Pulley Collection (page 4)

Nuremberg, c1820 (1915). Artist: Samuel Prout
Nuremberg, c1820 (1915). Nuremberg is a city on the river Pegnitz in the German state of Bavaria. From Sketches by Samuel Prout, edited by Charles Holme

Device for Repelling Scaling Ladders, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Device for Repelling Scaling Ladders, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Kimbereley Diamond Mine: apparatus for raising the diamantiferous earth, 1896
Kimbereley Diamond Mine: apparatus for raising the diamantiferous earth. In 1887 and 1888 Cecil Rhodes amalgamated the diamond mines around Kimberley, which included De Beers

Reception of General Roberts in Mandalay at the east gate of the palace, Burma, 1887. Artist: A Forestier
Reception of General Roberts in Mandalay at the east gate of the palace, Burma, 1887. General Frederick Sleigh Roberts was appointed Commander-in-Chief of British forces in India in 1885

A group of monks at the monastery of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Merchant ships in the Royal Albert Dock, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Building construction, France, 15th century (1849). Artist: Franz Kellerhoven
Building construction, France, 15th century (1846). A 19th century version based on an original 15th century manuscript illustration in From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

Lifting of an impost at Stonehenge, 1901, (c1920). Restoration of the ancient monument. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire evolved in a series of stages between about 3100

Large shell on its way to the front, First World War, 1914-1916, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

The shipping of mules, Syros Island, Greece, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
The shipping of mules, Syros Island, Greece, 1937. Illustration from Das Mittelmeer: Landschaft, Baukunst und Volksleben im Kreise des Mittellandischen Meeres, a work on Mediterranean architecture

Excavating and washing of sands at the bottom of a river, California, 19th century. A print from le Tour du Monde

Oxford Market, 19th century. Hand-coloured later

Loading a cotton steamer, c1880. Cotton is loaded onto a paddle steamer. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)

Running the molten iron into the pigs, c1880. Iron foundry. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The Queens Visit to Cherbourg - Piping Hands to Man Yards, 1858. Royal visit to France by Queen Victoria. Illustration from the Illustrated London News, (7 August 1858)

Crossing the Ebro at Castijon; War in Spain, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, (13 March 1875)

Swing exercise from the Quintain, (1833). The opponent is seated in a swing and drawn back, descending with great force and striking the foot of the antagonist

Mangonel, an engine of war in the 15th century, (1870). A mangonel was a type of catapult or siege engine used to throw projectiles at the walls of a city or castle

Save!!, 1901. The Drama of Russia, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901

Visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to the Resolute, 1856, (c1888)
Visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to the Resolute, Spithead, Hampshire, 1856, (c1888). Queen Victoria and her husband visit the ship of British Arctic explorer John Franklin

Troy Town, 1498-1515, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Troy Town, 1498-1515, (1843). Scene showing the rebuilding of the city by its legendary king, Priam, after it had been sacked by Hercules

Building a Chappe telegraph station, c1793, (c1870). Claude Chappes (1763-1805) optical telegraph station used a system of rope

Equilibrium of solids, c1850. Physical principles including the lever, pulley, and inclined plane. Educational plate published in Wurtemberg, Germany, c1850

Telegraph wire at the Greenwich works, c1865. The plate is one of 26 illustrations by Robert Dudley in The Atlantic Telegraph, a book by WH Russell, 1866

Button Maker, 1823. Stamping out metal buttons. A blank is held in place and a weight holding the die for the pattern being worked is raised by a rope and pulley wheel and dropped onto the blank

Warehousing in the City, 1872. Artist: Adolphe Francois Pannemaker
Warehousing in the City, 1872; showing warehouse workers using rope pulleys to hoist barrels and packages at a warehouse in the City of London

Forging mills, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Interior of a Confectioner, 1751-1777. Artist: Valentina Baratti
Interior of a Confectioner, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Hydraulic machine IV, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Hydraulic machine IV, 1678. A plate from Mundus Subterraneus, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean-Claude Carriere

Raising a slab of stone using a block-and-tackle mechanism, 1620. Copperplate engraving of a treadmill powered by men lifting a slab of stone using a block and tackle

Scaffolding Erected for the Restoration of the Vault in St. Peters Basilica: Overview of the Nave, ca. 1773

Biblicae Historiae, Artificiosissimis picturis effigiatae Per Sebaldum Behem Pictorem Francoforten/ Biblische Historien Kunstlich furgemalet

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