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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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Part of the exterior circle of Stonehenge represented in a right line
- 1812
Engraved plate of part of the exterior circle of Stonehenge represented in a straight line. On page 85 Silliman clarifies that the sketch should give readers an idea of the exterior circle and that readers should be…
- Author Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
- Printer D. & G. Bruce
- Publisher Sargeant, Ezra, 1775-1812
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Science, England, Science--Study and teaching, Voyages and travels, England--Stonehenge
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Representation of pairs of stones at Stonehenge
- 1812
Engraved plate of pairs of stones at Stonehenge. The horizontal stone is called a "cap." On the adjacent page Silliman describes the condition of the pairs as he viewed them. One pair remains standing, one fell about…
- Author Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
- Printer D. & G. Bruce
- Publisher Sargeant, Ezra, 1775-1812
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Science, England, Science--Study and teaching, Voyages and travels, England--Stonehenge
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A plan of Stonehenge
- Anciently called Choir Guar, that is The Great Church, or the Grand Choir
- 1812
This plan is meant to convey a "perfect idea" of the original arrangement of Stonehenge as it once was, rather than in a familiar state of ruin. The horizontal stones are not represented, but Silliman asks the reader to…
- Author Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
- Printer D. & G. Bruce
- Publisher Sargeant, Ezra, 1775-1812
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Science, England, Science--Study and teaching, Voyages and travels, England--Stonehenge
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A Journal of Travels in England, Holland and Scotland, and of Two Passages Over the Atlantic, in the Years 1805 and 1806, Vol. 2
- 1812
Travel log of Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) detailing his research in England, Holland, and Scotland. Silliman founded the American Journal of Science and discovered a way to distill petroleum. Written in first-person,…
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Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 4
- From the Earliest Antiquity/Translated From the Edition Published by the Author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries, by Richard Gough
- 1806
Volume 4 in a series of 4 travel logs written by William Camden (1551-1623) in 1586. Camden traveled extensively through England and Wales, but likely never set foot in Scotland or Ireland. He compiled Britannia through…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Travel, Nichols, John, 1745-1826, Voyages and travels, Naturalists, Natural history, Maps, Ruined buildings, England, England--London, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Coins, Roman, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants, Caesar, Julius
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Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 3
- From the Earliest Antiquity/Translated From the Edition Published by the Author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries, by Richard Gough
- 1806
Volume 3 in a series of 4 travel logs written by William Camden (1551-1623) in 1586. Camden traveled extensively through England and Wales, but likely never set foot in Scotland or Ireland. He compiled Britannia through…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Travel, Nichols, John, 1745-1826, Voyages and travels, Naturalists, Natural history, Maps, Ruined buildings, England--London, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Coins, Coins, Roman, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants
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Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- From the Earliest Antiquity/Translated From the Edition Published by the Author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries, by Richard Gough
- 1806
Volume 1 in a series of 4 travel logs written by William Camden (1551-1623) in 1586. Camden traveled extensively through England and Wales, but likely never set foot in Scotland or Ireland. He compiled Britannia through…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826, Voyages and travels, Ruined buildings, Coins, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Naturalists, Natural history, England, Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants
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Dr. Wollaston's Synoptic Scale of Chemical Equivalents
- 1814
English chemist William Hyde Wollaston invented the Scale of Chemical Equivalents which is explained in this publication along with a foldout plate illustrating Dr. Wollaston's Synoptic Scale of Chemical Equivalents.…
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A Synoptic Scale of Chemical Equivalents
- 1814
English chemist William Hyde Wollaston invented the Scale of Chemical Equivalents which is explained in this publication along with a foldout plate illustrating Dr. Wollaston's Synoptic Scale of Chemical Equivalents.…
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The Alchemist
- 1800 – 1899
A man dressed in peasant garb holds a gold scale in right hand and reaches with left for red substance in open paper packet. At left through window are building roofs; the light illuminates a dark, cluttered workshop…
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The Dentist and his Patient
- 1800 – 1899
This small painting on metal is a copy of Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) [artist unknown] popular dentist scene in Dresden. Through the illusionistic frame of a large window, we see a dentist in a red…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Dentistry, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Teeth--Extraction
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Alchemist at work (with book resting on skull)
- 1800 – 1899
In this small copy in the style of David Teniers II (artist unknown), an elderly, bearded alchemist closely reads an open book with an expression of absorbed contemplation. He is seated at his desk beside a skull and…
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The School Master
- The Quill Cutter
- 1800 – 1899
In this copy after Gerrit Dou's (also known as Gerrit Douw or Dow) popular "The School Master" composition (artist unknown), the old man at the window niche sharpens his pen while his pupils are busy at work in the…
- After Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
- Subject Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Art, Dutch
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An Apothecary Shop
- 1800s
An alchemist takes the pulse of an elegant female patient, inside a cavernous chamber decorated with fine paintings and luxurious furnishings. Above the mantle hangs a painted hunting scene which resembles the work of…
- Attributed To Heemskerck II, Egbert van
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Symbolism in art
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Alchemist with Scale
- 1800s
A bearded alchemist wearing a fur-trimmed top coat and cap is carefully weighing ingredients with a balance. On top of his table is an exotic carpet covered with papers, a copper pitcher, and ceramic jar. Resting on a…
- Artist Weiland, Johannes
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemists in art
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La Femme Hydropique
- The Dropsical Woman
- After 1800 – before 1821
This engraving, by the French printmaker Jean Baptiste Fosseyeux, reproduces an original painting by Gerrit Dou. The work, titled "The Dropsical Woman," shows a young but finely-robed doctor examining the urine of a…
- After Dou, Gerard
- Artist Fosseyeux, Jean Baptiste, Gianni, Felice
- Subject Urine--Analysis, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Total immersion mercury thermometer
- 1800s
A: Bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter. Thermometer has Celsius scale with 20-30 degree range with major divisions every 1 degree and minor divisions every 0.1 degree.
B: Protective…
- Subject Temperature measurements, Thermometers
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Mercury thermometer
- 1800s
A: Bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter. Thermometer has Celsius scale with 0-100 degree range.
B: Protective cardboard tube for the thermometer (not digitized).
Partial immersion…
- Subject Temperature measurements, Thermometers
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A Peep at the Gas Lights in Pall Mall
- 1809
This hand-colored etching by Thomas Rowlandson was produced based on a drawing by G. M. Woodward. It portrays a London street scene of citizens commenting on, and in some instances complaining about, the wonders of new…
