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  • An old wizard sitting within a magic circle at his desk visited by a nobleman. Engraving by T. Engleheart after A. Fraser the elder.
  • Bodleian Library, Oxford: interior panoramic view with key. Line engraving.
  • Urania, the muse of astronomy. Engraving by L. Kilian (?), 16--.
  • An alchemist poring over a book, on his table stand an hour-glass, a skull, and an astrological globe. Engraving by J.N. Tardieu after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.
  • An astronomer and astrologer in his study, plotting points on a globe with a pair of dividers. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.
  • A man conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic, in the foreground, in the background a female figure representing the world observes a man of the new school of chemistry who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle: a representation of the historical transition between alchemy and chemistry. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.
  • Four scenes from W. Combe's verse Dr. Last or the devil upon two sticks, a parody of the Royal college of physicians and in particular John Fothergill. Engraving after W. Combe.
  • Clocks: a universal sundial, with a compass. Engraving.
  • A scholar in his study. Engraving by N.J. Voyez after G. Dou.
  • King Charles I. Engraving by W. Marshall, 1649.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with statuettes of people and birds. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • Astronomy: two rococo allegorical compositions about the art and sciences, and on the stars. Engraving.
  • Astronomy and mathematics: Samuel Vince reading in his rooms at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, by the light of a shaded lamp. Aquatint by F. Jukes with engraving by J. K. Baldrey after R. C. Chilton, c.1784.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, the gate piers and porters' lodges: plans and elevations, with a scale of feet. Engraving by J. Basire after himself, 1752.
  • Cybele, Bacchus, Ceres and Flora on a chariot drawn by lions surrounded by all forms of natural abundance and cherubs: symbolising the element earth. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
  • Astronomy: an astronomer in his study, leaning on a planetary globe, while holding a pair of dividers. Engraving.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin, who kneels at a prie-dieu. Engraving by P. Pontius after C. Schut.
  • Cleveland, the ficitious natural son of Oliver Cromwell, sits in a library reading, but philosophy cannot prevent the conflict within him between the senses and reason. Line engraving, 1751.
  • A woman with a castle on her head traces a compass across a globe while two men crouch over it; representing geometry. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
  • Astronomy: an astronomer in his study, reading, while holding a pair of dividers. Woodcut.
  • Clocks: diagrams for setting-out a sundial. Engraving by A. Bell.
  • A young woman engrossed in raptures at her desk, with her hands in her lap: a man [a servant?] appears in the background. Mezzotint, 1772.
  • Democritus laughing and Heraclitus weeping, with a globe between them. Etching by R. Gaywood after J. van Vliet after Rembrandt van Rijn.
  • Democritus laughing and Heraclitus weeping, with a globe between them. Etching by R. Gaywood after J. van Vliet after Rembrandt van Rijn.
  • A female figure resting her arm on a globe; representing geography. Stipple engraving.
  • Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.
  • An angry personified world globe representing an advertisement for smashing AIDS to mark World AIDS Day on 1st December 1988 by the World Assembly of Youth in Denmark. Colour lithograph, 1988.
  • King Charles I. Engraving by W. Marshall, 1649.
  • A female nude draws a compass over a globe; representing astrology. Engraving attributed to G. Bonasone, 1544.