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Daffodil
- 1899
Illustration of a daffodil from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to young readers,…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Daffodils, Flowers
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Wallflower
- 1899
Illustration of a wallflower from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to young readers,…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Flowers, Scientific illustration
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Caterpillar of Cabbage Butterfly
- 1899
Illustration of a caterpillar of a white cabbage butterfly from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Caterpillars, Scientific illustration
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White Cabbage Butterfly
- 1899
Illustration of a white cabbage butterfly from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Butterflies, Scientific illustration
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Detail view of tessellated pavement
- 1806
Detail view of a portion of tessellated pavement, one of a series of Roman antiquities excavated from the Gloucestershire village of Woodchester in England.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Britannia (Camden, William), England, Classical antiquities, Excavations (Archaeology), England--Woodchester
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View of Stonehenge and ground plans by Wood, Jones, Smith, and Stukeley
- 1806
Engraving by Francis Cary (active 18th century) depicting a view of Stonehenge and several ground plans meant to convey speculative representations of the original arrangement of Stonehenge as it once was, rather than…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Cary, Francis
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Maps, Britannia (Camden, William), England, England--Stonehenge
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Cerne Abbas Giant and Maiden Castle ground plan
- 1806
Engraving by Francis Cary (active 18th century) depicting the Cerne Abbas Giant (Figure 2) and ground plan of Maiden Castle (Figure 3). The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure outlined by shallow trenches cut in the turf…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Cary, Francis
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Maps, England, Britannia (Camden, William), Cerne Giant (England), England--Maiden Castle, Fortification, Prehistoric, England--Dorset
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Plan & Elevations of Old Sarum
- 1806
Engraving by James Basire (1769-1822) depicting the plan and elevations of Old Sarum, the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury in England.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Basire, James, 1769-1822
- Subject Maps, Britannia (Camden, William), England, England--Old Sarum (Extinct city)
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Plate of Celts
- 1806
Engraving depicting 16 celts (prehistoric stones or metal implements with a beveled cutting edge) excavated from locations throughout Great Britain.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Britannia (Camden, William), Celts, Excavations (Archaeology), Tools, Prehistoric
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Plate of Urns
- 1806
Engraving by English cartographer and engraver John Cary (c. 1754-1835) depicting 24 urns excavated from locations throughout Great Britain.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Cary, John, approximately 1754-1835
- Subject Britannia (Camden, William), Urns, Excavations (Archaeology)
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Saxon Coins (Plate 1)
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Coins, Britannia (Camden, William), Numismatics, Coins, Anglo-Saxon
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Saxon England According to the Saxon Chronicle
- 1806
Map of Saxon England based upon descriptions in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Maps, Britannia (Camden, William), England, Islands, Anglo-Saxon chronicle
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Britannia Romana Collected from Ptolemy, Antonine's Itinerary, the Notitia, and Inscriptions
- 1806
Map of Britain in Roman times drawn from several sources, including the works of Ptolemy and The Itinerary of the Emperor Antoninus, a register of the stations and distances along the various roads of the Roman empire.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Maps, Britannia (Camden, William), England, Islands
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Roman Coins
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Coins, Coins, Roman, Britannia (Camden, William), Numismatics
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British Coins
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Coins, Britannia (Camden, William), Numismatics
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Portrait of William Camden (1551-1623)
- 1789 (Date of engraving)
- 1806 (Date of publication)
Portrait of English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald William Camden (1551-1623). Camden is best known as author of Britannia, the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland,…
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Basire, James, 1769-1822
- After Gheeraerts, Marcus, 1561-1635 or 1636, Lodder, W.P.J.
- Subject Britannia (Camden, William), Camden, William, 1551-1623, Portraits, Historians, Antiquarians
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Portrait of Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938)
- 1920s
Portrait of chemist and industrial consultant Charles Holmes Herty (1867-1938) best known for his contributions to the turpentine and pulp industries in the United States.
Charles Holmes Herty was born on December 4,…
- Photographer Alman & Co.
- Subject Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Herty, Charles H. (Charles Holmes), 1867-1938, Turpentine industry and trade
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Portrait of Carleton Ellis (1876-1941)
- Circa 1938
Portrait of chemist and prolific inventor Carleton Ellis (1876-1941) best known for his involvement in the development of margarine, polyester, anti-knock gasoline, and paint and varnish remover.
Carleton Ellis was…
- Photographer Winburn, Jay Te
- Subject Portraits, Chemists, Inventors, Ellis, Carleton, 1876-1941, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry, Paint industry and trade
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Portrait of Charles Stine (1882-1954)
- 1940s
Portrait of industrial chemist and long-time Du Pont executive Charles Stine (1882-1954).
Charles Milton Altland Stine was born on October 18, 1882 in Norwich, Connecticut, the son of author and clergyman Milton Henry…
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National Crushed Stone Show (1948)
- 1948-Jan-26 – 1948-Jan-28
Series of photographs depicting the Hercules Powder Company display at the 1948 National Crushed Stone Association trade show held in Cleveland, Ohio.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
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Metals for Defense exhibition display (1941)
- 1941-Oct-01
General view of an exhibition display advertising the Hercules Powder Company. Entitled "Metals for Defense," the display links explosives manufactured and sold by Hercules to the mining and collection of metals like…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows
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Hercules Vibrogels and Vibrocaps exhibit panel (circa 1930's)
- Circa 1930
General view of an exhibit panel for Vibrogel explosives and Vibrocap blasting caps manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Monroe Carrington, Inc.
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Hercomite exhibition display (circa 1950)
- Circa 1950
General view of an exhibition display for Hercomite explosives manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Chemical industry, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial