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Woodeson Boiler - Boiler - Britannica - Fig. 13

Woodeson Boiler - Boiler - Britannica - Fig. 13

Woodeson Boiler Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image comes from the 12th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States becau... More

1911 Britannica-Archaeology-Neolithic

1911 Britannica-Archaeology-Neolithic

Neolithic Period.1. Flint and stone implements, England. 2. Flint arrow-heads, England. 3. Arrow-heads, Ireland.4. Flint and stone implements, Denmark. 5. Flint implements, France. 6. Flint implements, Egypt. ... More

1911 Britannica - Aegean - Marble Idols

1911 Britannica - Aegean - Marble Idols

Marble idols, Amorgos; 6-11; fiddle and mallet types, 12-14, developed types.Man, 1901, 185, No 146Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Aegean Civilization.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol. 22 1887 (131513257)

Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol. 22 1887 (131513257)

Polski: Adres wydawniczy: Philadelphia : J. M. Stoddart, 1887Opis fizyczny: 987 s., XI k. tabl. : il. ; 27 cm

Britannica Mosque - Amr Old Cairo plan

Britannica Mosque - Amr Old Cairo plan

Floor plan of Mosque of ‘Amr, Old Cairo

Encyclopaedia-Britannica-1911-27-0615

Encyclopaedia-Britannica-1911-27-0615

British and Austro-Hungarian army uniforms circa 1910

Aqueduct-aqua-claudia - Drawing. Public domain image.

Aqueduct-aqua-claudia - Drawing. Public domain image.

Dansk: Fra den engelske wikipedia "Aqueduct" - "Aqua Claudia" aqueduct. From 1911 Encyc Brittanica.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica; A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature (1902) (14578245160)

The Encyclopaedia Britannica; A dictionary of arts, sciences and gener...

Identifier: encyclopaediabri20kell (find matches) Title: The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Kellogg, D. O. (Day Otis), 1796-18... More

Britannica Flute Bass Flute Brussels

Britannica Flute Bass Flute Brussels

Drawing of a bass flute in the collection of the Brussels museum.

1911 Britannica - Lord Kelvin's Ampere Balance

1911 Britannica - Lord Kelvin's Ampere Balance

Lord Kelvin's ampere balance. Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Amperemeter.

EB1911 Plate I. 24, Fig 3

EB1911 Plate I. 24, Fig 3

The first bronze door of the Baptistery at Florence by Andrea Pisano.

EB1911 Greek Art - Discobolus of Myron

EB1911 Greek Art - Discobolus of Myron

Restored version of the Discobolus of Myron made in Munich by combining the Lancelotti head with the Vatican body.

EB1911 - Centipede Fig 2. nervous system

EB1911 - Centipede Fig 2. nervous system

A, Brain of Scolopendra. n. ant, Antennal nerves; n. opt, ocular nerves; n. pr. ant, preantennal nerves; oes. comm, oesophageal commissure. B, Section of Eye of Scolopendra. len, Corneal lens; ret, retinal o... More

Bridges 50 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Bridges 1 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Bridges 1 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Trajan Bridge. Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Bridges. Dio Cassius mentions a bridge, possibly 3000 to 4000 ft. in length, built by Trajan over the Danube in 104 AD. Some piers are sai... More

Britishcolumbia 1 - Public domain geographic map
Calculating machines 16
Calculating machines 7
EB1911 Palaeography - Letter of recommendation

EB1911 Palaeography - Letter of recommendation

Letter of recommendation, 4th century.

EB1911 Wood-Carving - Arabian panel

EB1911 Wood-Carving - Arabian panel

Arabian panel. 13th century.

EB1911 Steel Construction - Fig. 3

EB1911 Steel Construction - Fig. 3

Land Title Building, Philadelphia.

EB1911 Greek Art - East Pediment, Olympia. Two Restorations

EB1911 Greek Art - East Pediment, Olympia. Two Restorations

East Pediment in Olympia. Two Restorations.

EB1911 Palaeontology - ichthyosaur skeleton

EB1911 Palaeontology - ichthyosaur skeleton

One of the most perfect of the many specimens discovered and prepared by Herr Bernard Hauff, and showing the extraordinary preservation of the epidermis of the ichthyosaur, which gives the complete contour of ... More

EB1911 Sun-bittern - Kagu

EB1911 Sun-bittern - Kagu

Kagu (Rhinochetus jubatus).

Ballistics 7
EB1911 Water Supply, Earth Embankment

EB1911 Water Supply, Earth Embankment

Earth Embankment, with stone toe and concrete trench.

Britannica Glass Venetian Drinking Glasses

Britannica Glass Venetian Drinking Glasses

Early drinking glasses from Venice

EB1911 Rope and Rope-making, 16

EB1911 Rope and Rope-making, 16

HASKELL DAWES HORIZONTAL ROPE MACHINE.

EB1911 Roman Art - Earth Goddess and the Spirits of Air and Water

EB1911 Roman Art - Earth Goddess and the Spirits of Air and Water

Ancient Roman bas-relief of the Earth goddess and the spirits of Air and Water from the Ara Pacis Augustae.

Pauropus huxleyi ventral EB1911

Pauropus huxleyi ventral EB1911

Enlarged view of Pauropus huxleyi, from ventral side

Cable 1 - Public domain book illustration
EB1911 Roman Art - Caesar Augustus

EB1911 Roman Art - Caesar Augustus

Statue of Caesar Augustus.

EB1911 China - Chien Shun-chü - Emperor Huan-yeh

EB1911 China - Chien Shun-chü - Emperor Huan-yeh

Black and white reproduction of “Portrait of Emperor Huan.” Public domain image of Chinese people, China history, government, and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

EB1911 Greek Art - Bronze Charioteer - Delphi

EB1911 Greek Art - Bronze Charioteer - Delphi

Drawing of the Charioteer of Delphi (bust).

EB1911 Greek Art - Restoration of Nikē of Delos

EB1911 Greek Art - Restoration of Nikē of Delos

A figure found at Delos, and connected, though perhaps incorrectly, with a basis recording the execution of a statue by Archermus and Micciades, two sculptors who stood, in the middle of the 6th century, at th... More

Greek Art - Theseus and Amazon

Greek Art - Theseus and Amazon

Black and white photograph of an ancient Greek sculpture of Theseus abducting the Amazon Antiope (from Eretria). Archaeological Museum of Eretria Native name Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ερέτριας Location Eretria, G... More

Britannica Paris

Britannica Paris

Black and white map of Paris from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

EB1911 Potato Figure 4

EB1911 Potato Figure 4

"Chrysophlyctis endobiotica (Oedomyces leproides = Physoderma leproides) in the Potato." Figure 4 from the 11th Edition Encyclopaedia Britannica article "Potato". 1 and 2: Tubers deformed by the fungus. 3: Sect... More

Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol. 22 1887 (131513292)

Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol. 22 1887 (131513292)

Polski: Adres wydawniczy: Philadelphia : J. M. Stoddart, 1887Opis fizyczny: 987 s., XI k. tabl. : il. ; 27 cm

Britannica Mosque - Sultan Hasan Cairo plan

Britannica Mosque - Sultan Hasan Cairo plan

Floor plan of Mosque of Sultan Hasan, Cairo.

EB1911 Regalia, Plate I, 1

EB1911 Regalia, Plate I, 1

Sr Edwards Crown. The ancient crown was destroyed at the Commonwealth, and a model made for Charles II's coronation.

Britannica Czechoslovakia

Britannica Czechoslovakia

Political map of Czechoslovakia

EB1911 - Weaving - Fig. 40c

EB1911 - Weaving - Fig. 40c

C. Part of Orphrey, with the Annunciation (Florentine weaving, late 15th century)

EB1911 - Mural Decoration - Fig 5

EB1911 - Mural Decoration - Fig 5

Fig. 5—Italian Stamped Leather; 16th century.

EB1911 Indian Architecture - Plan of Kailās at Ellora
EB9 Vermont

EB9 Vermont

Map (mostly political, but with some topography) of Vermont

EB9 United States - temperature chart

EB9 United States - temperature chart

Title: Mean Annual Temperature Chart of the United States From Chart by Charles A. Schott.Explanation: Area of a temperature between Curves of 36 and 44 Fahr. [white], 44 and 52 Fahr. [green], 52 and 60 Fahr. ... More

The Encyclopaedia Britannica; A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature (1902) (14803927233)

The Encyclopaedia Britannica; A dictionary of arts, sciences and gener...

Identifier: encyclopaediabri03kell (find matches) Title: The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Kellogg, D. O. (Day Otis), 1796-18... More

Britannica Pianoforte German Square Action 1783

Britannica Pianoforte German Square Action 1783

German square piano action from a piano made by Johann Gottlob Wagner of Dresden in 1783.

EB1911 Plants - apex of the root of Pteris cretica

EB1911 Plants - apex of the root of Pteris cretica

Drawing of a median longitudinal section through the apex of the root of Pteris cretica.

EB1911 Peripatus - Series of Embryos

EB1911 Peripatus - Series of Embryos

A series of diagrams of transverse sections through Peripatus embryos to show the relations of the coelom at successive stages. See legend below.

Brickwork 14 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Bridges 32 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Britannica Dock 2 - Public domain book illustration

Britannica Dock 2 - Public domain book illustration

Havre Docks and Outer Harbour. Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Britannica Echinoderma 12a - Public domain book illustration
Brooch 12
Brochantite 1
Britannica Eagle 1 - Public domain book illustration
Bryophyta 3
Calculating machines 23
Buttercup 1 - Public domain portrait drawing

Buttercup 1 - Public domain portrait drawing

Public domain scan of drawing, botanical illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

EB1911 Wood-Carving - French cabinet

EB1911 Wood-Carving - French cabinet

French cabinet. Renaissance, 1577. Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

EB1911 Squirrel - Burmese Red-bellied Squirrel

EB1911 Squirrel - Burmese Red-bellied Squirrel

The Burmese Red-bellied Squirrel (Sciurus pygerythrus).

EB1911 Termite - Termitarium of Termes malayanus

EB1911 Termite - Termitarium of Termes malayanus

Termitarium of Termes malayanus: f, fungus-chamber; c, royal cell.

EB1911 Vision - Ideal or Schematique Eye

EB1911 Vision - Ideal or Schematique Eye

A, summit of cornea; SC, sclerotic; S, Schlemm's canal; CH, choroid; I, iris; M, ciliary muscle; R, retina; N, optic nerve; HA, aqueous humour; L, crystalline lens, the anterior of the double lines on its face... More

EB1911-Water Supply-18

EB1911-Water Supply-18

Figure 18 of "Water Supply" article from Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th edition

Britannica Jabiru

Britannica Jabiru

Engraving of a drawing representing the Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria), a large stork.

Magic Square 10 11
Britannica 1911 Juniper - J. communis

Britannica 1911 Juniper - J. communis

Drawing of a branch of Juniperus communis with fruit cross-section and catkin

EB1911 Moraceae - Morus nigra

EB1911 Moraceae - Morus nigra

Mulberry (Morus nigra), Shoot bearing Leaves and Fruit, ½ natural size.

Britannica Pipe-fishes Sub-caudal Pouch

Britannica Pipe-fishes Sub-caudal Pouch

Sub-caudal pouch of a pipe-fish (Syngnathus acus) with the young ready to leave the pouch. One side of the membrane of the pouch is pushed aside to admit of a view of its interior. (Natural size.)

EB1911 Regalia, Plate III, 2

EB1911 Regalia, Plate III, 2

Queen Elizabeth's Salt-Cellar.

Barbiton 1 - Public domain book illustration

Barbiton 1 - Public domain book illustration

Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article BARBITON. Barbiton, from a bas-relief in the Louvre, "Achilles at Scyros."

Barrel-organ 2 - Public domain book illustration

Barrel-organ 2 - Public domain book illustration

Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article BARREL-ORGAN. Compass of Solomon de Caus' barrel-organ, 1615.

Basilica 15 - Public domain book illustration

Basilica 15 - Public domain book illustration

Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article BASILICA. Fig. 15.—Plan of Basilica of S. Clemente in Rome. 1. Porch. 2. Atrium. 3. Nave. 4. Aisle for men. 5. Aisle for women. 6. Chorus cantorum. 7. Al... More

Brooch 2 - Public domain book illustration
1911 Britannica-Architecture-Vendramini Palace

1911 Britannica-Architecture-Vendramini Palace

Photo, Brogi.Vendramini Palace, Venice.Image from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Architecture.

EB1911 Roman Art - Evening Benediction (fresco)

EB1911 Roman Art - Evening Benediction (fresco)

Ancient Roman fresco showing an evening benediction before the temple of Isis.

EB1911 Roman Art - Constantine Distributing a Dole

EB1911 Roman Art - Constantine Distributing a Dole

Relief from the Arch of Constantine (Rome): Constantine distributing a dole.

EB1911 Greek Art - Doryphorus of Polyclitus

EB1911 Greek Art - Doryphorus of Polyclitus

Doryphorus or spear-bearer by Polyclitus in the National Museum at Naples.

EB1911 Greek Art - Battle of The Granicus - Sarcophagus from Sidon

EB1911 Greek Art - Battle of The Granicus - Sarcophagus from Sidon

A tomb, called that of Alexander, though there can be no doubt that, although it commemorates the victories and exploits of Alexander, it was made not to hold his remains, but those of some ruler of Sidon who ... More

EB1911 Greek Art - Bronze of Cerigotto

EB1911 Greek Art - Bronze of Cerigotto

Bronze Sculpture, thought to be either Paris or Perseus (Paris is more probable), Greek National Archaeological Museum 13396, Athens. Comes from the Antikythera shipwreck.

EB1911 Greek Art - Hermes of Praxiteles (2)

EB1911 Greek Art - Hermes of Praxiteles (2)

Hermes is represented by the sculptor Praxiteles in the act of carrying the young child Dionysus to the nymphs who were charged with his rearing. On the journey he pauses and amuses himself by holding out to t... More

Britannica Book-Plates - Arthur Vicars by C. W. Sherborn

Britannica Book-Plates - Arthur Vicars by C. W. Sherborn

Book plate of Sir Arthur Vicars by Charles William Sherborn, plate between pp. 232 and 233 (lower right)

EB1911 Intestinal Obstruction - volvulus

EB1911 Intestinal Obstruction - volvulus

Medical (pathology) illustration of an intestinal obstruction: volvulus.

Ground plan for Abbey of St Gall
Alismaceae 2 - Public domain scan / drawing

Alismaceae 2 - Public domain scan / drawing

Butomus. Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Alismaceae. Public domain scan of drawing, 20th-century botanical illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

EB1911 Palaeontology - skeleton of allosaurus

EB1911 Palaeontology - skeleton of allosaurus

Skeleton of allosaurus, assembled.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol. 22 1887 (131513286)

Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol. 22 1887 (131513286)

Polski: Adres wydawniczy: Philadelphia : J. M. Stoddart, 1887Opis fizyczny: 987 s., XI k. tabl. : il. ; 27 cm

Britannica Theatre Plate IId

Britannica Theatre Plate IId

jpg of fourth image on page 782 of Volume 26 of EB1911

Britannica Aulos Candia

Britannica Aulos Candia

Diagram of an aulos (musical instrument of ancient Greece) found in the collection of the Candia Museum.

EB9 Frankfort-on-the-Main - plan

EB9 Frankfort-on-the-Main - plan

A map of Frankfurt am Main.

EB1911 Japan - Lacquered Boxes
EB1911 Roman Art - Virgil Mosaic

EB1911 Roman Art - Virgil Mosaic

Ancient Roman mosaic depicting Virgil flanked by two figures (muses?).

EB1911-Electrical Machine Fig06

EB1911-Electrical Machine Fig06

Fig. 6 from "Electrical Machine", Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 9, p. 178. Holtz's Machine.

1911 EB Map Fig 12

1911 EB Map Fig 12

Caption: ".mw-parser-output .smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps}Fig. 12.—The Map of Beatus (776)."A black-and-white simplified version of the map described by the Encyclopædia Britannica as from the 776 Comment... More

EB1911 Numismatics - Greek coins

EB1911 Numismatics - Greek coins

A numbered array of Greek coins. They are described in the accompanying article.

Britannica Pianoforte Wornum Upright Action

Britannica Pianoforte Wornum Upright Action

Robert Wornum's upright piano action of 1826. The original of the now universal crank action in upright pianos.

Britannica Pianoforte Steinway Grand Piano Action

Britannica Pianoforte Steinway Grand Piano Action

Henry Engelhard Steinway's grand piano action of 1884. The double escapement as in Sébastien Érard's, but with shortened balance and usual check.

1911 Britannica - Aegean -Tiryns

1911 Britannica - Aegean -Tiryns

Bull, with leaping bull-fighter, Tiryns.Cf. Schliemann, Tiryns, Plate XIII.Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Aegean Civilization.

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