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Artist's view of a galaxy in the sky of an exoplanet
Artist's view of a galaxy in the sky of an exoplanet

PIX4573495: Artist's view of a galaxy in the sky of an exoplanet, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

Artist's view of a terrestrial type exoplanet - Artist's view of a terrestr type exoplanet
Artist's view of a terrestrial type exoplanet - Artist's view of a terrestr type exoplanet

PIX4573617: Artist's view of a terrestrial type exoplanet - Artist's view of a terrestr type exoplanet, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

Collision of a white dwarf with a solar star. - Artist's view showing the last moments of a star similar to our sun struck by a white dwarf
Collision of a white dwarf with a solar star. - Artist's view showing the last moments of a star similar to our sun struck by a white dwarf

PIX4573654: Collision of a white dwarf with a solar star. - Artist's view showing the last moments of a star similar to our sun struck by a white dwarf, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

Surface of an extrasolar planet - Artist's view of an inhabited extrasolar planet
Surface of an extrasolar planet - Artist's view of an inhabited extrasolar planet

PIX4573670: Surface of an extrasolar planet - Artist's view of an inhabited extrasolar planet, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

Mushrooms: Delicious milk 1, Hibbard milk 2, abundant milk milk milk (3,4,5), cinnamon cortinary 6, field agaric (or near rose) 7 and chanterella 8 - Lactarius deliciosus 1, Lactarius mammosus 2, Lactarius volemus 3, Agaricus lactifluus 4,5, Cortinarius cinnamomeus 6, 7, and Cantharellus cibarius 8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.
Mushrooms: Delicious milk 1, Hibbard milk 2, abundant milk milk milk (3,4,5), cinnamon cortinary 6, field agaric (or near rose) 7 and chanterella 8 - Lactarius deliciosus 1, Lactarius mammosus 2, Lactarius volemus 3, Agaricus lactifluus 4,5, Cortinarius cinnamomeus 6, 7, and Cantharellus cibarius 8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.

FLO4573762: Mushrooms: Delicious milk 1, Hibbard milk 2, abundant milk milk milk (3,4,5), cinnamon cortinary 6, field agaric (or near rose) 7 and chanterella 8 - Lactarius deliciosus 1, Lactarius mammosus 2, Lactarius volemus 3, Agaricus lactifluus 4,5, Cortinarius cinnamomeus 6, 7, and Cantharellus cibarius 8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795. / Bridgeman Images

Zombie crab, bernard the hermit, pagure or bernard the hermit and sand crab - Purple land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola 1, hermit crab, Paguristes eremita 2, sea hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus 3, and sand crab, Cancer arenarius 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.
Zombie crab, bernard the hermit, pagure or bernard the hermit and sand crab - Purple land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola 1, hermit crab, Paguristes eremita 2, sea hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus 3, and sand crab, Cancer arenarius 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.

FLO4573813: Zombie crab, bernard the hermit, pagure or bernard the hermit and sand crab - Purple land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola 1, hermit crab, Paguristes eremita 2, sea hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus 3, and sand crab, Cancer arenarius 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795. / Bridgeman Images

Young man, study - Drawing, 17th century
Young man, study - Drawing, 17th century

LRI4573819: Young man, study - Drawing, 17th century, Cortona, Pietro da (Berrettini) (1596-1669) / Bridgeman Images

The moon and its mountains. Profiles of the heights of the mountains of the moon, the earth and Venus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
The moon and its mountains. Profiles of the heights of the mountains of the moon, the earth and Venus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4573940: The moon and its mountains. Profiles of the heights of the mountains of the moon, the earth and Venus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Altarpiece of St Vincent, St James and St Eustatius - oil on panel, 1466-1467
Altarpiece of St Vincent, St James and St Eustatius - oil on panel, 1466-1467

LRI4573948: Altarpiece of St Vincent, St James and St Eustatius - oil on panel, 1466-1467, Pollaiuolo, Antonio (1432/3-98) / Bridgeman Images

Shoemaker wire, vivid, stone fish and flying rascass - African pompano, Alectis ciliaris 1,2, sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri 3, estuarine stonefish, Synanceia horrida 4, and red lionfish, Pterois volitans 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.
Shoemaker wire, vivid, stone fish and flying rascass - African pompano, Alectis ciliaris 1,2, sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri 3, estuarine stonefish, Synanceia horrida 4, and red lionfish, Pterois volitans 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.

FLO4573493: Shoemaker wire, vivid, stone fish and flying rascass - African pompano, Alectis ciliaris 1,2, sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri 3, estuarine stonefish, Synanceia horrida 4, and red lionfish, Pterois volitans 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795. / Bridgeman Images

Artist's view of an exoplanet around Antares - Artist's view of an exoplanet around Antares - Artist's view of the surface of an extrasolar planet whose water evaporated when the star became a red geante
Artist's view of an exoplanet around Antares - Artist's view of an exoplanet around Antares - Artist's view of the surface of an extrasolar planet whose water evaporated when the star became a red geante

PIX4573622: Artist's view of an exoplanet around Antares - Artist's view of an exoplanet around Antares - Artist's view of the surface of an extrasolar planet whose water evaporated when the star became a red geante, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

Ruins on an extrasolar planet - Ruins on an extrasolar planet - A civilization left its planet made uninhabitable by its star turned into a red geant
Ruins on an extrasolar planet - Ruins on an extrasolar planet - A civilization left its planet made uninhabitable by its star turned into a red geant

PIX4573639: Ruins on an extrasolar planet - Ruins on an extrasolar planet - A civilization left its planet made uninhabitable by its star turned into a red geant, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

View of artist of galaxies colliding in the sky of an exoplanet - View of artist of galaxies colliding in the sky of an exoplanet
View of artist of galaxies colliding in the sky of an exoplanet - View of artist of galaxies colliding in the sky of an exoplanet

PIX4573559: View of artist of galaxies colliding in the sky of an exoplanet - View of artist of galaxies colliding in the sky of an exoplanet, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

Roman antiquite: siege tower 5, five-storey tower 6, belier on chain 7- Roman siege engines: siege tower or the Taker of Cities, Helepolis 5, five-storey tower Sambucae 6, and battering ram on chains Aries 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.
Roman antiquite: siege tower 5, five-storey tower 6, belier on chain 7- Roman siege engines: siege tower or the Taker of Cities, Helepolis 5, five-storey tower Sambucae 6, and battering ram on chains Aries 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.

FLO4573637: Roman antiquite: siege tower 5, five-storey tower 6, belier on chain 7- Roman siege engines: siege tower or the Taker of Cities, Helepolis 5, five-storey tower Sambucae 6, and battering ram on chains Aries 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795. / Bridgeman Images

Spelt or dinkled wheat, Tritium spelta 1, buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum 2, and rice, Oryza sativa 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.
Spelt or dinkled wheat, Tritium spelta 1, buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum 2, and rice, Oryza sativa 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.

FLO4573681: Spelt or dinkled wheat, Tritium spelta 1, buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum 2, and rice, Oryza sativa 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795. / Bridgeman Images

Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, plains zebra, Equus quagga (burchell or plains zebra), male 2, female 3, Indian porcupine (epic pork), Hystrix indica, and Sulawesi babirusa (babiroussa des celebes), Babyrousa celebensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, plains zebra, Equus quagga (burchell or plains zebra), male 2, female 3, Indian porcupine (epic pork), Hystrix indica, and Sulawesi babirusa (babiroussa des celebes), Babyrousa celebensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4573986: Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, plains zebra, Equus quagga (burchell or plains zebra), male 2, female 3, Indian porcupine (epic pork), Hystrix indica, and Sulawesi babirusa (babiroussa des celebes), Babyrousa celebensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica 1, swift, Apus apus 2, house martin, Delichon urbicum, 3, sand martin, Riparia riparia 4, and nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica 1, swift, Apus apus 2, house martin, Delichon urbicum, 3, sand martin, Riparia riparia 4, and nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4573996: Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica 1, swift, Apus apus 2, house martin, Delichon urbicum, 3, sand martin, Riparia riparia 4, and nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, male 1 and female 2, in front of an Egyptian pyramid. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, male 1 and female 2, in front of an Egyptian pyramid. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

FLO4574117: Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, male 1 and female 2, in front of an Egyptian pyramid. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images

Planet Saturn with its seven rings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Planet Saturn with its seven rings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4574048: Planet Saturn with its seven rings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

the Towers in la Defense, photo taken in 2008 in Paris (photo)
the Towers in la Defense, photo taken in 2008 in Paris (photo)

LBY4574174: the Towers in la Defense, photo taken in 2008 in Paris (photo), Viguier, Jean-Paul (b.1946) / Bridgeman Images

Ice extrasolar planet - Illustration - Ice extrasolar planet - Illustratio
Ice extrasolar planet - Illustration - Ice extrasolar planet - Illustratio

PIX4574195: Ice extrasolar planet - Illustration - Ice extrasolar planet - Illustratio, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

Jack-knifefish, Equetus lanceolatus 1, oarfish, Regalecus glesne 2, and rock beauty angelfish, Holacanthus tricolor 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Jack-knifefish, Equetus lanceolatus 1, oarfish, Regalecus glesne 2, and rock beauty angelfish, Holacanthus tricolor 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4574216: Jack-knifefish, Equetus lanceolatus 1, oarfish, Regalecus glesne 2, and rock beauty angelfish, Holacanthus tricolor 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Plate representing the 1931 Citroen family car (engraving)
Plate representing the 1931 Citroen family car (engraving)

JLJ4574315: Plate representing the 1931 Citroen family car (engraving), Dumont, Pierre (1884-1936) / Bridgeman Images

Water tornados observed in the Mediterranean sea near Nice in January 1789. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Water tornados observed in the Mediterranean sea near Nice in January 1789. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4574385: Water tornados observed in the Mediterranean sea near Nice in January 1789. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Andean condor (Andean condor), Vultur gryphus 1, palm-nut vulture (palm-nut vulture), Gypohierax angolensis 2, and houbara bustard (Houbara bustard), Chlamydotis undulata 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802.
Andean condor (Andean condor), Vultur gryphus 1, palm-nut vulture (palm-nut vulture), Gypohierax angolensis 2, and houbara bustard (Houbara bustard), Chlamydotis undulata 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802.

FLO4575403: Andean condor (Andean condor), Vultur gryphus 1, palm-nut vulture (palm-nut vulture), Gypohierax angolensis 2, and houbara bustard (Houbara bustard), Chlamydotis undulata 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802. / Bridgeman Images

Aardvark (Cape Orycterope), Orycteropus afer 1, Short-beaked echidna (short-nose echidne), Tachyglossus aculeatus 2, sloth bear (five-finger lazy), Bradypus ursinus, vulnerable 3, and skeleton of extinct (megatherium skeleton) Megatherium americanum 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Aardvark (Cape Orycterope), Orycteropus afer 1, Short-beaked echidna (short-nose echidne), Tachyglossus aculeatus 2, sloth bear (five-finger lazy), Bradypus ursinus, vulnerable 3, and skeleton of extinct (megatherium skeleton) Megatherium americanum 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4575652: Aardvark (Cape Orycterope), Orycteropus afer 1, Short-beaked echidna (short-nose echidne), Tachyglossus aculeatus 2, sloth bear (five-finger lazy), Bradypus ursinus, vulnerable 3, and skeleton of extinct (megatherium skeleton) Megatherium americanum 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Les Sables d'Olonne, the harbour with the low tide, 1972 (oil on canvas)
Les Sables d'Olonne, the harbour with the low tide, 1972 (oil on canvas)

JLJ4575923: Les Sables d'Olonne, the harbour with the low tide, 1972 (oil on canvas), Buffet, Bernard (1928-99) / Bridgeman Images

Greek and Roman gods: the Muses. Clio 1, Euterpe 2, Thalia 3, Melpomene 4, Terpsichore 5, Erato 6, Polyhymnia 7, Urania 8 and Calliope 9. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Greek and Roman gods: the Muses. Clio 1, Euterpe 2, Thalia 3, Melpomene 4, Terpsichore 5, Erato 6, Polyhymnia 7, Urania 8 and Calliope 9. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4575765: Greek and Roman gods: the Muses. Clio 1, Euterpe 2, Thalia 3, Melpomene 4, Terpsichore 5, Erato 6, Polyhymnia 7, Urania 8 and Calliope 9. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Wild pear - pear tree - Pyrus communis, and wild apple - apple tree - Pyrus malus, with fruit, leaf and blossom. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Wild pear - pear tree - Pyrus communis, and wild apple - apple tree - Pyrus malus, with fruit, leaf and blossom. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576074: Wild pear - pear tree - Pyrus communis, and wild apple - apple tree - Pyrus malus, with fruit, leaf and blossom. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Antlion (ant lion) Myrmeleon species, and its lair. The antlion digs a pit (1,2) and hides its entire body in the sand (3) to ambush ants (4,5) and a caterpillar (6f). Building a pit by using its abdomen as a plough to expel sand (7,8). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Antlion (ant lion) Myrmeleon species, and its lair. The antlion digs a pit (1,2) and hides its entire body in the sand (3) to ambush ants (4,5) and a caterpillar (6f). Building a pit by using its abdomen as a plough to expel sand (7,8). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576077: Antlion (ant lion) Myrmeleon species, and its lair. The antlion digs a pit (1,2) and hides its entire body in the sand (3) to ambush ants (4,5) and a caterpillar (6f). Building a pit by using its abdomen as a plough to expel sand (7,8). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Alpine passes: Great St. Bernard Pass (grand col Saint Bernard) and St. Gotthard Pass (col du Saint Gotthard) in Switzerland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Alpine passes: Great St. Bernard Pass (grand col Saint Bernard) and St. Gotthard Pass (col du Saint Gotthard) in Switzerland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576122: Alpine passes: Great St. Bernard Pass (grand col Saint Bernard) and St. Gotthard Pass (col du Saint Gotthard) in Switzerland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Tube eye, Stylephorus chordatus (abyssal fish) 1, painted angler fish - painted frog fish - Antennarius pictus 2, Sargassumfish - Sargasso frog - Histrio histrio 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Tube eye, Stylephorus chordatus (abyssal fish) 1, painted angler fish - painted frog fish - Antennarius pictus 2, Sargassumfish - Sargasso frog - Histrio histrio 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576263: Tube eye, Stylephorus chordatus (abyssal fish) 1, painted angler fish - painted frog fish - Antennarius pictus 2, Sargassumfish - Sargasso frog - Histrio histrio 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Andean condor - condor of the Andes - Vultur gryphus, near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Andean condor - condor of the Andes - Vultur gryphus, near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576282: Andean condor - condor of the Andes - Vultur gryphus, near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

The banquet of Cleopatra (Painting, 1570-1572)
The banquet of Cleopatra (Painting, 1570-1572)

LRI4576320: The banquet of Cleopatra (Painting, 1570-1572), Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) / Bridgeman Images

The Ice Palace built in St. Petersburg in the cold winter of 1740 by Empress Anna Ivanovna. Two ice dolphins spewed flaming naphtha at night 2, and ice canons 3 and mortars 4 were fired. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
The Ice Palace built in St. Petersburg in the cold winter of 1740 by Empress Anna Ivanovna. Two ice dolphins spewed flaming naphtha at night 2, and ice canons 3 and mortars 4 were fired. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576435: The Ice Palace built in St. Petersburg in the cold winter of 1740 by Empress Anna Ivanovna. Two ice dolphins spewed flaming naphtha at night 2, and ice canons 3 and mortars 4 were fired. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images

Breeds of horses, 18th century. Arab breed 1 and Barb breed from North Africa 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.
Breeds of horses, 18th century. Arab breed 1 and Barb breed from North Africa 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

FLO4576440: Breeds of horses, 18th century. Arab breed 1 and Barb breed from North Africa 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1807. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images


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