Discovery Collection

Inhabitants of Ounalacheka with their canoes (Aleutian Islands), 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, 1900
Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, Africa, 1900. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770. James Cook (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, made three voyages of discovery

JJ Thomson, British nuclear physicist, 1898. Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940), the discoverer of the electron, with his students at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge

Wilhelm Roentgens X-ray photograph of his wifes hand, 1896. Artist: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
Wilhelm Roentgens X-ray photograph of his wifes hand, 1896. For his work on electromagnetic radiation and the discovery of X-rays, Roentgen (1845-1923) was awarded the 1901 Nobel prize for Physics

Missouri River, below Great Falls, Montana, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Missouri River, below Great Falls, Montana, c1897. Named by William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805, most water is now diverted to a hydroelectric plant at the Ryan Dam

HMS Beagle laid ashore, Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia, South America, 1834 (1839). The Beagle, commanded by Robert Fitzroy, set sail on a 5-year voyage around the world in December 1831

Inscription on the monument to David Livingstone, Zambia, Africa, late 19th or early 20th century. Scottish missionary and explorer Livingstone (1813-1873)

Frederic Joliot and Irene Joliot-Curie, French scientists, 1935. Joliot (1900-1958) became assistant to Marie Curie in 1925

Discovery of Guido Fawkes by Suffolk and Mounteagle, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Discovery of Guido Fawkes by Suffolk and Mounteagle, 1850. A satirical illustration on the capture of Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes is the best known of the conspirators behind a Roman Catholic conspiracy

View of the antechamber of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. The tomb of the 18th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC)

Microwave map of whole sky, c1990s. A map produced from one years data from NASAs COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer) satellite

Map of Magellans round the world voyage, 1519-1521. A Portuguese-born navigator sponsored by Spain, Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521)

Marshall, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Marshall, between c1915 and c1920.

German ammunition abandoned at Battle of the Marne, 10/29/14, 29 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
German ammunition abandoned at Battle of the Marne, 10/29/14, 29 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). A man and woman looking at artillery shells on the ground in France

The Artist's son Göran, 3 months, discovers the candle flame for the first time, 1891. Creator: Hanna Pauli
The Artist's son Goran, 3 months, discovers the candle flame for the first time, 1891

Diana and Callisto, 1579-1625. Creator: Johannes Rottenhammer the elder
Diana and Callisto, 1579-1625

The Patrolman Matsui Yasumichi Prevents a Double Suicide, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Patrolman Matsui Yasumichi Prevents a Double Suicide, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 603

Diana and Callisto, 1599. Creator: Jan Saenredam
Diana and Callisto, 1599

Illustration for History of the First Crusades, 1800. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for History of the First Crusades, 1800. Peter Bartholomew finds the Sacred Lance

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Newton (1642-c1726) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Newton (1642-c1726) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist

The Battle of La Malmaison; A German 150 gun in the park of the Castle of Pinon... 1917 Creator: Unknown
The Battle of La Malmaison; A German 150 gun in the park of the Castle of Pinon, taken with all its servants; in the foreground, shells fitted with their fuses, 1917

At Le Mort Homme; A Stormtrooper's cuirass, 1917. Creator: Unknown
At Le Mort Homme; A Stormtrooper's cuirass, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

French Attack North of Hurtebise; Southern entrance to the Dragon cave, ... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Attack North of Hurtebise; Southern entrance to the Dragon Cave, a real place d'armes (300 masters out of 100)

The End of a German Plane; An enemy plane, a twin-engine gotha... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The End of a German Plane; An enemy plane, a twin-engine gotha, which had flown over Calais on the night of November 3 to 4, 1917, crashed, around one o'clock in the morning

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Howard Carter, 1930s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Howard Carter, 1930s, (2023). British archaeologist and egyptologist (1874-1939) who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Vasco da Gama on board ship, late 15th-early 16th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Vasco da Gama on board ship, late 15th-early 16th century, (2023). Vasco da Gama, (c1460s-1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus, early 16th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus, early 16th century, (2023). Copernicus (1473-1543) was a Polish Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus, early 16th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus, early 16th century, (2023). Copernicus (1473-1543) was a Polish Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon

Discovery of the skeletons of soldiers who had been surprised and killed by Indians, June 1867; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1867. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

"The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz", 1860. Creator: Pearson. "The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz"
"The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz", 1860. Illustration from a "gift-book" by A. S. M. [Macmillan and Co.] The pictorial illustrations...are executed by L.C.H...in

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Vasco da Gama, late 15th-early 16th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Vasco da Gama, late 15th-early 16th century, (2023). Vasco da Gama, (c1460s-1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea

AI Image - Portrait of Isaac Newton, 1680s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI Image - Portrait of Isaac Newton, 1680s, (2023). Newton (1642-c1726) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist

One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai (image 6 of 6), between 1863 and 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai (image 6 of 6), between 1863 and 1866

Pharaoh's Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket, c.1615-c.1630. Creator: Guilliam Dujardin
Pharaoh's Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket, c.1615-c.1630

Remarkable faculae and spots seen on the Sun on the 19th and 20th of July, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Remarkable faculae and spots seen on the Sun on the 19th and 20th of July, 1860. In your Number of August 25, in describing the phenomena visible at the period of the total eclipse in Spain

Sir Isaac Newton, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Sir Isaac Newton, 1860. One of six...Sculptures of Philosophers of all ages which decorate the central court of the Oxford University Museum These statues...have been executed by A

Illustration for Ancient, Medieval and Modern History, 1790. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Ancient, Medieval and Modern History, 1790

M. Gaston Maspero; L'egyptologue Maspero, photographie en janvier 1912 alors qu'il dirigeait des fouilles a Dehr-el-Medin, pres Louqsor, 30 juin 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Dans les forts reconquis de Douaumont et de Vaux; une des mitrailleuses allemandes... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Dans les forts reconquis de Douaumont et de Vaux; une des mitrailleuses allemandes trouvees dans le coffre Nord-Ouest du fort de Douaumont, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Diana and Callisto with Nymphs, c17th century. Creator: Unknown
Diana and Callisto with Nymphs, c17th century

The discovery of Moses, 1744-1781. Creator: Jean Baptiste Le Prince
The discovery of Moses, 1744-1781

Book cover design for the series: "The Ideal Library" of publishing company... 1914 or earlier
Book cover design for the series: "The Ideal Library" of publishing company L.J. Veen, 1914 or earlier. A man in a frock coat pulls a curtain aside

Book cover design for the series: "The Ideal Library" of publishing company... 1914 or earlier
Book cover design for the series: "The Ideal Library" of publishing company L.J. Veen, 1914 or earlier. A man in a frock coat pulls a curtain aside

Moses is found, 1655. Creator: Gesina ter Borch
Moses is found, 1655

View of ships sailing in the Arctic, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of ships sailing in the Arctic, 1742-1801. Ships sail between the ice floes. In the foreground, two polar bears

Imaginary Inlet in Southern Arctic Waters in Summer, c.1640-c.1650. Creator: Bonaventura Peeters I
Imaginary Inlet in Southern Arctic Waters in Summer, c.1640-c.1650

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