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Background imageTelescope Collection: Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, (19th century). Artist: Freeman

Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, (19th century). Artist: Freeman
Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, (19th century). Newtons (1643-1727) discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought

Background imageTelescope Collection: Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram, (1809), c. 1910s

Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram, (1809), c. 1910s
Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram on 6th July 1809. Napoleon defeated the Austrians at Wagram, forcing them to sue for peace four days later and bringing an end to the War of the Fifth Coalition

Background imageTelescope Collection: Telescopic Philanthropy, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel

Telescopic Philanthropy, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
Telescopic Philanthropy, 1865. Little London Arab. Please M, Ain t We Black Enough to be Cared For? (With Mr. Punchs Compliments to Lord Stanley.) In his novel, Bleak House

Background imageTelescope Collection: A Hansen, first officer on the Knivsberg, South China Sea, 1898

A Hansen, first officer on the Knivsberg, South China Sea, 1898. Portrait of a German crew member on board the SS Knivsberg

Background imageTelescope Collection: William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830, (1932). The last Hanoverian king of Britain, William (1765-1837) succeeded his elder brother, George IV

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Look Out, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons

The Look Out, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons
The Look Out, c1890-c1893. A print from Her Majestys Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume I, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

Background imageTelescope Collection: Christmas Pantomimes and Burlesques: scene from 'Lord Bateman, ' at the Globe Theatre, 1870

Christmas Pantomimes and Burlesques: scene from "Lord Bateman, " at the Globe Theatre, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Christmas Pantomimes and Burlesques: scene from "Lord Bateman, " at the Globe Theatre, 1870. London stage show. 'The Globe has passed into the hands of Miss Fanny Josephs...Mr

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Easter Volunteer Review: a sketch on the Brighton Beach, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Easter Volunteer Review: a sketch on the Brighton Beach, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Easter Volunteer Review: a sketch on the Brighton Beach, 1870. 'The annual Easter Monday review and sham fight of the metropolitan and home counties volunteer corps took place at Brighton

Background imageTelescope Collection: Portrait of Captain James Cook, c1780. Creator: John Webber

Portrait of Captain James Cook, c1780. Creator: John Webber
Portrait of Captain James Cook, c1780

Background imageTelescope Collection: Winter sports in Canada: moose-hunting: game in sight, 1868. Creator: Unknown

Winter sports in Canada: moose-hunting: game in sight, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Winter sports in Canada: moose-hunting: game in sight, 1868. Engraving from a photographs by Mr. W. Notman, 'photographic artist', of Montreal, showing '...a hunting party at the door of their tent

Background imageTelescope Collection: Portrait of Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, c1786. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, c1786. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, c1786

Background imageTelescope Collection: The sense of sight, c1750. Creator: Unknown

The sense of sight, c1750. Creator: Unknown
The sense of sight, c1750

Background imageTelescope Collection: The War in Denmark: Prussian battery at Gaasberg Point, opposite the forts of Düppel, 1864

The War in Denmark: Prussian battery at Gaasberg Point, opposite the forts of Düppel, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: Prussian battery at Gaasberg Point, opposite the forts of Duppel, 1864....We see two of the great guns at work, throwing shot and shell across the waters of the Venning Bund

Background imageTelescope Collection: Commander and Able-Seaman, R. N. 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co

Commander and Able-Seaman, R. N. 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co
Commander and Able-Seaman, R.N. 1901. The Royal Navy, the United Kingdoms naval warfare force landed guns from HM Ships Terrible and Powerful to help in the relief of the siege of Ladysmith

Background imageTelescope Collection: Galileo Galilei, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Galileo Galilei, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Galileo Galilei, (1933). Portrait of Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher and mathematician Galileo (1564-1642). Galileo played a major role in the scientific revolution

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Explorer A.E. Nordenskiöld, 1886. Creator: Georg von Rosen

The Explorer A.E. Nordenskiöld, 1886. Creator: Georg von Rosen
The Explorer A.E. Nordenskiold, 1886

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. The landscape, or that part of it close to us

Background imageTelescope Collection: Fermez (l'Exposition) si vous voulez, je regarde maintenant d'un autre côte (l'Italie), 1867

Fermez (l'Exposition) si vous voulez, je regarde maintenant d'un autre côte (l'Italie), 1867. Creator: Cham
Fermez (l'Exposition) si vous voulez, je regarde maintenant d'un autre cote (l'Italie), 1867. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, Tuesday, 19 November 1867

Background imageTelescope Collection: King Karl XII of Sweden, between c.1710 and c.1717. Creator: Michael Dahl

King Karl XII of Sweden, between c.1710 and c.1717. Creator: Michael Dahl
King Karl XII of Sweden, between c.1710 and c.1717

Background imageTelescope Collection: Artillery Practice before the Prince of Wales at Malta, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Artillery Practice before the Prince of Wales at Malta, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Artillery Practice before the Prince of Wales at Malta, 1876....exhibition of practice with the powerful batteries of artillery mounted at Fort St

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Prince's Voyage Home from India: life on board the Serapis: exercising the 'Gainees'...1876

The Prince's Voyage Home from India: life on board the Serapis: exercising the "Gainees"...1876
The Prince's Voyage Home from India: life on board the Serapis: exercising the "Gainees", from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1876

Background imageTelescope Collection: Magnus Stenbock, 1665-1717, count, field marshal, 1708. Creator: Georg Engelhard Schroder

Magnus Stenbock, 1665-1717, count, field marshal, 1708. Creator: Georg Engelhard Schroder
Magnus Stenbock, 1665-1717, count, field marshal, 1708

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. The landscape, or that part of it close to us

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Kew Photoheliograph and Temporary Observatory at Rivabellosa, near Miranda del Ebro, 1860

The Kew Photoheliograph and Temporary Observatory at Rivabellosa, near Miranda del Ebro, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Kew Photoheliograph and Temporary Observatory at Rivabellosa, near Miranda del Ebro, [Spain], 1860. The Kew photoheliograph consists of a tube having the form of a truncated pyramid

Background imageTelescope Collection: On the Eastern Front; An artillery observer in a position captured... 1917. Creator: Unknown

On the Eastern Front; An artillery observer in a position captured... 1917. Creator: Unknown
On the Eastern Front; An artillery observer in a position captured from September 7 to 10, between Lake Malik and Lake Ohrid, 1917

Background imageTelescope Collection: Harald Stake, 1598-1677, c17th century. Creator: Anon

Harald Stake, 1598-1677, c17th century. Creator: Anon
Harald Stake, 1598-1677, c17th century

Background imageTelescope Collection: Admiral Seymour, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Admiral Seymour, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Admiral Seymour, c1900. Portrait of British Royal Navy officer Edward Hobart Seymour; served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War

Background imageTelescope Collection: Pour une belle vue, v'là une belle vue!, 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier

Pour une belle vue, v'là une belle vue!, 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Pour une belle vue, v'la une belle vue!, 1847. Pour une belle vue, v'la une belle vue!...j'decouvre tout Paris...tiens j'vois ma maison...tiens j'vois ma femme...tiens j'vois

Background imageTelescope Collection: Pour une belle vue, v'là une belle vue!.. 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier

Pour une belle vue, v'là une belle vue!.. 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Pour une belle vue, v'la une belle vue!.. 1847. Pour une belle vue, v'la une belle vue!...j'decouvre tout Paris...tiens j'vois ma maison...tiens j'vois ma femme...tiens j'vois

Background imageTelescope Collection: Renouvelé de la tour de barbe bleue, 1854. Creator: Honore Daumier

Renouvelé de la tour de barbe bleue, 1854. Creator: Honore Daumier
Renouvele de la tour de barbe bleue, 1854. Ostrogoff, ne vois-tu venir aucun secours de ton cote? - Je ne vois que la mer qui verdoye et la poudre que poudroye!'

Background imageTelescope Collection: Garibaldi at the Faro Point, Messina, reconnoitring the Fort Torre di Cavallo, Calabria... 1860

Garibaldi at the Faro Point, Messina, reconnoitring the Fort Torre di Cavallo, Calabria... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi at the Faro Point, Messina, reconnoitring the Fort Torre di Cavallo, Calabria - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Background imageTelescope Collection: Adriaen Banckert (c 1620-1684), Vice Admiral of Zeeland, 1673. Creator: Hendrick Berckman

Adriaen Banckert (c 1620-1684), Vice Admiral of Zeeland, 1673. Creator: Hendrick Berckman
Adriaen Banckert (c 1620-1684), Vice Admiral of Zeeland, 1673

Background imageTelescope Collection: The War in Naples - Victor Emmanuel giving commands to commence the bombardment... 1860

The War in Naples - Victor Emmanuel giving commands to commence the bombardment... 1860. Creator: W Thomas
The War in Naples - Victor Emmanuel giving commands to commence the bombardment of Capua - from a sketch by our special artist

Background imageTelescope Collection: Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia (1712-1786), 18th century. Creator: Antoine Pesne

Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia (1712-1786), 18th century. Creator: Antoine Pesne
Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia (1712-1786), 18th century

Background imageTelescope Collection: Entrance to the seaport of Marseille, 1755-1779. Creator: Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt

Entrance to the seaport of Marseille, 1755-1779. Creator: Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt
Entrance to the seaport of Marseille, 1755-1779

Background imageTelescope Collection: View of a coast with a fortress in Malta, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon

View of a coast with a fortress in Malta, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of a coast with a fortress in Malta, 1700-1799. Vue de Malthe du cote du Fort'. A sea battle rages in the background

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W

The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1 Creator: Unknown
The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Scene from the Aland War, part of the Crimean War. On Sunday afternoon, August 12, H.M

Background imageTelescope Collection: Transit Instruments at the Cape Observatory, 1857. Creator: Hare

Transit Instruments at the Cape Observatory, 1857. Creator: Hare
Transit Instruments at the Cape Observatory, [South Africa], 1857. The Transit Instrument...was constructed from the designs of the Astronomer Royal

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Royal Observatory, Cape Town, 1857. Creator: Hare

The Royal Observatory, Cape Town, 1857. Creator: Hare
The Royal Observatory, Cape Town, [South Africa], 1857....however numerous observations may be in the northern hemisphere

Background imageTelescope Collection: Wayside Cafe, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Wayside Cafe, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Wayside Cafe, 1857. Scene in the Middle East. Here we meet with a group of guardians belonging to the establishment at Gaza, enjoying themselves at a wayside coffee-house (caffenee)

Background imageTelescope Collection: Portrait of Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1802-1820

Portrait of Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1802-1820. Attributed to Adriaan de Lelie

Background imageTelescope Collection: Girl Looking through a Telescope, mid-18th century. Creator: Pietro Rotari

Girl Looking through a Telescope, mid-18th century. Creator: Pietro Rotari
Girl Looking through a Telescope, mid-18th century

Background imageTelescope Collection: Gerrit Sichterman (1688-1730). Quartermaster-General of the Cavalry

Gerrit Sichterman (1688-1730). Quartermaster-General of the Cavalry, Colonel of the Oranje-Groningen Creator
Gerrit Sichterman (1688-1730). Quartermaster-General of the Cavalry, Colonel of the Oranje-Groningen Infantry Regiment, Commandant of Grave, c.1725

Background imageTelescope Collection: Portrait of Hendrick de Hartog, 1790. Creator: Adriaan De Lelie

Portrait of Hendrick de Hartog, 1790. Creator: Adriaan De Lelie
Portrait of Hendrick de Hartog, 1790

Background imageTelescope Collection: Portrait of Abraham van Riebeeck (1653-1713), c.1700. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Abraham van Riebeeck (1653-1713), c.1700. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Abraham van Riebeeck (1653-1713), c.1700

Background imageTelescope Collection: Portrait of Jan van Riebeeck (1619-77). Commander of the Cape of Good Hope and of... c.1660

Portrait of Jan van Riebeeck (1619-77). Commander of the Cape of Good Hope and of... c.1660. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Jan van Riebeeck (1619-77). Commander of the Cape of Good Hope and of Malacca and Secretary of the High Government of Batavia, c.1660

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Naval Review: Promenade on Southsea Common - sketched by S. Read, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans

The Naval Review: Promenade on Southsea Common - sketched by S. Read, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans
The Naval Review: Promenade on Southsea Common - sketched by S. Read, 1856. Crowds flock to the Hampshire coast to watch a display by the Royal Navy

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Great Naval Review: sketch on Fort Monckton, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Great Naval Review: sketch on Fort Monckton, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Great Naval Review: sketch on Fort Monckton, 1856. Crowds watching a display by the Royal Navy off the Hampshire coast

Background imageTelescope Collection: Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667. Creator: Ferdinand Bol

Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667. Other Title(s): Portrait of Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607-1676), Vice Admiral

Background imageTelescope Collection: Renouvelé de la tour barbe bleue, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Renouvelé de la tour barbe bleue, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Renouvele de la tour barbe bleue, 19th century. Renewed Bluebeard Tower

Background imageTelescope Collection: Archimède riant des efforts... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Archimède riant des efforts... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Archimede riant des efforts... 19th century. Archimedes laughing at the efforts

Background imageTelescope Collection: Aert van Nes (1626-1693), Vice Admiral, 1668. Creator: Bartholomeus van der Helst

Aert van Nes (1626-1693), Vice Admiral, 1668. Creator: Bartholomeus van der Helst
Aert van Nes (1626-1693), Vice Admiral, 1668

Background imageTelescope Collection: En ballon captif, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

En ballon captif, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
En ballon captif, 19th century. In a tethered balloon

Background imageTelescope Collection: Parisiens incrédules... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Parisiens incrédules... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Parisiens incredules... 19th century. Incredulous Parisians

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Tourist, 1858. Creator: Emmanuel Phélippes-Beaulieu

The Tourist, 1858. Creator: Emmanuel Phélippes-Beaulieu
The Tourist, 1858

Background imageTelescope Collection: Sadler's Wells - Scene from 'Harlequin and the House that Jack Built in 1851', 1850

Sadler's Wells - Scene from "Harlequin and the House that Jack Built in 1851", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sadler's Wells - Scene from "Harlequin and the House that Jack Built in 1851", 1850. London stage production

Background imageTelescope Collection: Our young folks Holiday, 1886. Creator: Unknown

Our young folks Holiday, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Our young folks Holiday, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageTelescope Collection: Two astronomers, a sphere and a telescope, between 1735 and 1745. Creator: Unknown

Two astronomers, a sphere and a telescope, between 1735 and 1745. Creator: Unknown
Two astronomers, a sphere and a telescope, between 1735 and 1745

Background imageTelescope Collection: Portrait of Citizen Hesmart, cloth merchant and soldier, before a bust of Gluck, 1794

Portrait of Citizen Hesmart, cloth merchant and soldier, before a bust of Gluck, 1794. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Citizen Hesmart, cloth merchant and soldier, before a bust of Gluck, 1794

Background imageTelescope Collection: Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854

Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War:two 18-pounders which had been mounted on Sandbag battery were taken away

Background imageTelescope Collection: Sebastopol Batteries Firing at an Austrian Vessel, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Sebastopol Batteries Firing at an Austrian Vessel, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sebastopol Batteries Firing at an Austrian Vessel, 1854. Crimean War. Allied ship coming under fire from Russian guns at the strategic Black Sea port

Background imageTelescope Collection: Bombardment of Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Bombardment of Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Bombardment of Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, 1854. Crimean War: mounted British officers. The enemy's magazine in the round tower battery exploded again for the third time

Background imageTelescope Collection: Lord Raglan and General Canrobert visiting the French Outposts opposite Sebastopol, 1854

Lord Raglan and General Canrobert visiting the French Outposts opposite Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Lord Raglan and General Canrobert visiting the French Outposts opposite Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War. General Canrobert...is looking at Sebastopol through his telescope...In the distance...may be

Background imageTelescope Collection: Russian Prisoners on board 'The Fury', at Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Russian Prisoners on board "The Fury", at Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Russian Prisoners on board "The Fury", at Constantinople, 1854. Crimean War: prisoners of war on Royal Navy steam frigate Fury, bound for Odessa

Background imageTelescope Collection: Scene from the Extravaganza of 'Frankenstein, or, The Model Man' at the Adelphi Theatre, 1850

Scene from the Extravaganza of "Frankenstein, or, The Model Man" at the Adelphi Theatre, 1850
Scene from the Extravaganza of "Frankenstein, or, The Model Man" at the Adelphi Theatre, [London], 1850. The Christmas extravaganza at this theatre is from the melodrama of

Background imageTelescope Collection: True View of the Foreign Buildings along the Waterfront Seen from the Yokohama Wharves... c. 1875

True View of the Foreign Buildings along the Waterfront Seen from the Yokohama Wharves... c. 1875
True View of the Foreign Buildings along the Waterfront Seen from the Yokohama Wharves (Yokohama hatoba yori kaigandori ijinkan no shinzu), c. 1875

Background imageTelescope Collection: Man of the People, 1836. Creator: Auguste Raffet

Man of the People, 1836. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Man of the People, 1836

Background imageTelescope Collection: Winter Exhibition of Modern British Art - Pilot Boat Going Out - painted by E. Duncan, 1850

Winter Exhibition of Modern British Art - Pilot Boat Going Out - painted by E. Duncan, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Winter Exhibition of Modern British Art - Pilot Boat Going Out - painted by E. Duncan, 1850. Art show at Pall Mall in London

Background imageTelescope Collection: Snowy Range, from Tyne or Marma, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Snowy Range, from Tyne or Marma, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Snowy Range, from Tyne or Marma, 1845. From "Hindostan, The Shores of the Red Sea, and The Himalaya Mountains, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1845]

Background imageTelescope Collection: Nakasu, from the series 'Ten Scenes of Enjoying the Cool in the Three Cities...', c. 1785/86

Nakasu, from the series "Ten Scenes of Enjoying the Cool in the Three Cities...", c. 1785/86
Nakasu, from the series "Ten Scenes of Enjoying the Cool in the Three Cities (Sangatsu ryo jikkei)", c. 1785/86

Background imageTelescope Collection: Colossal Statue of the Duke of Wellington, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Colossal Statue of the Duke of Wellington, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Colossal Statue of the Duke of Wellington, 1850....colossal statues of the greatest military and naval hero of our age - the Duke of Wellington and Lord Nelson - have been sculptured in stone by Mr

Background imageTelescope Collection: Colossal Statue of Lord Nelson, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Colossal Statue of Lord Nelson, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Colossal Statue of Lord Nelson, 1850....colossal statues of the greatest military and naval hero of our age - the Duke of Wellington and Lord Nelson - have been sculptured in stone by Mr, Milligan

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Lowestoft Regatta - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Lowestoft Regatta - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Lowestoft Regatta, [Suffolk] - drawn by Duncan, 1850....not less than some fifteen thousand persons, or about four times the numerical amount of the resident population, assembled

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Persian Ambassador, plate eighteen from Caravanne du Sultane à la Mecque, 1748

The Persian Ambassador, plate eighteen from Caravanne du Sultane à la Mecque, 1748
The Persian Ambassador, plate eighteen from Caravanne du Sultane a la Mecque, 1748

Background imageTelescope Collection: Ambassadeur de la Perse, plate eighteen from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748

Ambassadeur de la Perse, plate eighteen from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748
Ambassadeur de la Perse, plate eighteen from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Background imageTelescope Collection: Observing a solar eclipse on January 1, 1907, near the Cherniaevo Station in the Tian-Shan... 1907

Observing a solar eclipse on January 1, 1907, near the Cherniaevo Station in the Tian-Shan... 1907
Observing a solar eclipse on January 1, 1907, near the Cherniaevo Station in the Tian-Shan mountains above the Saliuktin mines, Golodnaia (or Golodnaya) Steppe, 1907

Background imageTelescope Collection: Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. At the Royal Laboratory practice-range of Woolwich Arsenal number of gunmakers of celebrity were present

Background imageTelescope Collection: Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle... 1862 Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle Association watching the target, 1862

Background imageTelescope Collection: Yushima, from the series 'A Comparison of Famous Things in the Eastern Capital... c

Yushima, from the series "A Comparison of Famous Things in the Eastern Capital... c
Yushima, from the series " A Comparison of Famous Things in the Eastern Capital (Toto meibutsu awase)", c. 1811/12

Background imageTelescope Collection: Ayase no Yusho, from the series 'Bokusui Hakkei', c. 1769

Ayase no Yusho, from the series "Bokusui Hakkei", c. 1769
Ayase no Yusho, from the series " Bokusui Hakkei", c. 1769

Background imageTelescope Collection: The Great Harbor in London, England (Egirisu, Rondon taiko), 1862. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II

The Great Harbor in London, England (Egirisu, Rondon taiko), 1862. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II
The Great Harbor in London, England (Egirisu, Rondon taiko), 1862. An imaginary view of the port of London. Crowds throng London Bridge with boats from France, China and Russia in the background

Background imageTelescope Collection: Holland (Oranda koku), from the series 'People of the Five Nations

Holland (Oranda koku), from the series "People of the Five Nations
Holland (Oranda koku), from the series " People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku jinbutsu zue)", 1861

Background imageTelescope Collection: Hubble Space Telescope and Earth Limb, 1997. Creator: NASA

Hubble Space Telescope and Earth Limb, 1997. Creator: NASA
Hubble Space Telescope and Earth Limb, 1997. Flyaround of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) after deployment on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02). Note the telescopes open aperature door

Background imageTelescope Collection: Ship Chandlers Sign, c. 1940. Creator: Robert Pohle

Ship Chandlers Sign, c. 1940. Creator: Robert Pohle
Ship Chandlers Sign, c. 1940



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