Figures 1-9. The Diamond.
1. Diamond - a simple regular Octahedron
2. The pyramidal Octahedron
3. The pyramidal Tetrahedron
4. The double pyramidal Tetrahedron
5. The Star of the South
6. The Regent or Pitt diamond
7. T…

1. Papaver cornutum flore luteo. Yellow horned Poppie.
2. Papaver cornutum flore rubro. Red horned Poppie.
3. Papaver corniculatum phæniceum glabrum. Red horned Poppie with smooth leaves.
4. Papaver cornutum flore…

Engraving depicting a series of ancient brass and iron artifacts excavated from County Roscommon in Ireland. Figure 1 depicts the bitt and headstall of a bridle, both brass. Figure 2 depicts a brass spur. Figure 3…

Engraving depicting an assortment of ancient implements of war excavated from sites around Ireland. Included are a stone spear head and an arrow head, as well as a variety of brass spear heads and daggers.

Series of engravings depicting fragments of pottery excavated at the site of the Roman fort at Duntocher, a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Series of engravings depicting remains and reconstructions of the Roman fort at Duntocher, a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Included are a sketch and profile of the ground where the fort stood (figures A and…

Map of Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, a subarctic archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland situated in the Northern Atlantic between Great Britain, the Faroe Islands, and Norway.

Engraving by Francis Cary (active 18th century) depicting a variety of ancient Roman inscriptions found in buildings and altars located throughout Scotland.

Engraving depicting the Antonine Wall, a Roman frontier barrier in Britain extending approximately 36.5 miles across Scotland between the River Clyde and the Firth of Forth. The wall was built in the years after 142 AD…

Engraving by Francis Cary (active 18th century) depicting a variety of ancient Roman inscriptions found in buildings and altars located throughout Scotland.

Engraving by Francis Cary (active 18th century) depicting a view and plan of Church Mountain, also called Sliabh Guth or Slieve Gad, meaning "mountain of the covenant." The westernmost of the Wicklow Mountains in…

Engraving depicting the Kavanagh Charter Horn, a ceremonial drinking vessel associated with the Caomhnách kings who ruled the Irish kingdom of Leinster. Fashioned out of ivory and brass gilt, the horn dates from the…

Engraving depicting the harp of Brien Boromh [Brian Boroimhe] and the Irish Crown. Also known as Brian Boru's harp or the Trinity College harp, the harp dates from the 14th or 15th century and, along with the Queen…