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Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist, c1930s. Fleming (1881-1955) discovered the first antibiotic drug, penicillin, in 1928
I Rushed To The Door, 1892. Artist: Sidney E PagetI Rushed To The Door, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Engineers Thumb by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III
Crawford Notch, in the White Mountains, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]
David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer, 19th century. Livingstone (1813-1873) was the first European to discover the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river in central Africa
Columbus breaking the egg, 1753, (1833). Artist: William HogarthColumbus breaking the egg, 1753, (1833). Explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) demonstrates how an egg can be made to stand upright on a table. (Colorised black and white print)
Christoph Kolumbus 1446-1506, 1934. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Genoese navigator and explorer. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
James Cook 1728-1779. - Stich nach dem Gemalde von Dance, 1934James Cook 1728-1779, 1934. Captain James Cook FRS (1728-1779), British explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain in the Royal Navy. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte
Captain Cook Landing in Australia, 1912. Artist: Charles RobinsonCaptain Cook Landing in Australia, 1912. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform landing at Botany Bay on Sunday 29 April 1770. Cook made three voyages of discovery
Galvanis discovery, 1780 (1894). Italian physiologist Luigi Galvani experimenting on frogs. A professor working in Bologna
They were seen to fall evenly, c1918. In 1589 the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) dropped two balls of different masses from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to demonstrate that their time of
Marco Polo, Medieval Venetian merchant and traveller. Together with his father and uncle, Marco Polo (1254-1324) set off from Venice for Asia in 1271
Exploracao do Ro de Sto. Anastacio, 1895. Artist: Francisco HenszlerExploracao do Ro de Sto. Anastacio, 1895. From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]
Introduction of the Art of Printing, 1886. Artist: W RidgwayIntroduction of the Art of Printing, 1886. After Edward Henry Wehnert (1813-1868). From Illustration of English and Scottish History, Volume I by Thomas Archer
Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-c1521), Portugese navigator. The first explorer to circumnavigate the globe and cross the Pacific Ocean
The Old Griffin, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry WehnertThe Old Griffin, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]
Flints Pointer, c1910, (1934). Artist: Monro Scott OrrFlints Pointer, c1910, (1934). Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), first published in 1883. An illustrated scene of Captain Flint. From The Bookman - Special Christmas Number 1934
Bizcachas, c1885, (1890). Artist: Robert Taylor PritchettBizcachas, c1885, (1890). From Journal of Researchers into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S
The Unmasking of Envy, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciThe Unmasking of Envy, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
Episode in Captain Cooks Voyages, late 18th century. Artist: John WebberEpisode in Captain Cooks Voyages, late 18th century. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]
Two young girls by a table, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]
Dr Syntax Making a Discovery, 1820. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonDr Syntax Making a Discovery, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]
Frontier Light Horse, on Vedette Duty, Discovering Zulus near Woods Camp, on Kambula Hill, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol
Dunold Mill-Hole, near Lancaster, 1845. Artist: Robert SandsDunold Mill-Hole, Near Lancaster, 1845. A subterranean natural cavern with underground river, also known as Dunald Mill-hole. After George Pickering (1794-1857)
Columbuss Ship, The Santa Maria, (1493), 1912Columbuss Ship, The Santa Maria, 1493. La Santa Maria de la Inmaculada Concepcion (Spanish for Holy Mary of the Immaculate Conception), or La Santa Maria
Capture of Monmouth, 6 July 1685, (c1880). The Battle of Sedgemoor was fought on 6 July 1685 and took place at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset, England
Johannes Kepler 1571-1630, 1934. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer. A key figure in the 17th-century scientific revolution
Briar Rose, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry WehnertBriar Rose, 1901. The Briar Rose is the basis of Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]
Portugese Discovery, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]
Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Tippoo Sultaun, 1799 (1878). Artist: M NargertSir David Baird Discovering the Body of Tippoo Sultaun, 1799 (1878). General Sir David Baird (1757?1829) discovering the body of Sultan Tippoo Sahib (1750)
Sketch of The Seven Seas, c1922, (1923). Artist: Robert Anning BellSketch of The Seven Seas, c1922, (1923). 1923. Sketch design for The Mediterranean, one of the decorative panels of The Seven Seas in the British Pavilion at the Rio International Exhibition
The Happy Man Found, 1918, (1918). Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanThe Happy Man Found, 1918, (1918). From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]
The Three Paths, 1918, (1918). Artist: Gunning KingThe Three Paths, 1918, (1918). The picture symbolises the three human paths of heart, mind and body. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]
Tippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonTippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920). The death of Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, a kingdom of southern India
These Cruel Men Meant To Turn Hudson Adrift On The Icy Waters, 1907, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonThese Cruel Men Meant To Turn Hudson Adrift On The Icy Waters, 1907, (c1920). Henry Hudson (c1560-1611), English Sea Explorer and navigator of the early 17th century
M cLintocks Search Party Finding One of Franlins Cairns at Cape Herschel, c1859, (1928). Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy
Mount Erebus Showing Signs of Activity, c1910, (1928). Artist: Herbert PontingMount Erebus Showing Signs of Activity, c1910, (1928). Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935) is best known as the expedition photographer for Robert Falcon Scotts Terra Nova Expedition to the Ross Sea
Sir Francis Drakes first sight of the Pacific Ocean, 1578 (1908). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]
The discovery of the Leyden Jar, 1745 (1894). An experiment conducted by Dutch scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek. Musschenbroeck (1692-1761) and his student, Andrea Cunaeus
He could not refrain from shouting in triumph. c1918. William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), as a boy. From Story-Lives of Great Scientists, by F. J. Rowbotham. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co
Landed on a small island inhabited by myriads of penguins, c1918. Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), British naval officer and explorer. From Story-Lives of Great Scientists, by F. J. Rowbotham
Why an apple falls, c1918. Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727) often told the story that he was inspired to formulate his theory of gravitation by watching the fall of an apple from a tree
This is a pretty present for a Master of Hounds to receive, 1865. Artists: John Leech, Hablot Knight BrowneThis is a pretty present for a Master of Hounds to receive, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, written by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by John Leech and H.K. Phiz Browne
Madonna and Child, from The Diptych of Maerten van Nieuwenhove, 1487. Artist: Hans MemlingMadonna and Child, from The Diptych of Maerten van Nieuwenhove, 1487. Painting held in the Memling Museum, Bruges, Belgium. From A History of Painting, Volume IV by Haldane MacFall. [T. C. and E. C
The Finding of Hamilton at Lucknow, c1910. The discovery of Colonel Hamilton by his brother after he was initially thought to have died during the Indian Mutiny
Foundation of Baracoa, (16th century), 1920sFoundation of Baracoa. Colombus arrived at Baracoa 27th November 1492 and Diego Velazquez founded it in 1512, the oldest city of Cuba as well as its first capital
Colombus when Cortes arrived in Cuba, (15th century), 1920sColombus when Cortes arrived in Cuba. On his second trip Colombus went into the south coast of Cuba and when Cortes arrived in Guaniguanico province, Colombus made his crew swear on June 12
The Discovery of Cuba, (15th century), 1920sThe island of Cuba was discovered on October 28 1492 by Christopher Columbus and his fleet of three ships: La Pinta, La Nina and La Santa Maria on his first trip to the New World
Geometric map of islands, Willian H. Bacock, 1919The American geographer Willian H. Bacock studying in 1918 the maps of Italian geographers of the 15th century, found accordance in them the Atlantic and from 1414