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Editorial Riches and marvels of Hawaii; a charming description of her unique history, strange people, exquisite climate, wondrous volcanoes, luxurious productions, beautiful cities, corrupt monarchy, revolution, provisional government and annexation : Stevens, J...
- 2019-12-18
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Editorial The Upper Gallery, 1854, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 27.5 x 23.2 cm (10 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.), Photographs, Philip Henry Delamotte (British, 1821?1889), This picture depicts the reconstruction of the upper gallery of the Crystal Palac...
- 2019-12-17
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Editorial Alice, la Belle P?lerine.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial Clo?tre Saint-Amand, Rouen.
- 2019-11-18
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Editorial The Octagonal Room in the Small Baths at the Villa of Hadrian (Tivoli) .
- 2019-10-28
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Editorial The three exiles approach Citrakū?a from the right along the banks of the Yamunā river. Rāma marvels at the flowering trees and plants which cover the mountain. On the left, on a level space near the river, the two brothers build a hut. Rāma is p...
- 2019-07-09
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Editorial More marvels from the diamond hypnotist. Or, how to make the ladies pose in society in exhausting and not very gracious positions, plate 137 from Actualit?s. Honor? Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1860. Dimensions: 220 ? 270 mm (image); 251 ...
- 2019-04-01
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Editorial More marvels from the diamond hypnotist. Or, how to make the ladies pose in society in exhausting and not very gracious positions, plate 137 from Actualit?s. Honor? Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1860. Dimensions: 220 ? 270 mm (image); 251 ...
- 2019-03-18
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Editorial The Octagonal Room in the Small Baths at the Villa of Hadrian (Tivoli) .
- 2019-02-22
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Editorial Clo?tre Saint-Amand, Rouen.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial Lion-headed and man-eating giants. Marvels of the East. England [Winchester?]; second quarter of 11th cent. [Whole folio] Left; nude lion-headed man, stooping to left, with a rock behind. These are described as men of three colours, lion-headed, twenty...
- 2019-01-24
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Editorial James Glaisher and Henry Tracey Coxwell conducting meteorological observations in the nacelle (gondola) of their balloon. Woodblock engraving by M. from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne...
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial Lion-headed and man-eating giants. Marvels of the East. England [Winchester?]; second quarter of 11th cent. [Whole folio] Left; nude lion-headed man, stooping to left, with a rock behind. These are described as men of three colours, lion-headed, twenty...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial A Blemmyae. Marvels of the East. England [Winchester?]; second quarter of 11th cent. [RH miniature] A blemmyae, a headless man with his eyes and mouth in his chest; eight feet high and eight feet broad. He holds the two sides of the frame with both han...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Two Marvels of the East. Marvels of the East. England [Winchester?]; second quarter of 11th cent. (Whole folio) Two miniatures showing rocks with holes, and leafy vines. Image taken from Marvels of the East. Originally published/produced in England [...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial A Panotii. Marvels of the East. England [Winchester?]; second quarter of 11th cent. [RH Miniature] A panotii, with long ears wrapped around his arms. Described as men fifteen feet high and ten feet broad, with ears like winnowing fans; their bodies are...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Two Marvels of the East. Marvels of the East. England [Winchester?]; second quarter of 11th cent. (Whole folio) Left, a man with a horn; right, a man in a walled mansion. Image taken from Marvels of the East. Originally published/produced in England ...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial The three exiles approach Citrakū?a from the right along the banks of the Yamunā river. Rāma marvels at the flowering trees and plants which cover the mountain. On the left, on a level space near the river, the two brothers build a hut. Rāma is p...
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial A scene from 'Marvels of the East'. Marvels of the East. Source: Cotton Tiberius B. V, f.87v.
- 2018-12-06
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Editorial Double Title Page from a 'Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence).
- 2018-08-08
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Editorial Alice, la Belle P?lerine.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Clo?tre Saint-Amand, Rouen.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial The Octagonal Room in the Small Baths at the Villa of Hadrian (Tivoli) .
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial The Upper Gallery, 1854, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 27.5 x 23.2 cm (10 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.), Photographs, Philip Henry Delamotte (British, 1821?1889), This picture depicts the reconstruction of the upper gallery of the Crystal Palac...
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Rectangular world map (From: The Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Prester John. (Book of the Marvels of the World by Marco Polo).
- 2018-07-31
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Editorial Third voyage of the Montgolfier balloon le Flesselles at Lyon, 1784. Woodblock engraving by Lafage after Lara from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Moving the l'Entreprenant of the Company of Aeronauts in the French Revolutionary Army under Colonel Jean Marie-Joseph Coutelle. Woodblock engraving by Mes after E. Deschamps from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Sc...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Death of Madame Sophie Blanchard after fireworks ignited her balloon, Paris, 1819. Blanchard (1778-1819), French aeronaut and wife of Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after SKKI from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Scienc...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Pilatre de Rozier's manned Montgolfier balloon. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Jean-Pierre Blanchard's balloon with flying boat, wings and rudder. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial James Glaisher and Henry Tracey Coxwell conducting meteorological observations in the nacelle (gondola) of their balloon. Woodblock engraving by M. from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Austrian military balloons dropping incendiary bombs on Venice, 1849. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after E. Skis from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Henry Giffard, inventor of the steam-powered dirigible balloon, 1852. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after E. Thomas from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial The Montgolfier balloon le Flesselles, 1784. Woodblock engraving by A. de L. from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Jean-Pierre Blanchard and the American Dr. John Jeffries on their cross-channel balloon flight from Dover to Calais, January 1785. Woodblock engraving by Mes after E. Deschamps from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of ...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Andre-Jacques Garnerin and his parachute: closed for ascent beneath a balloon, and open for descent. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Balloon ascent by Guyton de Morveau and Charles de Virly of the Dijon parliament, at Dijon, 1784. First attempt to steer a balloon with oars. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Ba...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Francois Arban, French balloonist, rescued by Italian fishermen in 1846. Arban (1815-1849) was the first balloonist to cross the Alps. Woodblock engraving by E. Deschamps from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Scienc...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Balloon launched by Andre-Jacques Garnerin on the day of the coronation of Emperor Napoleon. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Ascent of an elongated, manned balloon by Professor Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers, Anne-Jean and Nicolas-Louis, July 1784. Woodblock engraving by Mes from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Ball...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Sebastien Lenormand makes the first parachute descent from the tower of Montpelier observatory, December 1783. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after SKKL from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloon...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard's flying machine, manually operated wings with counterweight, rose to 80m in the air. It was exhibited from 1780 to 1783. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Scie...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Felix Nadar, French balloonist and photographer. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after E. Thomas from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Etienne Montgolfier, one of the famous ballooning Montgolfiers. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after E. Thomas from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Fourth voyage in a Montgolfier balloon, at Milan, 1784, manned by Count Paulo Andreani and the Gerli brothers, Agostino and Carlo. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Fu...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Flying ship project with copper vacuum spheres, scientific fantasy of the Italian Jesuit aeronautics pioneer Francesco Lana de Terzi, 17th century. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: ...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial French locksmith Le Besnier and his flying wings of wood and muslin, 17th century. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Marquis Francois Laurent d'Arlandes, balloon pioneer. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after E. Thomas from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Air balloon flight in June 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers, Etienne and Joseph, at Annonay. Woodblock engraving by Lara after A. de la Fage from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouve...
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Catastrophic crash landing of Felix Nadar's balloon "le Geant" near Hanover, 1863. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Henry Giffard's steam-powered dirigible balloon, 1852. Woodblock engraving by Marchand after L. Guiguet from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial Petin's design for a huge airship with viewing platforms raised by many balloons, 1850. Woodblock engraving by Mes from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
- 2018-07-26
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Editorial The marvels that came to pass at the birth of King Alexander. From Jean Vauquelin, " Histoire du Grand Alexandre",1460. Fol.10 recto.
- 2018-06-26
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