Science and Technology
Antique science and technology prints
This category covers scientific and technical subjects, from Watt's first steam experiment to the Latting Observatory in New York and the phases of the moon after Cellarius. Pieces range from 1785 to 1967 and include work by Heath and Auguste Lemaître, alongside a rare industrial pamphlet on rice by-products from 1946.
It groups the astronomy and machinery sections below and suits collectors interested in the history of science. All pieces are original of their period, each with a technical description and measurements.
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Astronomy
Antique astronomy prints
This category shows astronomers at work and celestial phenomena, from the midnight sun in polar regions to the Aurora Borealis engraved by Danvin in 1842 and a portrait of the Astronomer Royal James Bradley. Pieces range from 1819 to 1967 and include work by William Bernard Cooke and Robert Charles Bell.
It suits collectors of the history of science and anyone furnishing an observatory or study. Every print is an original period impression, with a technical description and measurements.
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Machines and Inventions
Antique machines and inventions
This category illustrates engineering achievement, from the steamship Atlantic to the thermometers of the Greenwich Observatory and Watt's first steam experiment engraved by Herbert Bourne. Pieces range from 1785 to 1881 and include a demolished Parisian landmark, the Samaritaine, and a view inside an iron mine.
It suits collectors of the history of technology and industrial heritage. All prints are original period impressions, each with a technical description and measurements.