Kircher Collection

Influence of the Universe, the Macrocosm, on Man, the Microcosm, 1678. From Mundus Subterraneus by Athanasius Kircher. (Amsterdam, 1678)

Illustration for the "Turris Babel" by Athanasius Kircher, 1679. Creator: Decker, Coenraet (1650-1685)
Illustration for the "Turris Babel" by Athanasius Kircher, 1679. Found in the collection of the University Library Heidelberg

Kircher, (1602-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Kircher, (1602-1680), 1830. Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published works on comparative religion, geology, and medicine

Small dragon, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Small dragon, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Kircher?s Mundus Subterraneus marks the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup of the earth

Map of the Garden of Eden, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Map of the Garden of Eden, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1646. Creator: Kircher, Athanasius (1602-1680)
Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1646. Private Collection

Magic lantern showing Death (from Ars Magna Lucis), 1671. Creator: Kircher, Athanasius (1602-1680)
Magic lantern showing Death (from Ars Magna Lucis), 1671. Private Collection

Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1671. Artist: Kircher, Athanasius (1602-1680)
Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1671. Private Collection

The Harmony of the Birth of the World (Harmonia Nascentis Mundi) from Musurgia Universalis. Found in the collection of St Andrews University Library

Johann Adam Schall von Bell. (From Athanasius Kirchers China Illustrata), 1667. Artist: Kircher, Athanasius (1602-1680)
Johann Adam Schall von Bell. (From Athanasius Kirchers China Illustrata), 1667. From a private collection

Portrait of Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680), 1664. Artist: Bloemaert, Cornelis Abrahamsz. II (1603-1692)
Portrait of Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680), 1664. From a private collection

Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi. (From Athanasius Kirchers China Illustrata), 1667. Artist: Kircher, Athanasius (1602-1680)
Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi. (From Athanasius Kirchers China Illustrata), 1667. From a private collection

Magic lantern, 1671 (1956). The projection of an image of a man burning in Hell. The image was produced by light from a lamp which travelled down the lens

The facial characteristics of a miser, 1808. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
The facial characteristics of a miser, 1808. A print from Le Lavater Portatif, Hocquart, Paris, 1808. Physiognomical portraits

Hand hydraulic water pump, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Hand hydraulic water pump, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Kircher?s Mundus Subterraneus marks the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup

Furnaces, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Furnaces, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Kircher?s Mundus Subterraneus marks the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup of the earth

Machine, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Machine, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Kircher?s Mundus Subterraneus marks the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup of the earth

Lake geology, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Lake geology, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Kircher?s Mundus Subterraneus marks the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup of the earth

Mythical creatures, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Mythical creatures, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Kircher?s Mundus Subterraneus marks the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup of

Dragon, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Dragon, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Kircher?s Mundus Subterraneus marks the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup of the earth

Virgin and child and a human skeleton, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Virgin and child and a human skeleton, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Kircher

Wind pump, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Wind pump, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Virgin and child, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Virgin and child, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Antediluvian giants, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Antediluvian giants, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Human figures, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Human figures, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Water movement, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Water movement, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Birds, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Birds, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Genealogy tree of Adam, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Genealogy tree of Adam, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Scene of the Deluge, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Scene of the Deluge, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Geographic chart of the world after the deluge, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Geographic chart of the world after the deluge, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Result of the deluge, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Result of the deluge, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The terrestrial paradise, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
The terrestrial paradise, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Table of the species, 1765. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Table of the species, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Mythical creatures, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Mythical creatures, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Serpents, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Serpents, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Description of the ark, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Description of the ark, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Proportions of man, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Proportions of man, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Frontispiece of Arca Noe, 1675. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Frontispiece of Arca Noe, 1675. A print from Arca Noe, Amsterdam, 1675. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Use of the magnetic compass in map making, 1643. Diagram of the use of the compass by cartographers and surveyors. Bor (Borealis) is north and Aust (Australis) is south

Camera Obscura, 1671. From Ars Magna by Athanasius Kircher. (Amsterdam, 1671)

Illustration of the principle of the camera obscura, 1671. Showing how the image of the lighted face on the left appears inverted on the wall of the darkened chamber on the right

Circulation of water between sea and mountains, 1665. Blue-tinted flows are from mountains to the sea, while black represents flows taking water from whirlpools in the sea back to the mountains via

Sectional view of the Earth, showing central fire and volcanoes, 1665. From Mundus Subterraneous by Athanasius Kircher

Camera obscura, 1646. A double camera obscura, rather out of scale, showing an image of a man burning in Hell. The image was produced by light from a lamp which travelled down the lens

An astrological chart, 1646. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
An astrological chart, 1646. A man with his internal organs revealed standing in front of a circular chart. One hand has been replaced by a sun

Frontispiece from Athanasius Kirchers Ars Magna Lucis Et Umbrae. To the left is a woman as the personification of the sun, with the symbols of the zodiac covering her body

Behaviour of a magnetic compass, 1643. If a compass in a box is carried round a globe-shaped magnet (N, centre of picture) with magnetic poles where lines cross (left and right of N)

Legendary island of Atlantis. Atlantis was first described by Plato and was said to lie just beyond the Pillars of Hercules (Gibraltar and Mount Hacho)

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