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,…

A treatise on chemistry, written by Richard Stack (-1812), an author and a lecturer, graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and Vice President of the Royal Irish Academy. Stack dedicated his work to Robert Perceval, M.D.…

The fifth and final edition of Elements of chemistry translated to English by Scottish translator Robert Kerr (1755–1813), an ardent supporter of Lavoisier’s antiphlogistic chemistry. Kerr dedicated this fifth edition…

The fifth and final edition of Elements of chemistry translated to English by Scottish translator Robert Kerr (1755–1813), an ardent supporter of Lavoisier’s antiphlogistic chemistry. Kerr dedicated this fifth edition…

John Sadler (1779-1838) was a British chemist and metallurgist. Sadler worked as a chemical assistant at the Royal Institution, London, assisting chemist Humphry Davy (1778-1829) until 1804, when he published An…

Humphry Davy (1778-1829) was a British chemist known for several inventions and discoveries including the Davy lamp, the field of electrochemistry, and the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine. This work is a …

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 several ancient monuments located in the St. Illtyd's church complex at Llanilltud Fawr (present day Llantwit Major) in southeast Wales.

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…

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.

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…

This book is volume 2 in a series of 4 travel logs originally written by William Camden in 1586. Camden traveled extensively through England and Wales, but likely never set foot in Scotland or Ireland. Camden traveled…

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…

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…

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…

Detail view of a portion of tessellated pavement, one of a series of Roman antiquities excavated from the Gloucestershire village of Woodchester in England.

The first American reprint of the two-volume Elements of Chemistry Edinburgh (1802) edition. This work is the third appearance of the English translation by Scottish translator Robert Kerr (1755–1813) in America. It was…

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.

Engraving depicting a variety of ancient inscriptions found in churches and altars located throughout Cumberland, a historic county in North West England that now forms part of Cumbria.

Engraving depicting a variety of ancient inscriptions found in churches and altars located throughout Cumberland, a historic county in North West England that now forms part of Cumbria.

Engraving depicting a variety of ancient inscriptions found in churches and altars located throughout Cumberland, a historic county in North West England that now forms part of Cumbria.

Engraving depicting a variety of ancient inscriptions found in churches and altars located throughout Cumberland, a historic county in North West England that now forms part of Cumbria.

Engraving depicting a variety of ancient inscriptions found in churches and altars located throughout Cumberland, a historic county in North West England that now forms part of Cumbria.