common burr, blue burr and burr rocks. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816. Blackberry, Rubus fruticosus, dewberry, Rubus caesius, stone bramble, Rubus saxatilis. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's “” Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte”” (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergy and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Common burr, blue burr and burr rocks. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816. Blackberry, Rubus fruticosus, dewberry, Rubus caesius, stone bramble, Rubus saxatilis. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's “” Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte”” (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergy and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

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Botanical: wild lettuce - Wild lettuce, Lactuca virosa. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's “Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen,”” Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his “Icons plantarum medicinalium”” for apothecaries and doctors.

Botanical: wild lettuce - Wild lettuce, Lactuca virosa. Handcoloured copperplate botanical engraving from Johannes Zorn's “Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen,”” Jan Christiaan Sepp, Amsterdam, 1796. Zorn first published his illustrated medical botany in Nurnberg in 1780 with 500 plates, and a Dutch edition followed in 1796 published by J.C. Sepp with an additional 100 plates. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who collected medical plants from all over Europe for his “Icons plantarum medicinalium”” for apothecaries and doctors.

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Blanche of Navarre (Blanche de Navarre or Blanche d'Evreux), queen consort of France, 1333-1398. She wears rich ceremonial cape and bodice in damask, velvet and ermine, and a coat of arms dress with the blazon of France (gold fleurs de liys on azure), Navarre (gold chains on gules) and Evreux (fleurs de liys with bendlet in silver and red). From a portrait in the Basilica of Saint-Denis. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from “” French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,”” Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

Blanche of Navarre (Blanche de Navarre or Blanche d'Evreux), queen consort of France, 1333-1398. She wears rich ceremonial cape and bodice in damask, velvet and ermine, and a coat of arms dress with the blazon of France (gold fleurs de liys on azure), Navarre (gold chains on gules) and Evreux (fleurs de liys with bendlet in silver and red). From a portrait in the Basilica of Saint-Denis. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from “” French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,”” Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

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Henri II Clement, Lord of Metz (Henri II Clement, seigneur of Mez et d'Argentan) marshal of France, died 1265. Holding the oriflame, battle standard of the King of France. He wears a suit of chainmail, a tunic with white cross, spurs, and sword. Taken from a stained glass window in Notre-Dame de Chartres, showing a knight receiving the oriflame from Saint Denis. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from “” French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,”” Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

Henri II Clement, Lord of Metz (Henri II Clement, seigneur of Mez et d'Argentan) marshal of France, died 1265. Holding the oriflame, battle standard of the King of France. He wears a suit of chainmail, a tunic with white cross, spurs, and sword. Taken from a stained glass window in Notre-Dame de Chartres, showing a knight receiving the oriflame from Saint Denis. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from “” French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,”” Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

Massard, Leopold (1812-1889)

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Greek and Roman gods: the Muses. Clio 1, Euterpe 2, Thalia 3, Melpomene 4, Terpsichore 5, Erato 6, Polyhymnia 7, Urania 8 and Calliope 9. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. 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.

Greek and Roman gods: the Muses. Clio 1, Euterpe 2, Thalia 3, Melpomene 4, Terpsichore 5, Erato 6, Polyhymnia 7, Urania 8 and Calliope 9. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. 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.

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Common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis 1,2, cuttlefish species from South Africa, Sepia tuberculata 3, Indian cuttlefish, Sepia maculata 4 and Rondelet's bobtail squid, Sepiola rondeletii 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. 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.

Common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis 1,2, cuttlefish species from South Africa, Sepia tuberculata 3, Indian cuttlefish, Sepia maculata 4 and Rondelet's bobtail squid, Sepiola rondeletii 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. 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.

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Costumes of Peru, 18th century: couple from Lima 1, noblewoman of Lima 2, indigenous people 3, indigenous people in their best clothes 4, and inhabitants of Quito 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. 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.

Costumes of Peru, 18th century: couple from Lima 1, noblewoman of Lima 2, indigenous people 3, indigenous people in their best clothes 4, and inhabitants of Quito 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. 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.

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European squid, Loligo vulgaris 1, European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus 2, horned octopus, Eledon cirrhosa 3,4, and common octopus, Octopus vulgaris 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. 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.

European squid, Loligo vulgaris 1, European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus 2, horned octopus, Eledon cirrhosa 3,4, and common octopus, Octopus vulgaris 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. 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.

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Hymenoptere: variety of bees and sprigs of plantain lanceole or grass has five seams. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in “British Entomology”, a collection of 770 illustrations and descriptions of British insects, London, England, 1824 to 1839. Lasioglossum tricingulum, Halictus xanthopus, Long-tongued Melitta bee, Halictus xanthopus, and ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata. Handcoloured copperplate by John Curtis (1791-1862) for his own “” British Entomology, 770 Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland,” London, from 1824 to 1839.

Hymenoptere: variety of bees and sprigs of plantain lanceole or grass has five seams. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in “British Entomology”, a collection of 770 illustrations and descriptions of British insects, London, England, 1824 to 1839. Lasioglossum tricingulum, Halictus xanthopus, Long-tongued Melitta bee, Halictus xanthopus, and ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata. Handcoloured copperplate by John Curtis (1791-1862) for his own “” British Entomology, 770 Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland,” London, from 1824 to 1839.

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Insect: variete of coleoptere staphylinus with a fragrant fuzzy plant or fragrant quackgrass Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in “” British Entomology”, collection of 770 illustrations and descriptions of insects from Great Britain, London, England, 1824-1839. Homalota dimidiata, Hygronoma dimidiata, Ochre-banded Staphylinus beetle, with spring grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum. Handcoloured copperplate by John Curtis (1791-1862) for his own “” British Entomology, 770 Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland,” London, from 1824 to 1839.

Insect: variete of coleoptere staphylinus with a fragrant fuzzy plant or fragrant quackgrass Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in “” British Entomology”, collection of 770 illustrations and descriptions of insects from Great Britain, London, England, 1824-1839. Homalota dimidiata, Hygronoma dimidiata, Ochre-banded Staphylinus beetle, with spring grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum. Handcoloured copperplate by John Curtis (1791-1862) for his own “” British Entomology, 770 Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland,” London, from 1824 to 1839.

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Fibrous roots of common senecon and large plantain (or plantain of birds). Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) for Conferences of Botanical, Botanical Garden of Lambeth (England), 1805, by William Curtis (1746-1799). Plant roots: fibrous root of groundsel Senecio vulgaris and plantain Plantago major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis's “” Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth,”” 1805. Edwards (1768-1819) was the artist of thousands of botanical plates for Curtis' “” Botanical Magazine”” and his own “” Botanical Register.””

Fibrous roots of common senecon and large plantain (or plantain of birds). Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) for Conferences of Botanical, Botanical Garden of Lambeth (England), 1805, by William Curtis (1746-1799). Plant roots: fibrous root of groundsel Senecio vulgaris and plantain Plantago major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis's “” Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth,”” 1805. Edwards (1768-1819) was the artist of thousands of botanical plates for Curtis' “” Botanical Magazine”” and his own “” Botanical Register.””

Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819)

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Insect: variete of nevroptere (ant) with short, green wings with sea rye or sand elymme. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in “British Entomology”, a collection of 770 illustrations and descriptions of British insects, London, England, 1824 to 1839. Chrysopa abbreviata, Short-winged Green Lacewing, Golden-eye moth, and upright sea lime grass, Elymus arenarius. Handcoloured copperplate by John Curtis (1791-1862) for his own “” British Entomology, 770 Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland,” London, from 1824 to 1839.

Insect: variete of nevroptere (ant) with short, green wings with sea rye or sand elymme. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in “British Entomology”, a collection of 770 illustrations and descriptions of British insects, London, England, 1824 to 1839. Chrysopa abbreviata, Short-winged Green Lacewing, Golden-eye moth, and upright sea lime grass, Elymus arenarius. Handcoloured copperplate by John Curtis (1791-1862) for his own “” British Entomology, 770 Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland,” London, from 1824 to 1839.

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Roots and bulbs of onion and saxifrage, granulee or so-called bulbils. Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) for Conferences of Botanical, Botanical Garden of Lambeth (England), 1805, by William Curtis (1746-1799). Roots of the onion Allium cepa and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis's “” Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth,”” 1805. Edwards (1768-1819) was the artist of thousands of botanical plates for Curtis' “” Botanical Magazine”” and his own “” Botanical Register.””

Roots and bulbs of onion and saxifrage, granulee or so-called bulbils. Coloured copper engraving, illustration by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) for Conferences of Botanical, Botanical Garden of Lambeth (England), 1805, by William Curtis (1746-1799). Roots of the onion Allium cepa and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis's “” Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth,”” 1805. Edwards (1768-1819) was the artist of thousands of botanical plates for Curtis' “” Botanical Magazine”” and his own “” Botanical Register.””

Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819)

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Horse and couagga (or quagga) (under species of the zebra of South Africa, species eteinte) - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) under the direction of Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “dictionary of natural sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Horse, Equus ferus caballus, and extinct quagga, Equus quagga Quagga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Antoine de Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” 1837

Horse and couagga (or quagga) (under species of the zebra of South Africa, species eteinte) - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) under the direction of Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “dictionary of natural sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Horse, Equus ferus caballus, and extinct quagga, Equus quagga Quagga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Antoine de Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” 1837

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Slaves from a plantation working in a sugar cane mill in the West Indies. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816. Slaves milling sugar, Saccharum officinarum, on a sugar cane plantation in the West Indies. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's “” Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte”” (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergy and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Slaves from a plantation working in a sugar cane mill in the West Indies. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816. Slaves milling sugar, Saccharum officinarum, on a sugar cane plantation in the West Indies. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's “” Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte”” (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergy and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

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Roman mythology: Venus, goddess of love and beauty, naked with cherubin on a dolphin at his feet - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Venus, Roman goddess of love, naked with dolphin and cherub her feet - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

Roman mythology: Venus, goddess of love and beauty, naked with cherubin on a dolphin at his feet - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, after an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805), extracted from mythology in fabulous prints or divine figures, circa 1820 - Venus, Roman goddess of love, naked with dolphin and cherub her feet - Handcoloured copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defrance from “” Mythology in Prints or Figures of Fabled Gods””, Chez P. Blanchard, Paris, c 1820

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