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Traiano Boccalini presenting a copy of his book 'La bilancia politica' to Tacitus; below, Time and another allegorical figure revive a fainting woman. Engraving by J.J. Thurneisser the elder, 1678, after T. Blanchet.
Blanchet, Thomas, 1614-1689.Date: 1678Reference: 2822729i
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An anatomical dissection with six onlookers and the dissector who is retracting the skin to reveal the intestines. Engraving, 1705.
Date: 1705Reference: 25331i
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In a rural garden, two boys draw the figure of Nature represented as a woman with six breasts feeding two infants; around, examples of nature and education. Engraving by E.J.N. de Ghendt after C.P. Marillier, ca. 1788/1793.
Marillier, Clément Pierre, 1740-1808.Date: [1788/1793]Reference: 568202i
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Antiquities of Albano and Castel Gandolfo, Lazio. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1764.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.Date: 1764Reference: 547010i
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Apes playing with a goldsmith's apparatus. Engraving by Nicolaes de Bruyn, ca 1621.
Date: 1621Reference: 39659i
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Title page for an unidentified set of fifty-four prints. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: 1857Reference: 36985i
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Engraved titlepage to G.B. Cavalieri, 'Opera nela quale vi e molti mostri'. Engraving by G.B. Cavalieri, 1585.
Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1525-1601.Date: 1585Reference: 653162i
Part of: Opera nela quale vi e molti mostri de tutte le parti del mondo antichi et moderni con le dechiarationi a ciascheduno sina [sic] al presente anno 1585. Joanne Baptista de Cavalleriis lagherino incisore.
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Philipp Cluverius: portrait and allegory of his work on geography. Line engraving.
Date: 1600-1699Reference: 1875i
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Mathematicians: Ptolemy, Pythagoras, Euclid, Nicomachus, Aristoxenus and Iamblichus. Engraving after J. van Steegeren, 1667 or 1668.
Stegeren, J. van.Date: [1667 or 1668]Reference: 567722i
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A crofter harrowing a field in spring; in the foreground, a plough. Steel engraving by W. Miller, 1837, after M. Stanley.
Stanley, Montague, 1809-1844.Date: 1837Reference: 3043753i
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Three leopards, lynxes or some other animal being rewarded by cherubim who bestow garlands on them and shake down fruit from a tree for them; representing the works of Marcello Malpighi being honoured by the Royal Society. Engraving by R. White, 1675.
Date: 1675Reference: 567808i
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A marble tablet sculpted in relief with trophies and ornaments illustrating the magnificence of the ancient Romans. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1761.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.Date: 1761Reference: 568208i
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Johann Friedrich Gronovius lecturing on Roman currency at Leiden University, surrounded by other identified scholars. Engraving by A. van Zijlvelt, 1691.
Zijlvelt, Anthony van, approximately 1640-approximately 1695.Date: [1691]Reference: 35581i
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The entrance to a temple (a portico with an arch) representing access to the Bible. Engraving after John Chantry, 1677.
Date: 1677Reference: 589580i
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An anatomical dissection by Pieter Pauw in the Leiden anatomy theatre. Engraving by Andries Stock after a drawing by Jacques de Gheyn II, 1615.
Gheyn, Jacob de, 1565-1629.Date: 1615Reference: 24757i
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A physician and a surgeon pointing to herbs in a herb garden; indicating medicine and surgery for the poor. Engraving, 1671.
Dubé, Paul.Date: [1671]Reference: 567827i
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An anatomical dissection being carried out by Andreas Vesalius, attended by a large group of observers. Woodcut, 1543.
Date: June 1543]Reference: 24285i
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Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis pointing out the length of a degree on the longitude of meridian in Lapland to two people. Etching, 1753.
Date: 1753Reference: 568188i
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A man is opening a door to reveal the landscape of China; cherubim playing with a map and a globe showing China as described by Martino Martini. Engraving, ca. 1655.
Martini, Martino, 1614-1661.Date: [1655?]Reference: 567607i
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A man consulting a physician who examines a flask of his urine. Engraving, 1644.
Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675.Date: 1644Reference: 567598i
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An anatomical dissection by Jean Riolan the younger (1580-1657). Engraving by Crispijn de Passe, 1626.
Passe, Crispijn van de, -1670.Date: [1626]Reference: 588752i
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Sussex Place in Regent's Park, London. Engraving by W. Wallis after T. Shepherd, 1827.
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)Date: 5 May 1827Reference: 568227i
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Title page to the set of exact reproductions of forty-eight hawks. Colour woodcut by Sugakudō, 1858.
Sūgakudō (Nakayama Sūgakudō), active 1850-1860.Date: 1858Reference: 36989i
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A man consulting a physician who is seated behind a table on which is a skull. Engraving, 1652.
Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675.Date: 1652Reference: 567599i
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Conduct of life: an angel reveals to Dutch citizens a book showing the Last Judgment, which is supported by the skeletons of Adam and Eve; in the background, an ideal country residence. Engraving, 1656.
Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660.Date: [1656]Reference: 20408i

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Traiano Boccalini presenting a copy of his book 'La bilancia politica' to Tacitus; below, Time and another allegorical figure revive a fainting woman. Engraving by J.J. Thurneisser the elder, 1678, after T. Blanchet.

An anatomical dissection with six onlookers and the dissector who is retracting the skin to reveal the intestines. Engraving, 1705.

In a rural garden, two boys draw the figure of Nature represented as a woman with six breasts feeding two infants; around, examples of nature and education. Engraving by E.J.N. de Ghendt after C.P. Marillier, ca. 1788/1793.

Antiquities of Albano and Castel Gandolfo, Lazio. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1764.

Apes playing with a goldsmith's apparatus. Engraving by Nicolaes de Bruyn, ca 1621.

Title page for an unidentified set of fifty-four prints. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Engraved titlepage to G.B. Cavalieri, 'Opera nela quale vi e molti mostri'. Engraving by G.B. Cavalieri, 1585.

Philipp Cluverius: portrait and allegory of his work on geography. Line engraving.

Mathematicians: Ptolemy, Pythagoras, Euclid, Nicomachus, Aristoxenus and Iamblichus. Engraving after J. van Steegeren, 1667 or 1668.

A crofter harrowing a field in spring; in the foreground, a plough. Steel engraving by W. Miller, 1837, after M. Stanley.

Three leopards, lynxes or some other animal being rewarded by cherubim who bestow garlands on them and shake down fruit from a tree for them; representing the works of Marcello Malpighi being honoured by the Royal Society. Engraving by R. White, 1675.

A marble tablet sculpted in relief with trophies and ornaments illustrating the magnificence of the ancient Romans. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1761.

Johann Friedrich Gronovius lecturing on Roman currency at Leiden University, surrounded by other identified scholars. Engraving by A. van Zijlvelt, 1691.

The entrance to a temple (a portico with an arch) representing access to the Bible. Engraving after John Chantry, 1677.

An anatomical dissection by Pieter Pauw in the Leiden anatomy theatre. Engraving by Andries Stock after a drawing by Jacques de Gheyn II, 1615.

A physician and a surgeon pointing to herbs in a herb garden; indicating medicine and surgery for the poor. Engraving, 1671.

An anatomical dissection being carried out by Andreas Vesalius, attended by a large group of observers. Woodcut, 1543.

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis pointing out the length of a degree on the longitude of meridian in Lapland to two people. Etching, 1753.

A man is opening a door to reveal the landscape of China; cherubim playing with a map and a globe showing China as described by Martino Martini. Engraving, ca. 1655.

A man consulting a physician who examines a flask of his urine. Engraving, 1644.

An anatomical dissection by Jean Riolan the younger (1580-1657). Engraving by Crispijn de Passe, 1626.

Sussex Place in Regent's Park, London. Engraving by W. Wallis after T. Shepherd, 1827.

Title page to the set of exact reproductions of forty-eight hawks. Colour woodcut by Sugakudō, 1858.

A man consulting a physician who is seated behind a table on which is a skull. Engraving, 1652.

Conduct of life: an angel reveals to Dutch citizens a book showing the Last Judgment, which is supported by the skeletons of Adam and Eve; in the background, an ideal country residence. Engraving, 1656.