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  • A storm at sea, with a sailing ship being wrecked on rocks. Etching by Claude Lorrain, ca. 1635-1640.
  • Jean Fernel. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682.
  • Jean Fernel. Line engraving by N. de Larmessin, 1682.
  • Lazare Rivière [Riverius]. Line engraving by Germain Audran.
  • René Descartes. Line engraving by E. Ficquet, 1767, after F. Hals, 1649.
  • Saul consults Samuel after the witch of Endor has conjured him from the dead; demons crowd the background. Engraving by A. Laurent, 17--, after S. Rosa.
  • Aeneas is standing with his father Anchises on his shoulders as he rescues him from the fire of Troy, and he receives the household gods from his wife, Creusa. Engraving by G. Audran after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • A woman looking through a level and holding a ruler and compasses, standing in front of a grid; representing perspective. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
  • Boston, Massachusetts: John Malcolm, a customs official, is lowered by ropes from his house on to a cart and tarred and feathered by a crowd protesting against taxation. Engraving by F. Godefroy, 1784.
  • Medical world : gallery of contemporaries in the field of medical science / author: Anton Mansch.
  • Medical world : gallery of contemporaries in the field of medical science / author: Anton Mansch.
  • Medical world : gallery of contemporaries in the field of medical science / author: Anton Mansch.
  • Medical world : gallery of contemporaries in the field of medical science / author: Anton Mansch.
  • Medical world : gallery of contemporaries in the field of medical science / author: Anton Mansch.
  • Medical world : gallery of contemporaries in the field of medical science / author: Anton Mansch.
  • Medical world : gallery of contemporaries in the field of medical science / author: Anton Mansch.
  • Medical world : gallery of contemporaries in the field of medical science / author: Anton Mansch.
  • A tiger hunt, showing a dismounted hunter being set-upon by tigers (or leopards?), while his fellow exotically-dressed hunters look on in horror. Engraving by J.J. Flipart, 1773, after F. Boucher.
  • The sources of English monastic life in the rule of Saint Benedict, and those who have embraced the rule: family tree. Etching by W. Hollar, 1655.
  • Guillaume de Limoges, a lame street singer. Etching by G. Audran.
  • A tilt-yard with tiered stands, designed according to the specification of Philip the Fair in 1306. Engraving by Guayté (A.J. Gaitte?), 1780, after J.D. Dugourc.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Line engraving by C. Duflos and N. de Larmessin after Raphael.
  • An itinerant young man is presenting a "boîte à curiosité" or magic lantern show to children and adults who are gathering around to look. Engraving by Noel Le Mire, 1752, after R. Brakenburg.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Lithograph after Bernhardinus Milnet.