Dividers Collection

Navigation. Dividers and compass sitting on a map

Vignette depicting military engineers at work
3359530 Vignette depicting military engineers at work; (add.info.: Vignette depicting military engineers at work. The man on the left is using compasses/dividers to measure a plan of fortifications)

Military engineers at work, 1850
3330712 Military engineers at work, 1850; (add.info.: Vignette depicting military engineers at work. The man on the left is using compasses/dividers to measure a plan of fortifications)

Study of a Hand, early-mid 18th century. Creator: Georg Engelhard Schroder
Study of a Hand, early-mid 18th century

Trompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Johan Klopper
Trompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century

Portraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo, 1482-1485. Creator: Piero di Cosimo
Portraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo, 1482-1485. This diptych shows a leading Florentine architect, Giuliano da Sangallo with his late father Francesco

Ernest George Fischer, Chief of Instrument Division, Coastal Geodetic Survey, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Ernest George Fischer, Chief of Instrument Division, Coastal Geodetic Survey, 1914. (Chief of Instrument Division 1907-1921)

The Geographer, 1669, (1911). Artist: Jan Vermeer
The Geographer, 1669, (1911). Painting held at the Stadel Museum, Frankfurt. From Bibbys Annual 1911. [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]

King Latinus and King Alexander, from The Book of Fate by Lorenzo Spirito Gualtieri (printed paper)
XIR365088 King Latinus and King Alexander, from The Book of Fate by Lorenzo Spirito Gualtieri (printed paper) by Italian School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice

The Philosopher, from the Scherzi, ca. 1740. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Philosopher, from the Scherzi, ca. 1740

Archimedes of Syracuse (engraving)
816542 Archimedes of Syracuse (engraving) by Thevet, Andre (1504-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes of Syracuse, Greek philosopher, mathematician, physicist, engineer)

Masonic apron and sash, 1770-1800 (silk & metallic thread)
NYH188145 Masonic apron and sash, 1770-1800 (silk & metallic thread) by American School; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American, out of copyright

A Plan of Campaign (oil on canvas)
BOU217116 A Plan of Campaign (oil on canvas) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943); 56x76.2 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Sir Jeffry Wyattville (engraving)
819332 Portrait of Sir Jeffry Wyattville (engraving) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Jeffry Wyattville, English architect and garden designer)

Amerigo Vespucci navigating by the stars on his 3rd voyage (colour litho)
CHT174193 Amerigo Vespucci navigating by the stars on his 3rd voyage (colour litho) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512)

Europe a Prophecy; Left to right frontispiece and title page
XND70219 Europe a Prophecy; Left to right frontispiece and title page; God Creating the Universe (The Creation of the Material World by Jehovah in the guise of Urizen)

RS / OS168, Frontispiece to Oxonia antiqua restaurata
NCO90870 RS/OS168, Frontispiece to Oxonia antiqua restaurata, a birds eye view of Oxford, reduced version of the original by Ralph or Radulph Agas (c.1540-1621) of 1578, by Joseph Skelton, Oxford

Ms 313 God creating the world, miniature from the Bible des Grands Augustins
BMR327001 Ms 313 God creating the world, miniature from the Bible des Grands Augustins, 1494 (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

Ancient Greek stonemasons using measuring instruments (chromolitho)
2783019 Ancient Greek stonemasons using measuring instruments (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek stonemasons using measuring instruments)

Dividers, 18th and 16th centuries (bronze, steel, copper & iron)
701086 Dividers, 18th and 16th centuries (bronze, steel, copper & iron) by European; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: Left: Possibly Dutch, 18th century (bronze, steel, copper & iron), 30.5cm

The Sun Embraces the Moon: Eclipse of the Sun
CHT276335 The Sun Embraces the Moon: Eclipse of the Sun, illustration from Un Autre Monde, published by H. Fournier in Paris in 1844 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard)

Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057-1063 (ink, tempera and gold on vellum)
491232 Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057-1063 (ink, tempera and gold on vellum) by Byzantine, (11th Century); Sheet - h:28.90 w:22.60 Matted - h:48.89 w:36.19 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew, 1057-1063 (tempera and gold on vellum)
491233 Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew, 1057-1063 (tempera and gold on vellum) by Byzantine, (11th Century); Sheet - h:28.80 w:24.30 Framed - h:52.38 w:39.68 Matted - h:48.89 w

Theory of scale using an obelisk as an example, engraved by Pickett (litho)
STC171149 Theory of scale using an obelisk as an example, engraved by Pickett (litho) by Repton, Humphry (1752-1818) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Apron of a Master of the Order of the Rose-Croix (leather)
XRZ169562 Apron of a Master of the Order of the Rose-Croix (leather) by French School, (19th century); Musee Crozatier, Le Puy-en-Velay, France; (add.info.: Masters Apron; ); French, out of copyright

Portrait of a Young Man, mid-sixteenth century (oil on oak panel)
LST332872 Portrait of a Young Man, mid-sixteenth century (oil on oak panel) by Florentine School, (16th century); 71.1x55.9 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Italian

Surveyors Tools (brass)
AKM210020 Surveyors Tools (brass) by American School, (17th century); Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent; (add.info)

Drawing instruments used by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (photo)
BAL1670 Drawing instruments used by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (photo) by English School, (19th century); Bristol University, Avon, UK; (add.info.: Brunel (1806-1859) English civil engineer; ); English

Portrait of Cornelis Danckerts de Ry (engraving)
820537 Portrait of Cornelis Danckerts de Ry (engraving) by Dutch School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornelis Danckerts de Ry, Dutch architect and sculptor)

Detail from the north rose window depicting Geometry from the Liberal Arts (stained glass
PC345130 Detail from the north rose window depicting Geometry from the Liberal Arts (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); Laon Cathedral, Laon, France; French, out of copyright

Archimedes (engraving)
451681 Archimedes (engraving) by Gaillard, Robert (1722-85); 35x25 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info.: Archimedes of Syracuse (c.aE287 BC-c.aE212 BC) Greek mathematician

Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho)
5989468 Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937.); © Look and Learn

Melancholia, 1513 (engraving)
CH376596 Melancholia, 1513 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Bandits attack the caravan of Aynie and Ria, illustration from the Haft awrang
2657715 Bandits attack the caravan of Aynie and Ria, illustration from the Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami, Safavid Period, 1556-65 (w/c, ink & gold on paper) by al-Daylami

Frontispiece to The Prophecies of M. Michel Nostradamus, pub
XJF103286 Frontispiece to The Prophecies of M. Michel Nostradamus, pub. by Benoist Rigaud, 1568 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Surveyor
SCG56690 The Surveyor by Anonymous; Simon Carter Gallery, Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK; out of copyright

Astrology: Various Instruments and Diagrams (fresco)
XIR60968 Astrology: Various Instruments and Diagrams (fresco) by Giorgione, (Giorgio da Castelfranco) (1476/8-1510); Casa Pellizzari, Castelfranco, Veneto, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Kingfishers nest (chromolitho)
964354 Kingfishers nest (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kingfishers nest (le nid d alcyons); France, 17th century

Marshal Vauban, French military engineer (chromolitho)
1094031 Marshal Vauban, French military engineer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marshal Vauban (1633-1707), French military engineer

Gravure en Taille Douce: suite de la pl. I, 1771 / 1779. Creator: Antonio Baratta
Gravure en Taille Douce: suite de la pl. I, 1771/1779. [Intaglio engraving]

Portrait of Cardinal Christopher Clavius, 1606. Creator: Francesco Villamena
Portrait of Cardinal Christopher Clavius, 1606

Labor, 1591. Creator: Raphael Sadeler
Labor, 1591

Frontispiece with oval portrait of Raphael, with three allegorical figures of the Arts supporting the tablet at center, 1675

Plate 5: The Tomb of Mausolus, from The Seven Wonders of The World, 1608

Diploma for the Freemasons of Bordeaux, after Francois Boucher, 1766

Portrait of Robert de Cotte, 1722. Creator: Pierre Drevet
Portrait of Robert de Cotte, 1722

Della Trasportatione dell Obelisco Vaticano et delle Fabriche di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto V fatte dal Cavallier Domenico Fontana Architetto di sua Santita Libro Primo, 1590

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"Dividers: Navigating the Path of Knowledge and Creation" Step into a world where dividers guide us through the realms of navigation, philosophy, justice, and exploration. From ancient times to the Enlightenment era, these tools have played a crucial role in shaping our understanding of the world. In King Latinus and King Alexander's story from The Book of Fate by Lorenzo Spirito Gualtieri, dividers symbolize their quest for power and conquest. These instruments become an emblem of their ambition to navigate uncharted territories both on land and in their own lives. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's depiction of The Philosopher showcases how they can not only physical tools but also metaphors for intellectual exploration. As this philosopher contemplates life's mysteries, his dividers serve as extensions of his mind - seeking answers beyond what meets the eye. The pendentive depicting Justice and Charity reminds us that they are be used to create balance in society. Just like these allegorical figures hold scales with precision using dividers, we too must strive for fairness and compassion in our actions. Archimedes' famous quote "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world" resonates with his use as he calculates mathematical truths. Dividing lines enable him to unlock new dimensions within science - forever changing our understanding of physics. Even within secret societies like Freemasonry, dividers hold symbolic significance. A Masonic apron and sash adorned with intricate designs remind members that they possess knowledge passed down through generations - knowledge that empowers them to shape their own destinies. From military strategies depicted in A Plan of Campaign to architectural masterpieces illustrated in Portrait Sir Jeffry Wyattville’s engraving –dividers emerge as essential tools for planning precise movements or constructing magnificent structures. They represent meticulous attention to detail required for success.