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Various Objects, c1785. Creator: Louis Leopold BoillyVarious Objects, c1785. The letters, some addressed to a Monsieur and Madame Dandre, and the sprig of pansies (pensees in French--a word that also means "thoughts")
4th grade students of the Irkutsk Mining School with a teacher, 1914. Creator: Unknown4th grade students of the Irkutsk Mining School with a teacher, 1914. From a collection of 136 photographs of Irkutsk from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Study of a Hand, early-mid 18th century. Creator: Georg Engelhard SchroderStudy of a Hand, early-mid 18th century
Trompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Johan KlopperTrompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century
Opium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Creator: UnknownOpium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Fig. 4. Having disposed of his costly garments, the victim next sells his furniture
Triumphant Cupid among Emblems of Art and War, 17th century. Creators: Thomas Willeboirts, Paul de VosTriumphant Cupid among Emblems of Art and War, 17th century
The Architect, 1919. Creator: Richard Roland HolstThe Architect, 1919
Portraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo, 1482-1485. Creator: Piero di CosimoPortraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo, 1482-1485. This diptych shows a leading Florentine architect, Giuliano da Sangallo with his late father Francesco
Ernest George Fischer, Chief of Instrument Division, Coastal Geodetic Survey, 1914. Creator: Harris & EwingErnest George Fischer, Chief of Instrument Division, Coastal Geodetic Survey, 1914. (Chief of Instrument Division 1907-1921)
Study of Hands, c. 1858. Creator: Charles LucyStudy of Hands, c. 1858
Shaker Compass, c. 1938. Creator: Richard BarnettShaker Compass, c. 1938
The Geographer, 1669, (1911). Artist: Jan VermeerThe Geographer, 1669, (1911). Painting held at the Stadel Museum, Frankfurt. From Bibbys Annual 1911. [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]
Men of Fort Story operate an azimuth instrument, to measure the angle... Fort Story, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T PalmerMen of Fort Story operate an azimuth instrument, to measure the angle of splash in sea-target practice, Fort Story, Va
The "ChineseQuartermaster, Japan, 1765. Creator: Komatsuya HyakkiThe " Chinese" Quartermaster, Japan, 1765
Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Commodus, 180, issued by Commodus. Creator: UnknownAureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Commodus, 180, issued by Commodus. Reverse: Liberalitas holding an abacus and cornucopia. Minted in Rome
The Philosopher, from the Scherzi, ca. 1740. Creator: Giovanni Battista TiepoloThe Philosopher, from the Scherzi, ca. 1740
Study for a pendentive depicting Justice and Charity, 1630-50
Protractor, Model 3-B, United States Army Air Force. Creator: UnknownBlack metal navigation tool with two protractor arms and ruler
Drafting pen owned by William J. Powell, ca. 1920s. Creator: UnknownDrafting pen owned by William J. Powell, ca. 1920s. During the 1920s, African-American engineer, soldier, civil aviator and author William J
Our Captain, Our Guide over Pathless Waters, 1890. Creator: BW KilburnOur Captain, Our Guide over Pathless Waters, 1890. Albumen silver print, stereocard
Large compass from a drafting took kit used by John S. Chase, mid-late 20th centuryLarge compass from a drafting tool kit used by architect John S. Chase. Chase (1925-2012) was the first licensed African-American architect in the state of Texas
Gravure en Taille Douce: suite de la pl. I, 1771 / 1779. Creator: Antonio BarattaGravure en Taille Douce: suite de la pl. I, 1771/1779. [Intaglio engraving]
Portrait of Cardinal Christopher Clavius, 1606. Creator: Francesco VillamenaPortrait of Cardinal Christopher Clavius, 1606
Elias Allen, 1666. Creator: Wenceslaus HollarElias Allen, 1666
Boy using surveying instrument, 1845. Creator: Alfred CrowquillBoy using surveying instrument, 1845. Illustration to Railway Mania, a story by Alfred Crowquill, a satire on the obsession with the railways
Labor, 1591. Creator: Raphael SadelerLabor, 1591
Frontispiece with oval portrait of Raphael, with three allegorical figures of the Arts supporting the tablet at center, 1675
Plate 5: The Tomb of Mausolus, from The Seven Wonders of The World, 1608
Diploma for the Freemasons of Bordeaux, after Francois Boucher, 1766
Portrait of Robert de Cotte, 1722. Creator: Pierre DrevetPortrait of Robert de Cotte, 1722
Della Trasportatione dell Obelisco Vaticano et delle Fabriche di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto V fatte dal Cavallier Domenico Fontana Architetto di sua Santita Libro Primo, 1590
Implements Animated, Pl. 1, Dedicated to the Carpenters and Gardeners of Great Britain, 1811
Lucas van Uffel (died 1637), ca. 1622. Creator: Anthony van DyckLucas van Uffel (died 1637), ca. 1622
Sir Christopher Wren, (mid 18th century). Creator: B ColeSir Christopher Wren, (mid 18th century). Portrait of Sir Christopher Wren, English architect, designer, astronomer and geometrician (1632-1723)
The Revd. George Costard. M. A. (1805). Creator: UnknownThe Revd. George Costard. M.A. (1805). Portrait of English astronomical writer George Costard (1710-1782) describing a circle on a piece of paper with a pair of compasses
The Christmas Camp on the Plateau, December 1908, (1909). Artist: Ernest ShackletonThe Christmas Camp on the Plateau. The figures from left to right are [Jameson] Adams, [Eric] Marshall and [Frank] Wild. The frost can be seen on the mens faces, December 1908, (1909)
Lieut. E. R. G. R. Evans Surveying With The Four-Inch Theodolite, October 1911, (1913)Lieut. E. R. G. R. Evans Surveying With The Four-Inch Theodolite Which Was Used To Locate The South Pole, October 1911, (1913)
Eyes of the Army, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonEyes of the Army, 1941. A soldier keeps the enemy in his sights. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]
James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Artist: JT WedgwoodJames Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Brindley (1716-1772) rests a hand on a theodolite
Astronomy, from The Seven Liberal Arts, plate 7, 1544. Creator: Monogrammist BAstronomy, from The Seven Liberal Arts, plate 7, 1544. [Dialectics, Geometry, Music, Astrology]
Mensura, from Prosopographia, ca. 1585-90. ca. 1585-90. Creator: Philip GalleMensura, from Prosopographia, ca. 1585-90
Sir Christopher Wren, 1711. Artist: Sir Godfrey KnellerSir Christopher Wren, 1711. Wren (1632-1723) is best remembered for his rebuilding of St Pauls Cathedral and numerous other churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London (1666)
Crugers azimuth quadrant, 1673 (1956). Artist: A SteckCrugers azimuth quadrant, 1673 (1956). Peter Cruger (1580-1639) was a German mathematician, astronomer and polymath. He taught the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius
Five inch theodolite, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson, Volume II, Virtue and Co, London, 1866
Elevation of Troughtons dividing engine, 18th century, (1886). Until the 1770s, scales on scientific instruments had been marked out by skilled craftsmen in a process called dividing
A German man of letters, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost AmmanA German man of letters, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix
Building master Hieronymus of Augsburg, 1506, (1936). Artist: Albrecht DurerBuilding master Hieronymus of Augsburg, 1506, (1936). Found in the collection of the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, Germany
The Astronomer, 19th century. Artist: R BellThe Astronomer, 19th century