Historical Science Illustrations

Vintage engravings depicting chemical laboratories and historical scientific experiments from the 16th to 18th century, highlighting early scientific practices.

Reconstruction of a Roman war engine for firing a salvo of arrows, sometimes referred to as a Scorpion. From 'Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis' by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp, 1605). Engraving.
Reconstruction of a Roman war engine for firing a salvo of arrows, sometimes referred to as a Scorpion. From 'Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis' by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp, 1605). Engraving.