Illustrated title page with a woodcut after Hans Weiditz by Jörg Brou the elder of Schoeller, showing a military scene with men in armor, some of whom are carrying long swords and spears in front of decorated tents.

Fig. 197: Wooden frame of dragon set piece.
Fig. 198: Disposition of pyrotechnics in the dragon frame.
Fig. 199: Outward appearance of dragon set piece.

Hand-colored lithograph illustrating the class Cryptogamia, containing a fern, moss, lichen, seaweed, and mushroom.

Hand-colored lithograph of the common daisy, Bellis perennis. Class Syngenesia, order Polygamia superflua.

Hand-colored lithograph of tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum. Class Polyadelphia, order Polyandria.

Hand-colored lithograph of birdsfoot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus. Class Diadelphia, order Decandria.

Hand-colored lithograph of common mallow, Malva sylvestris. Class Monadelphia, order Polyandria.

Hand-colored lithograph of common wallflower, Cheiranthus cheiri. Class Tetradynamia, order Siliquosa.

Hand-colored lithograph of the common red poppy, Papaver rhoeas. Class Polyandria, order Monogynia.

Hand-colored lithograph of ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea. Class Didynamia, order Gymnospermia.

Hand-colored lithograph of common dog rose, Rosa canina. Class Icosandria, order Polygynia.

Hand-colored lithograph of corn cockle, Agrostemma githago. Class Decandria, order Pentagynia.

Hand-colored lithograph of common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum. Class Dodecandria, order Dodecagynia.

Hand-colored lithograph of flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus. Class Enneandria, order Hexagynia.

Hand-colored lithograph of common mezereon, Daphne mezereum. Class Octandria, order Monogynia.

Hand-colored lithograph of snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis. Class Hexandria, order Monogynia.

Hand-colored lithograph with examples of the 24 botanical taxonomic classes: Monandria, Diandria, Triandria, Tetrandria, Pentandria, Hexandria, Heptandria, Octandria, Enneandria, Decandria, Dodecandria, Icosandria,…

Hand-colored lithograph of spring crocus, Crocus vernus. Class Triandria, order Monogynia.

Hand-colored lithograph of common holly, Ilex aquifolium. Class Tetrandria, order Tetragynia.

Hand-colored lithograph illustrating the parts of a flower, using the example of the common wallflower. Included parts are the flower, cup, corolla or blossom, stamen, pistil, seed-vessel, and receptacle.

Hand-colored lithograph of water mouse ear, Myosotis palustris, now known as the water forget-me-not. Class Pentandria, order Monogynia.

Hand-colored lithograph of germander speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys. Class Diandria, order Monogynia.

This case was designed by the Robert brothers, Anne-Jean (1758-1820) and Nicolas Louis (1761-1828) Robert to quickly produce large quantities of hydrogen gas through the reaction of sulfuric acid with iron filings. The…

This plate illustrates the parts and mechanism of the faucet used to control the gas in the first hydrogen-filled balloon, launched from the Champs de Mars in Paris on August 27, 1783. In the illustration on Plate 3,…

Inscribed: "Expérience faite à Versaille, en présence de leurs Mejestés et de la Famille Royale, par Mr. Montgolfier, le 19 Sept. 1873. La Machine Aérostatique avoit 57 Pieds de haut sur 41 de Diamètre."

On September…