"Infernal machine designed by the Confederates to destroy the Federal Flotilla in the Potomac discovered…
"The 'Grand Skedaddle' of the inhabitants from Charleston, S. C., when threatened by an attack from…
"View from Loudon Heights, Va., showing Harper's Ferry, Maryland Heights, Bolivar, etc. Harper's Ferry,…
"View from the interior of Fort Walker, Hilton Head, S. C. looking inland, showing the defenses from…
"The Prison Pen at Millen, Ga., as it appeared previous to the arrival of General Sherman's Army. Our…
Fort Plain block-house. There is considerable confusion in the accounts concerning Fort Plain, for which…
"The Pine-Tree Flag. This engraving is a reduced copy of a vignette on a map of Boston, published in…
"American Floating Battery. I am indebted to the kindness of Peter Force, Esq., of Washington city (editor…
"The Temple. This view is from the site of the Temple, looking southeast. In the distance is…
"Washington's visit to Colonel Rall. This is a copy, by permission, of a picture by Flagg, in the possession…
"Man walking dogs in the 'Grand Skedaddle' of the inhabitants from Charleston, S. C., when threatened…
"The 'Grand Skedaddle' of the inhabitants from Charleston, S. C., when threatened by an attack from…
"The 'Grand Skedaddle' of the inhabitants from Charleston, S. C., when threatened by an attack from…
"The 'Grand Skedaddle' of the inhabitants from Charleston, S. C., when threatened by an attack from…
"The M. regius is found on the west coast of Central America, and suprasses all power of description…
"The constellation Andromeda, including its stars down to 5th magnitude, according to Heis; the figure…
An abacus is denoted primarily a square tablet of any description, and was hence employed in the following…
"Antefixa representing Minerva superintending the construction of the Ship Argo. Antefixa are terra-cottas,…
"The two imperfect antefixa, are amoung those found at Velletri, and described by Carloni. Antefixa…
"A building which served as a court of law and an exchange, or place of meeting for merchants and men…
"A building which served as a court of law and an exchange, or place of meeting for merchants and men…
"Sella, the general term for a seat or chair of any description. Sella Curulis, the chair of state.…
"Sella, the general term for a seat or chair of any description. Sella Curulis, the chair of state.…
"Sella, the general term for a seat or chair of any description. Sella Curulis, the chair of state.…
"Sella, the general term for a seat or chair of any description. Sella Curulis, the chair of state.…
"Talaria, small wings fixed to the ankles of Mercury, and reckoned among his attributes. In many works…
"Tuba, a bronze trumpet, distinguished from the cornu by being straight, while the latter was curved.…
"When a new bird is seen, the observer should write an accurate description of it in his notebook, giving…
An instrument which could more readily adapt itself to the swaying of the observer's body in a sea-way,…
"In street architecture a covered way or passage, either open at the side with a range of pillars, or…
"Muller gives a quaint description not very unlike that used by Hall and Forbes, only the mouth of the…
"Of all the contrivances for regulating the motion of machinery, this is said to be the most effectual.…
"The following description of a section of Lord Rosse's telescope, though not so perfect as could be…
"The machine itself is sufficiently simple, and will be comprehended at once, by those who have made…
Regions of the abdomen and their contents (edge of costal cartilages in dotted outline). "For convenience…
Fourth rib. Labels: a, vertebral extremity, called the head, which is connected with the bodies of the…
The distinction between rank and unit type doesn't seem to have been as precise as in a modern-day army,…
"The most common description of splice is when a rope is lengthened by another of the same size, or…
"Rhynchotus rufescens,... is grey-brown, with blacker crown, rufous cheeks, neck, and breast, and chestnut…
"The Eulampis jugularis, or Hummingbird, has brilliant coloration almost defies description, the most…
"The annexed figure explains the nomenclature of most of the outward of a Bird, but some further explanations…
The outside view of the tabernacle shows a structure built with columns, poles, and ropes, which is…
"Argent, a man's heart gules, ensigned with a celestial crown or. ENSIGNED. This word, in heraldic description,…
"Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. Carolina Waxwing. Cedar-bird. Cherry Bird. General color shading from…
"Bubo virginianus. Great Horned Owl. Hoot Owl. Cat Owl. Distinguished by its large size and conspicuous…
"Owing to the rarity and expensiveness of free-stone in Upper Italy, an architectural style in brick…
"Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Buzzard. "Hen Hawk". Upper surface of tail rich chestnut, with white tip…
The St-Paul-St-Louis Church is located in Paris on Rue Saint Antoine in the Marais. The church was begun…
Borgund stave church is a stave church located in Borgund, Lærdal, Norway. It is classified as…
"A description of cross, with the ends or extremities bent at right angles."—Avelin, 1891
The inner workings of the Carmania. A description of how the ship gets power in order to move on the…
A Geared Beam Engine developed in 1855. Applied force on a piston pushes down the rod, making the engine…