Horsemen, Three Abreast, with Banners, from the engraving 'The Triumphal Procession' by Hans Burgkmair.
The Savages of Calicut, from the engraving 'The Triumphal Procession' by Hans Burgkmair.
This picture depicts a group of people attending church. Below the illustration is a children's poem…
The Kesselstadt Picture, a picture of the deceased William Shakespeare, was in possession of Count Francis…
"Kadsura japonica. 1. a calyx; 2. a head of stamens; 3. a pistil; 4. a section of a seed." -Lindley,…
"Cissampelos tropaeolifolia. 1. a female flower; 2. a portion of a fruit, with the seed laid bare; 3.…
"Abutilon macropodum. 1. an unexpanded flower; 2. the stamens and styles; 3. a ripe fruit, consisting…
Eton College was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as a charity school to provide free education to seventy…
Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 - February 18, 1546) was a German monk, theologian, university professor,…
"1. Aretia Vitaliana; 2. a flower cut open; 3. the pistil; 4. a vertical section of the latter, showing…
John Eliot (c. 1604 - 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England.…
Diagram to illustrate minute structure of the cerebral cortex. Labels: A and B, neuroglia cells; C,…
An illustration of a Florida Cracker. Florida Cracker refers to the original colonial era American pioneer…
In 1911, there were many Indian Industrial Schools. Picture here are some Indian apprentices making…
An illustration of a man using a loom. A loom is a machine or device for weaving thread or yarn into…
The guillotine was a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall…
The sand screen or sand sifter is used to sift out pebbles, stones, and shells from sand.
Before the days of sawmills, the posts and beams of a house were manually cut out of logs. In building…
Johann Gottlieb Rall (ca. 1726 - December 26, 1776 ) was a German colonel in command of Hessian troops…
"Battle ground at Concord. This view, looking southeast, is from the road leading to the village, by…
They are generally quite robust, and consist of many strong flying forms with relatively long and narrow…
The Big Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) is a bat species found in South, North and Central America.
The scarifier is a instrument used for cultivating soil. "a, frame; b, handles; d, teeth; e, wheels;…
This image shows a fire screen decorated with a tapestry. Fire screens are used to reduce excessive…
Fernando Wood (June 14, 1812 – February 14, 1881) is famous for being one of the most colorful mayors…
The Seal of the State of West Virginia. This seal depicts two men representing agriculture and industry…
An illustration of a small jellyfish. Jellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. ellyfish…
A small medal was struck in commemoration of the great act of separation of South Carolina. They became…
An advertisement taking from the New York Evening Post of June 1813, with a copy of a picture…
"d, calyx, showing the five free sepals" of the Nodding Chickweed (Cerastium nutans) -Whitney, 1911
Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English…
The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg, also known as Georgsdom or Limburger Dom in German…
The Cathedral of St Martin (Italian Duomo) is a church in Lucca, Italy. It was begun in 1063 by Bishop…
A front view of a diving helmet. A, Helmet; B, Breastplate; F, Emergency cock; G, Glasses in frame;…
"Singer sewing-machine. a is the frame and cloth-plate or bed-plate; b, arm; c, treadle; e, pitman;…
"Singer sewing-machine. a is the frame and cloth-plate or bed-plate; b, arm; ... g, small driving-wheel…
A frame with a spinning wheel in the foregroud. A ship can be seen on the left and a church steeple…
The relation of anterior abdominal digestive organs- left antero-lateral view. Labels: 1, liver; 2,…
"Frame of a vessel supported by shores." A shore is a "post or beam of timber or iron for the temporary…
An illustration of an airplane model with an automatic rudder. "a a, Elastic [airplane]; b b, Automatic…
"Regency Style; motive from Hotel Soubise, Paris ... in the history of the fine arts in France,…
"Nichols Rheostat. a, wooden frame; b, tinned iron strip; c, stationary, and c', movable binding-posts;…
A pillar is similar to a column which is a vertical support structure in architecture, but the base…
An entablature refers to the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns,…
An entablature refers to the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns,…
The Temple of Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple which was rebuilt in Madrid, Spain. The temple was…
"Wire-rope clamp, an iron clamp, held together by bolts and nuts, used to hold the end of a wire rope…
"Disk- and Drum-sander. a a, frame of machine; b, vertical disk coated with sand; c, horizontal revolving…
"Sansa. An African musical instrument which consists of a sounding-board of some hard wood with strips…
Instead of columns, square piers are not infrequently introduced in the tombs. In structural buildings…
Instead of columns, square piers are not infrequently introduced in the tombs. In structural buildings…