Condition Collection

Antique map of the Roman Empire, with a detail on Rome

Antique map of Britain under the Anglo Saxons

Falkland Islands Royal Engineer briefing map, 1982 (c); with typescript annotations relating to the condition and passibility of airfields, roads and tracks by tracked and wheeled vehicles

Antique map of Scotland, 1864

Antique map of New Zealand in the 19th Century, 1873
Vintage engraving of a Antique map of New Zealand in the 19th Century, 1873

Antique Damaged Map of Italy 19th Century
Antique damaged map of Italy 19th Century

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I shot Albatross
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, With my crossbow I shot the Albatross. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet

Antquie Map of Italy
Vintage map of Italy fron 1837

Antique damaged map of German Empire 19th Century

Antique map of India, 1864

Pneumothorax treatment, X-ray
Pneumothorax treatment (image 2 of 2). X-ray of the chest of a patient, showing treatment with a drain of a partial collapse of one lung (at right) in pneumothorax

Vintage map of Magna Graecia, showing the settlements of the ancient greeks in Italy. Magna GrA|cia is the name of the coastal areas of Southern Italy on the Tarentine Gulf that was extensively

Antique damaged map of Scotland in the 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique damaged map of Scotland in the 19th Century, 1873

Sleeping sickness parasite
Sleeping sickness. Artwork of a trypanosome (Trypanosoma brucei) moving past human red blood cells in the blood. This protozoan is the cause of sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)

Ancient History - Map of Alexander the Great Campaigns
Vintage engraving of a map of the campaigns and marches of Alexander the Great

Antique map of Ancient Greece

Antique map of Africa in the 19th Century, 1873
Vintage engraving of a Victorian Antique map of Africa in the 19th Century, 1873

Antique damaged map of Ireland in the 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique damaged map of Ireland in the 19th Century, 1873

Antique map of Switzerland in the 19th Century, 1873

Medical ilustration of an appendix with appendicitis

Market Hill and former workhouse, Maldon
A view of Market Hill, Maldon, Essex. The large building at the left is the Maldon Unions former workhouse. Date: circa 1900

Goitre, 15th century artwork C018 / 1849
Goitre. 15th century artwork of a man with an enlarged thyroid gland (goitre). The thyroid is an endocrine gland found in the neck

Bunions, X-ray
Bunions. Coloured X-ray of an elderly womans deformed inward-turning toes due to bunions (orange, lower centre). This deformity (hallux valgus) is caused by wearing ill-fitting shoes

Headache, X-ray artwork
Headache. Computer X-ray artwork of a lateral view of a human skull. The red area represents pain caused by a headache (cephalalgia)

Total hip replacement, X-ray
Total hip replacement. Coloured frontal X-ray of a female pelvis with a total hip replacement (white, lower right). The replacement hip consists of a ball and shaft

Fractured ankle, X-ray
Fractured ankle. Coloured profile X-ray of a distal fibula fracture (upper centre). The fibula is the smaller leg bone running down from top centre. The larger bone is the tibia

Calots spinal surgery, 19th century
Calots spinal surgery, 19th-century artwork. This operation is being carried out by the French surgeon Jean-Francois Calot (1861-1944) on a condition known as Potts disease

Tuberculosis, X-ray
Tuberculosis. X-ray of the chest of a 25 year old male patient with pulmonary tuberculosis. Affected areas of the lungs (dark areas) are shown by grainy white patches

Skin disorders, artwork
Skin disorders. Computer artwork showing the structure of the skin, and the layers affected by various skin disorders. Folliculitis is the inflammation of hair follicles; Bullae are blisters;

Body pain, artwork
Body pain. Computer artwork showing pain (represented by the red areas) in six different body areas. From top left to lower right, the body areas are: the neck, ankle, head, knee, lower back and wrist

Soviet cholera vaccination poster, 1967
Soviet cholera vaccination poster. Poster which appeared in the USSR in 1967, urging citizens to get themselves vaccinated against cholera

Gallstones, artwork
Gallstones. Cutaway computer artwork showing gallstones (brown, lower left) in a human gall bladder (red, oval). The gall bladder is a small muscular sac lying under the liver (not seen)

Pint of beer

Dyslexia treatment
MODEL RELEASED. Dyslexia treatment. Dyslexic girl wearing yellow glasses while reading. These filters improve the function of the brain cells concerned with visual perception

Osteoporotic bone, SEM
Osteoporotic bone. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of fractured bone tissue from a patient suffering from osteoporosis (brittle bone disease)

Alzheimers brain. Computer processed vertical (coronal) slice through the brain of an Alzheimer patient (at left) compared with a normal brain (at right)

Iliotibial running injury, artwork
Artwork (side view) of the muscles of the thigh showing iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) or iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS), a common injury to the thigh associated with running

Monk Wine Cellar 14 Cent
A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed from time to time

Irregular heartbeat. Conceptual image of a chest X-ray overlaid with an electrocardiogram (heart monitor) trace showing extrasystole

Gout crystals. Polarised light micrograph of uric acid crystals in the synovial fluid (a lubricating liquid in joints) from a patient with gout

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, It ceased; yet still the sails made on, a pleasant noise till noon

Antique map of the world, 1873
Vintage engraving of a Victorian Antique map of the world, 1873

Map of Ancient Sicily and Southern Italy
Vintage engraving of a Map of Ancient Sicily and Southern Italy

Antquie Map of Italy
Vintage map of Italy from 1815

Picture No. 11675613
Dark Field Light Micrograph: Scabies Mite. Date:

The benefits of taking the water at Bad Wildungen, Germany
Comic illustration of the wonderful benefits to a ladys urinary tract (!) having taken the water at Bad Wildungen - a German therapeutic spa Town with springs that bring forth water containing iron

Times Square at night
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Times Square and Broadway at night, New York City. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Head-On View Of Traffic Jam
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s 1950s: Head-On View Of Traffic Jam, Coming Off Ramp On Multi-Lane Highway. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Bacterial meningitis, MRI scan
Bacterial meningitis. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of an axial section through the brain of a 16-year-old patient

Dohle bodies in blood cell, micrograph
Dohle bodies in blood cell. Light micrograph of a neutrophil white blood cell (centre) with Dohle bodies. These are small inclusions within the cells cytoplasm

Plague doctor, France, 18th century
Plague doctor. Artwork of the clothing used by doctors during plague outbreaks. This design, though in use much earlier, is from The Great Plague of Marseilles, France, in 1720

Migraine pain
Migraine. Conceptual artwork of lightning flashes marking the epicentre of pain in a mans forehead. A migraine is a recurrent headache which can be accompanied by nausea

Konstantin Buteyko, Soviet doctor
Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko (1923-2003), Soviet medical doctor and researcher. In the 1950s, Buteyko, a Ukrainian, developed a theory on the effects of deep breathing (hyperventilation)

Tension pneumothorax, X-ray
Tension pneumothorax. X-ray of the chest of a patient with tension pneumothorax that has lead to soft-tissue emphysema. Tension pneumothorax is a progressive deterioration

Lower back pain, conceptual artwork
Lower back pain. Conceptual computer artwork showing pain (represented as the red area) in the lower back. The bones (white) of the lower torso and arms are shown within an outline (blue)

Upper back pain, conceptual artwork
Upper back pain. Conceptual computer artwork showing pain (represented as the red area) in the upper back. The bones (white) of the torso and arms are shown within an outline (blue)

Double fracture to the leg, X-ray
Coloured X-ray (back view) of the leg of a patient, showing a double fracture to the lower leg in which the proximal fibula bone (upper right) and distal tibia bone (lower centre) are affected

Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, Lancashire
Aerial view of the Langho Colony set up in 1906 by the Chorlton and Manchester Unions for the treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy

Antique damaged map of India 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique damaged map of India in the 19th Century, 1873

Harland & Wolff - promotional brochure
Harland and Wolff - extremely rare Harland & Wolff promotional brochure. This soft-bound volume includes company history and information

Antique Map of Gaul
Antique Map from 1862 of Gaul at the time of Julius Caesar. The Roman proconsul and general Julius Caesar pushed his army into Gaul in 58 BC

Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz He raised his manacled hands
Vintage engraving from Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz. He raised his manacled hands in a threatening attitude, fixed his eyes on his shrinking parent, and slowly left the room

Antique Map of Switzerland from 1898

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia, micrograph
Acute promyelocytic leukaemia. Light micrograph of blood cells from bone marrow in a case of acute promyelocytic leukaemia. Leukaemia is a cancer where certain blood cells form in excess

Ovarian cancer, light micrograph C015 / 7103
Ovary cancer. Light micrograph of a section through a Krukenberg tumour (down centre) of the ovary. This is a secondary cancer that spreads (metastasises) from the digestive system

Black Death rat flea, artwork
Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), artwork. This flea was the primary vector of the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which caused the Black Death

Used dental floss, SEM
Used dental floss. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of dental plaque on strands of used dental floss. Plaque consists of a film of bacteria embedded in a glycoprotein matrix

X-ray of the broken head of the femur
False-colour x-ray of the broken head of the femur where it fits into the acetabulum, forming the ball-and- socket joint of the hip. The break has been pinned (red) and secured to the long bone

Fractured jawbone, X-ray
Fractured jawbone. Coloured X-ray of a human jaw showing a fractured lower jawbone (mandible). The fracture has occurred to the left side of the lower jawbone (bottom right, orange)

Liver cirrhosis. Artwork taken from Sir Robert Carswells textbook Pathological Anatomy, published 1838. Cirrhosis is a disease in which the liver tissue is replaced with scar tissue

Liver tissue cirrhosis, light micrograph
Liver cirrhosis. Light micrograph of a section through liver tissue showing cirrhosis. This is a condition where the liver responds to the injury or death of some of its cells by producing

Cystic fibrosis. Light micrograph of a section through a bronchus (airway) of the lungs in a case of cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis)

Kidney stone, 18th century

Osteoarthritis of the hip, X-ray
Coloured X-ray (front view) of the pelvis in a 57 year old patient showing osteoarthritis of the hip joint (at left). The bone in the head of the femur (thigh bone)

Treating foot corns, satirical artwork

U Monk in Wine Cellar
U A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed

An Ideal Landscape on Mars according to Professor Lowell (colour litho)
5210970 An Ideal Landscape on Mars according to Professor Lowell (colour litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Coloured SEM of lymphocytes attacking cancer cell
Cancer cell death. Coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) showing killer T-lymphocytes (orange) inducing a cancer cell (mauve) to undergo Programmed Cell Death (PCD)

LM of a cross-section through a dental implant

Polarised LM of a molar tooth showing decay
Tooth decay. Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of a longitudinal section through a molar tooth with dental caries, or tooth decay

Coloured SEM of a leukaemic white blood cell M132 / 0488
Leukaemia cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a cancerous white blood cell in acute myeloid leukaemia. Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood which results in the over-production of

Salmonella culture
MODEL RELEASED. Salmonella culture. Microbiologist holding a petri dish containing a culture of Salmonella sp. bacteria. These bacteria are the cause of salmonellosis (food poisoning) in humans

Human brain showing damage due to head injury

Bladder infection
Bacterial infection of bladder (cystitis). Colour Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of the human bladder showing bacterial infection

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"Exploring the Past: Unveiling the Condition of Antique Maps" Step into a world where time stands still, as we delve into the captivating condition of antique maps. Each map tells a unique story, transporting us to distant lands and bygone eras. Gently unfurling an ancient scroll, we encounter an exquisite antique map of the Roman Empire. Its delicate lines depict a vast realm that once dominated Europe, offering a glimpse into its grandeur and complexity. Moving forward in time, our attention is drawn to another remarkable artifact - an antique map showcasing Britain under the Anglo Saxons. The intricate details reveal how this island nation evolved through centuries of cultural fusion and territorial shifts. A particularly intriguing piece catches our eye - a Falkland Islands Royal Engineer briefing map from 1982. This relic carries traces of history's conflicts etched upon its surface, reminding us of past struggles and their enduring impact on these remote islands. Venturing further across continents, we stumble upon an enchanting antique map depicting New Zealand in the 19th century. It unveils uncharted territories waiting to be explored while capturing the spirit of discovery that characterized this era. Not all maps have escaped unscathed from the ravages of time; one such example is a damaged antique map revealing Ireland's rich heritage amidst its visible wear and tear. Despite its imperfections, it serves as a testament to resilience and endurance throughout history. Journeying southward brings us face-to-face with an awe-inspiring antique map portraying Africa in 1873. Its faded hues evoke tales of exploration and colonization that shaped this vast continent for better or worse. Our gaze then falls upon yet another worn treasure - an aged depiction of Italy during the 19th century. Though marred by age-induced blemishes, it still manages to transport us back to a time when artistry flourished within Italian borders.