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Paris Collection: Man and woman from the Vallee d Ossau, French Pyrenees, in traditional regional dress

Man and woman from the Vallee d Ossau, French Pyrenees, in traditional regional dress. The woman is spinning yarn using a distaff

Paris Collection: Man, woman and child from the Vallee d Ossau, French Pyrenees, in traditional regional dress

Man, woman and child from the Vallee d Ossau, French Pyrenees, in traditional regional dress. The woman is carrying a distaff as it was customary for women to spin yarn as they walked

Paris Collection: Two men meeting on the road near Tarbes in the French Pyrenees and stopping to talk

Two men meeting on the road near Tarbes in the French Pyrenees and stopping to talk. Both wear fitted cap-sleeved jackets, knee length breeches and leggings

Paris Collection: Paris Exhibition : Francis Philip Cunliffe-Owen (1828-1894) British civil servant

Paris Exhibition : Francis Philip Cunliffe-Owen (1828-1894) British civil servant. Director of the South Kensington Museum of Arts and Sciences (1873-1893)

Paris Collection: General Auguste Dubail (1851-1934) French Army officer. During the First World War

General Auguste Dubail (1851-1934) French Army officer. During the First World War, after the French failure at Verdun in 1916

Paris Collection: Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) British naval officer and arctic explorer commanded

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) British naval officer and arctic explorer commanded the 1845 expedition of the ships Erebus and Terror to search for the North West Passage

Paris Collection: Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) (Jakob Liebmann Beer) German composer who settled in Paris

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) (Jakob Liebmann Beer) German composer who settled in Paris and established himself as a foremost composer of Frrench grand opera

Paris Collection: (Charles Louis) Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) French composer and Director of the Paris

(Charles Louis) Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) French composer and Director of the Paris Conservatoire from 1871. From a photograph by Nadar, pseudonym of Gaspard-Felix Tournachon (1820-1910)

Paris Collection: Henry Morton Stanley (1840-1904) born John Rowlands at Denbigh, Wales, Welsh-born

Henry Morton Stanley (1840-1904) born John Rowlands at Denbigh, Wales, Welsh-born American journalist and explorer, on his 1874-1876 African expedition under the auspices of the New York Herald

Paris Collection: The African attendants of David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and explorer of Africa

The African attendants of David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and explorer of Africa. Livingstones African attendants Souzi, Chouma and Jacob Wainwright

Paris Collection: Benoit de Maillet (1656-1738) French diplomat and traveller. He attempted to measure

Benoit de Maillet (1656-1738) French diplomat and traveller. He attempted to measure the age of the earth and came to the somewhat arbitrary conclusion that it was 2 billion years

A carrier or homing pigeon being released. Engraving from Le Journal de la Jeunesse (Paris, 1876)

Paris Collection: Scene from Emile, ou Traite de l education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Paris, 1762)

Scene from Emile, ou Traite de l education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Paris, 1762). In this novel by the French political philosopher and educationlist Rousseau (1712-1778)

$Paris Collection: The equatorial coude refracting telescope, Paris Observatory, France - aperture 7$

The equatorial coude refracting telescope, Paris Observatory, France - aperture 7.5cm. The tube is bent and light fed to the observer by two mirrors

Paris Collection: Lord Rosses great 72-inch (1. 828m) diameter reflecting telescope of 1845, called

Lord Rosses great 72-inch (1. 828m) diameter reflecting telescope of 1845, called
Lord Rosses great 72-inch (1.828m) diameter reflecting telescope of 1845, called the Leviathan of Parsonstown. Mounted between two brick walls, it could move only in a north-south direction

Paris Collection: Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894) English explorer in Central Africa. Born at Radipole

Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894) English explorer in Central Africa. Born at Radipole near Weymouth, Dorset. Engraving after a photograph published in 1877 the year Camerons travels were published

Paris Collection: Cossacks displaying their horsemanship. From the steppes of Eastern Europe and Russia

Cossacks displaying their horsemanship. From the steppes of Eastern Europe and Russia with a reputation as fierce warriors and superb horsemen. Engraving published Paris, 1875

Paris Collection: Rudolph Virchow (1821-1902) German pathologist and founder of cell pathology. In

Rudolph Virchow (1821-1902) German pathologist and founder of cell pathology. In later life he turned to anthropology and archaeology and collaborated with Schliemann on the excavations at Troy

Paris Collection: The French aviation pioneer Gaston Tissandiers (1835-1899) balloon silhoutted

The French aviation pioneer Gaston Tissandiers (1835-1899) balloon silhoutted against the sunset. Illustration by Albert Tissandier for Les Applications de la Physique by Amedee Guillemin (Paris)

Paris Collection: Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899) Italian ballet dancer, in the name part of Giselle in

Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899) Italian ballet dancer, in the name part of Giselle in the ballet by Adolphe Adam, a role she created at the Paris Opera in 1841

Paris Collection: Harriet Constance Smithson (1800-1854) Irish actress. In 1827 she appeared in Paris

Harriet Constance Smithson (1800-1854) Irish actress. In 1827 she appeared in Paris as Ophelia Hamlet and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet when the French composer Hector Berlioz became enamoured of her

Paris Collection: Kicking-down a well. The spring-pawl method of sinking a oil well, using a drilling

Kicking-down a well. The spring-pawl method of sinking a oil well, using a drilling bit suspended on a rope. Engraving from Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier (Paris, c1870)

Paris Collection: Edwin Laurentine Drake (1810-1880), American oil pioneer, striking oil near Oil Creek

Edwin Laurentine Drake (1810-1880), American oil pioneer, striking oil near Oil Creek, Pennsylvania, 27 August 1859. Engraving from Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier (Paris, c1870)

Paris Collection: Henry Bessemer (1813-1893) English engineer, inventor and industrialist. Among

Henry Bessemer (1813-1893) English engineer, inventor and industrialist. Among his inventions were the Bessemer steel process and the Bessemer converter. From La Nature (Paris, 1898). Engraving

Paris Collection: (Raymond) Gaston Plante (1834-1889) French physicist who in 1859 invented the first

(Raymond) Gaston Plante (1834-1889) French physicist who in 1859 invented the first accumulator or electric storage battery

Paris Collection: Imaginative reconstruction of the Earth during the time of the dinosaurs. From Astronomie

Imaginative reconstruction of the Earth during the time of the dinosaurs. From Astronomie Populaire by Camille Flammarion (Paris, 1881). Engraving

Paris Collection: Cadets at the Ecole Navale, the French Naval Academy in their hammocks in which they slept

Cadets at the Ecole Navale, the French Naval Academy in their hammocks in which they slept. From Le Journal de la Jeunesse (Paris, c1870). Engraving

Paris Collection: Valentin Hauy (1745-1822) French educationalist, giving alms to a blind beggar. Hauy

Valentin Hauy (1745-1822) French educationalist, giving alms to a blind beggar. Hauy devoted most of his life to the education of the blind, opening a school for the blind in Paris in 1784

Paris Collection: Nicholas I (1796-1855) Emperor (Tsar) of Russia from 1825. Nicholas on his deathbed

Nicholas I (1796-1855) Emperor (Tsar) of Russia from 1825. Nicholas on his deathbed. Wood engraving from Illustration (Paris, 1855)

Paris Collection: Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet (1748-1822) French chemist who assisted Lavoisier

Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet (1748-1822) French chemist who assisted Lavoisier. Worked on dyes and chlorine for bleaching for the textile industry

Paris Collection: Alexandre Brongniart (1770-1847) French geologist and mineralogist. He introduced

Alexandre Brongniart (1770-1847) French geologist and mineralogist. He introduced term Jurassic for Cotswold clays and limestones. Director of Sevres porcelain factory 1800-1847

Paris Collection: Alexandre (Pierre Francois) Boely (1785-1858) French composer, pianist and organist

Alexandre (Pierre Francois) Boely (1785-1858) French composer, pianist and organist. Engraving (Paris, 1853)

(Raymond) Gaston Plante (1834-1889) French physicist who in 1859 invented the first accumulator or electric storage battery

Paris Collection: Johann Friedrich Bottger (1682-1719): German ceramacist who perfected European manufacture

Johann Friedrich Bottger (1682-1719): German ceramacist who perfected European manufacture of porcelain at Dresden and then Meissen

Paris Collection: Louis Favre (d1879) Swiss railway engineer awarded the contract for the construction

Louis Favre (d1879) Swiss railway engineer awarded the contract for the construction of a rail tunnel through the Alps under the St Gothard Pass. From La Science Illustree (Paris, 1895). Engraving

Paris Collection: Carrier pigeon used to carry dispatches out of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)

Carrier pigeon used to carry dispatches out of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). The message was attached to the central tail feather

Paris Collection: Experiment to ascertain the effects of electricity on plants and animals. High voltage

Experiment to ascertain the effects of electricity on plants and animals. High voltage electricity generated by a glass globe static electric machine is carried by the chain to items suspended

Paris Collection: Experiment to ascertain the effects of electricity on water. High voltage electricity

Experiment to ascertain the effects of electricity on water. High voltage electricity generated by a glass globe static electric machine

Paris Collection: Static electric effects. Chain receiving a charge from a glass globe static electric

Static electric effects. Chain receiving a charge from a glass globe static electric machine is attached to the waist of the man standing insulated on a block of wax

Paris Collection: The Penitent, or Fireman. This was the miner who, swathed in damp sacking, undertook

The Penitent, or Fireman. This was the miner who, swathed in damp sacking, undertook the task of igniting pockets of which, the inflammable gas Methane, called Fire-damp which

Paris Collection: Explosion of Fire-damp (methane) in a mine. From Le Journal de la Jeunesse (Paris 1885)

Explosion of Fire-damp (methane) in a mine. From Le Journal de la Jeunesse (Paris 1885). Wood engraving

Paris Collection: Coal miners killed and entombed by a roof fall. From Le Journal de la Jeunesse (Paris, 1885)

Coal miners killed and entombed by a roof fall. From Le Journal de la Jeunesse (Paris, 1885). Engraving

Paris Collection: Plough used to deepen navigable rivers and canals. From Architecture Hydraulique

Plough used to deepen navigable rivers and canals. From Architecture Hydraulique by Bernard Forest de Belidor (Paris, 1737). Copperplate engraving

Paris Collection: Roller Bridge or Inclined Plane for raising and lowering canal barges from one level to another

Roller Bridge or Inclined Plane for raising and lowering canal barges from one level to another. In this example power is supplied by a water wheel through gearing

Paris Collection: Method of deepening a canal. A number of holes are drilled close together on bed

Method of deepening a canal. A number of holes are drilled close together on bed and the spoil is put the barge accompanying the drilling rig

Paris Collection: Plough used to deepen navigable rivers and canals. Man in boat exerted pressure on lever B

Plough used to deepen navigable rivers and canals. Man in boat exerted pressure on lever B, in order to keep plough on canal bed

Paris Collection: Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793) French astronomer and politician. President of National

Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793) French astronomer and politician. President of National Assembly Mayor of Paris 1789-90. Guillotined in French Revolution. Engraving 1895

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