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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 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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Elementa Chemiae : Quae Anniversario Labore Docuit, in Publicis, Privatisque Scholis, Volume 2
- The Elements of Chemistry : Which is Taught in Public and Private Schools
- 1732
Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) was a Dutch botanist, chemist, and physician. Boerhaave introduced a quantitative approach to medical training and was the first to integrate chemistry into the medical curriculum; he is…
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Elementa Chemiae : Quae Anniversario Labore Docuit, in Publicis, Privatisque Scholis, Volume 1
- The Elements of Chemistry : Which is Taught in Public and Private Schools
- 1732
Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) was a Dutch botanist, chemist, and physician. Boerhaave introduced a quantitative approach to medical training and was the first to integrate chemistry into the medical curriculum; he is…
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Metallotheca : Opus Posthumum
- 1717
Although written in the sixteenth century, this first edition printing was edited and published by Giovanni Maria Lancisi (1654–1720) in 1717. By as early as 1574, Mercati (1541–1593), director of the Vatican botanical…
- Author Mercati, Michele, 1541-1593
- Publisher Ex officina Jo: Mariae Salvioni
- Editor Lancisi, Giovanni Maria, 1654-1720
- Subject Minerals, Fossils, Shells, Mineralogy, Paleontology, Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590
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Title page of A Voyage to England: Containing Many Things Relating to the State of Learning, Religion, and Other Curiosities of that Kingdom
- 1709
This title page from A Voyage to England: Containing Many Things Relating to the State of Learning, Religion, and Other Curiosities of that Kingdom works as a combined title page and index, laying out the order of the…
- Author Sorbière, Samuel, 1615-1670, Graverol, M., Sprat, Thomas, 1635- 1713
- Printer Woodard, J.
- Subject Travel, Voyages and travels, Travelers, Great Britain, England--London, Netherlands--Holland (Province), England, Religion and science, Religion, Curiosities and wonders, Sorbière, Samuel, 1615-1670, Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713, Anglo-Dutch War (1652-1654), Science--Study and teaching
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Page 109, printed as page 190
- 1709
This page is from A Voyage to England: Containing Many Things Relating to the State of Learning, Religion, and Other Curiosities of that Kingdom, published in 1709. This page is notable due to the existence of a typo in…
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Model of a floor
- 1709
This plate from A Voyage to England: Containing Many Things Relating to the State of Learning, Religion, and Other Curiosities of that Kingdom. It depicts a floor plan Samuel Sorbière (1615-1670) saw during his visit to…
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Memoirs for the Life of M. Samuel Sorbiere
- 1709
This page introduces the section of A Voyage to England: Containing Many Things Relating to the State of Learning, Religion, and Other Curiosities of that Kingdom that contains a memoir of the life of Monsieur Samuel…
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Introduction to M. Samuel Sorbière's letter to King Louis XIV
- 1709
This page introduces a letter written to King Louis XIV (1638-1715), published in A Voyage to England: Containing Many Things Relating to the State of Learning, Religion, and Other Curiosities of that Kingdom. It was…
- Author Sorbière, Samuel, 1615-1670, Graverol, M., Sprat, Thomas, 1635- 1713
- Printer Woodard, J.
- Subject Travel, Voyages and travels, Travelers, Great Britain, England--London, Netherlands--Holland (Province), England, Religion and science, Religion, Curiosities and wonders, Sorbière, Samuel, 1615-1670, Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713, Anglo-Dutch War (1652-1654), Science--Study and teaching, Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715, Letter
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A Voyage to England: Containing Many Things Relating to the State of Learning, Religion, and Other Curiosities of that Kingdom
- Observations on Mons. de Sorbière's Voyage into England
- As Also, Observations on the Same Voyage, by Dr. Thomas Sprat, Lord Bishop of Rochester. With a Letter of Monsieur Sorbière's, Concerning the War Between England and Holland in 1652: to All Which is Prefix'd His Life Writ by M. Graverol. Done into English From the French Original
- 1709
This book is an English translation of the French original, written in 1664. Written after Monsieur Sorbière (1615-1670) spent three months in 1663 in England, this book details his thoughts on several different topics.…
- Author Sorbière, Samuel, 1615-1670, Graverol, M., Sprat, Thomas, 1635- 1713
- Printer Woodard, J.
- Subject Travel, Voyages and travels, Travelers, Great Britain, England--London, Netherlands--Holland (Province), England, Religion and science, Religion, Curiosities and wonders, Sorbière, Samuel, 1615-1670, Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713, Anglo-Dutch War (1652-1654), Science--Study and teaching, Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715, Letter
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Roth Mallor's Work
- Alchemical Manuscript by Isaac Newton
- Circa 1692
Written in Isaac Newton's hand, Roth Mallor’s Work consists of extracts from the work of Erasmus Rothmaler, a German alchemist about whom essentially nothing is known. Text found on verso is two unrelated chemical…
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Portrait of William Salmon
- 1671 (date of portrait plate)
- 1685 (date of publication)
Engraved portrait frontispiece of author William Salmon depicts the bust of Salmon inside a vignetted frame that reads in Latin "Ætatis SuÆ 26 Anno 1670 Guilielmus Salmon Medicinae Professor," which roughly translates…
- Author Salmon, William, 1644-1713
- Engraver Sherwin, William
- Publisher Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain
- Subject Art metal-work, Botany, Medical--Early works to 1800, Drawing--Technique, Palmistry, Materia medica--Early works to 1800, Salmon, William, 1644-1713, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Workshop recipes, Perfumes, Dyes and dyeing, Portrait painting--Technique, Formulas, recipes, etc.--Early works to 1800, Painting--Technique, Cosmetics, Pharmacy--Early works to 1800, Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Medicine, Popular, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, Herbs, Beauty, Personal, Sherwin, William, Art--Early works to 1800, Herbals
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Polygraphice, or, the Arts of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning, Painting, Washing, Varnishing, Gilding, Colouring, Dying, Beautifying and Perfuming
- 1685 (date of publication)
The most popular of William Salmon's numerous books, the title page refers to 25 plates within whereas other copies are also missing plates 3 and 10, as is the case with this particular copy. Select digitized content…
- Author Salmon, William, 1644-1713
- Engraver Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, Cross, Thomas, Sherwin, William
- Publisher Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain
- Subject Art metal-work, Botany, Medical--Early works to 1800, Drawing--Technique, Palmistry, Materia medica--Early works to 1800, Salmon, William, 1644-1713, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Workshop recipes, Perfumes, Dyes and dyeing, Portrait painting--Technique, Beauty, Personal, Painting--Technique, Cosmetics, Pharmacy--Early works to 1800, Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Medicine, Popular, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, Herbs, Formulas, recipes, etc.--Early works to 1800, Art--Early works to 1800, Herbals
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Plate XXIII: Palmistry chart of left hand
- 1685 (date of publication)
Engraved plate depicting a palmistry/chiromancy chart of the left hand. Includes planetary symbols and names of creases found on the palm for use in the practice of palmistry. The plate references chapter 35, which is…
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Plate XXII: Palmistry chart of right hand
- 1685 (date of publication)
Engraved plate depicting a palmistry/chiromancy chart of the right hand. Includes planetary symbols and names of creases found on the palm for use in the practice of palmistry. The plate references chapters 35 through…
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Plate XXI: Seascape illustration
- 1685 (date of publication)
Engraved plate depicts a seascape with a wall structure in the foreground and buildings along the coast in the background. Birds dot the sky.
The most popular of William Salmon's numerous books, the title page refers…
- Author Salmon, William, 1644-1713
- Engraver Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698
- Publisher Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain
- Subject Art metal-work, Drawing--Technique, Salmon, William, 1644-1713, Painting--Technique, Art--Early works to 1800, Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698
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Plate XX: Landscape with bridge and ruins
- 1685 (date of publication)
Engraved plate depicts a bridge over a body of water leading to a castle ruins. Figures cross the bridge and birds dot the sky.
The most popular of William Salmon's numerous books, the title page refers to 25 plates…
- Author Salmon, William, 1644-1713
- Engraver Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698
- Publisher Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain
- Subject Art metal-work, Drawing--Technique, Salmon, William, 1644-1713, Portrait painting--Technique, Painting--Technique, Art--Early works to 1800, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698
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Plate XVIII: Seascape illustration
- 1685 (date of publication)
Engraved plate depicts a seascape bustling with activity. Workers stand on and around a masted ship. A cannon is fired from the top of a fort. A town sits upon a fortification in the background.
The most popular of…
- Author Salmon, William, 1644-1713
- Engraver Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698
- Publisher Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain
- Subject Art metal-work, Drawing--Technique, Salmon, William, 1644-1713, Portrait painting--Technique, Painting--Technique, Art--Early works to 1800
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Plate XVII: Pastoral landscape illustration
- 1685 (date of publication)
Engraving of a pastoral landscape including the ruins of a church or castle seen in the foreground. A man fishes with other figures standing around the lake.
The most popular of William Salmon's numerous books, the…
- Author Salmon, William, 1644-1713
- Engraver Sherwin, William
- Publisher Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain
- Subject Art metal-work, Drawing--Technique, Salmon, William, 1644-1713, Portrait painting--Technique, Painting--Technique, Art--Early works to 1800
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Plate XVI: Illustrations of various animals
- 1685 (date of publication)
Plate engraving featuring illustrations of animals including a lion, horse, elephant, bear, dog, cat and various birds including a raptor, peacock, shore bird, parrot, goose and owl.
The most popular of William…
- Author Salmon, William, 1644-1713
- Engraver Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, Cross, Thomas, Sherwin, William
- Publisher Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain
- Subject Art metal-work, Drawing--Technique, Salmon, William, 1644-1713, Birds, Portrait painting--Technique, Painting--Technique, Animals, Art--Early works to 1800
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Plate XV: Portrait study of male bust
- 1685 (date of publication)
Engraved plate featuring a portrait study of a male bust in three sections. A grid is overlaid on top of portrait to aid artist.
The most popular of William Salmon's numerous books, the title page refers to 25 plates…
- Author Salmon, William, 1644-1713
- Engraver Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, Cross, Thomas, Sherwin, William
- Publisher Printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain
- Subject Art metal-work, Drawing--Technique, Salmon, William, 1644-1713, Portrait painting--Technique, Painting--Technique, Art--Early works to 1800
