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Plate 6: Serpents, Lizards, and Tortoises
- 1752
- Author Hill, John, 1714?-1775
- Engraver Cole, B.
- Subject Rare books, Scientific illustration, Zoology, Animals, Natural history, Snakes, Lizards, Turtles, Frogs, Toads, Reptiles
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Plate 5: Naked Insects
- 1752
- Author Hill, John, 1714?-1775
- Engraver Cole, B.
- Subject Rare books, Scientific illustration, Zoology, Natural history, Snails, Starfishes, Sea creatures
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Plate 4: Winged Insects (Series 2)
- 1752
- Author Hill, John, 1714?-1775
- Engraver Cole, B.
- Subject Rare books, Scientific illustration, Zoology, Natural history, Insects, Butterflies, Moths, Bees
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Plate 1: Animalcules [Microscopic organisms]
- 1752
- Author Hill, John, 1714?-1775
- Engraver Cole, B.
- Subject Rare books, Scientific illustration, Zoology, Natural history, Animalcules, Microorganisms
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Plate 2: Insects Without Wings
- 1752
- Author Hill, John, 1714?-1775
- Engraver Cole, B.
- Subject Rare books, Scientific illustration, Zoology, Natural history, Insects, Crabs, Worms
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An history of animals: containing descriptions of the birds, beasts, fishes, and insects, of the several parts of the world
- 1752
First edition of the third and final volume of John Hill's three-volume set entitled A General Natural History. This volume, which focuses on animals, is considered Hill's primary contribution to zoology and includes a…
- Author Hill, John, 1714?-1775
- Engraver Cole, B.
- Subject Rare books, Scientific illustration, Zoology, Animals, Natural history, Shells, Birds, Fishes
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Plate XIV: Various substances under magnification
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates various substances under magnification. Includes vinegar salts (figure I), salt after adding vinegar to crab eyes (figure II),…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Vinegar, Saltpeter, Sugar, Ferrous sulfate, Salt springs, Saltpeter, Limestone
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Plate XIII: Animalcules of the teeth; scabies/skin/lice/snake tooth and various insects under magnification
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates animalcules or unicellular organisms discovered under magnification when examining teeth (figure I), along with scabies (figure…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Insects, Snakes, Scabies
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Plate XII: Semen under magnification
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates semen from various animals and a human (fig. VII) under magnification.
This plate comes from The Microscope Made Easy by Henry…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Semen
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Plate XI: Frog's foot, fish's tail and leg of fly/gnat/ant under magnification
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates a frog's foot (figure I), a fish's tail (figure II) and an example of the leg of a fly/gnat/ant (figure III) under…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Plate X: Blood cells, arteries and veins under magnification
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates blood cells (figures I & II), arteries (figure III), veins (figure IIII), and platelets (figure V) under magnification.
This…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Blood cells, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Arteries, Veins
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Plate IX: Animalcules found in puddles
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates animalcules or unicellular organisms discovered under magnification when examining water from a ditch. Baker reflects on how…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Plate VIII: Animalcules adhering to the roots of duckweed
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates animalcules or unicellular organisms discovered under magnification and adhering to Lens Palustris or duckweed.
This plate…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Portulaca oleracea
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Plate VII: Animalcules under magnification
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates animalcules or unicellular organisms discovered under magnification when black pepper is added to water and lies stagnant for…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Plate VI: Square box pattern for holding microscope slides
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
Described on page sixty one, this plate illustrates a pattern for a box that can be constructed to hold microscope slides containing specimens. The bottom of the box contains a spot for pliers for use with handling the…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Microscope slides, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Plate V: Diagram for measuring magnified objects
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
This diagram engraving and accompanying chapter X entitled "To find out the real Size of Objects Seen by Microscopes" gives direction for how objects under magnification can be measured. The circle labeled ABCD…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Plate IV: Microscope for opaque objects
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
Engraved plate depicts the components of a microscope that can examine opaque objects. Using the compass microscope as a basis for the design, this microscope incorporated a hinged focusing system with a reflector or…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Scientific illustration
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Plate III: The double reflecting microscope
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
Plate III depicts the double reflecting microscope, which is described as having a greater ease of use than John Marshall's (1663-1725) great double microscope. The components and operation are discussed in detail in…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Scientific illustration
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Plate II: Pocket microscope
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
Engraved plate depicts the components of a pocket microscope with a mirror or speculum used to project light through the specimen. The parts and functionality are explained in detail in chapter IV, entitled "A new…
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Plate I: Single pocket-microscope
- Part of The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
Engraved plate depicts the components of James Wilson's (active 1702-1710) single pocket-microscope, which is explained in detail in chapter III. Wilson introduced this screw-barrel microscope to the Royal Society in…
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A Visit to the Doctor
- 1700s
In the center of a large room, a surgeon in a red cap and apron kneels to apply a leech to the foot of his bearded patient. Scenes of bloodletting and leechcraft are common in such images of doctors' surgeries. The…
- Manner Of Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Alchemists, Leeches, Teniers, David, 1610-1690
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The Microscope Made Easy
- 1743
This book popularized the microscope in the 18th century. The first section describes simple and compound microscopes along with how to prepare specimens and calculate their size. The second section introduces the…
- Author Baker, Henry, 1698-1774
- Publisher Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764
- Engraver Wigley, J, Gravdot, H.
- Subject Baker, Henry, 1698-1774, Microscopy, Textbooks, Animalcules, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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The Village Doctor
- 1700s
In this small copy of a larger painting by David Teniers II (artist unknown), a bearded physician examines a flask of urine as his patient, a middle-aged woman, looks on thoughtfully. Before him is an open book, likely…
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An Alchemist at Work
- 1700s
Seated in a disorderly and rustic workshop, an alchemist examines a flask while scratching his head, deep in thought. Scattered about the floor are books, vessels, and a dog which has curled up in a pile of straw. More…
- Artist van Helmont, Mattheus
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, van Helmont, Mattheus
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An Alchemist's Laboratory
- 1700s
A bearded alchemist sits in the midst of a bustling workshop, tending a small brazier of coals with a hand-bellows. Objects for metalworking- including an anvil, crucible, furnace and hammer- are joined by vessels for…
