Primitive Life Forms and Environments

Vintage engravings depicting primitive life, including cave bears and early human habitats, showcasing a prehistoric atmosphere with detailed illustrations.

Indian extracting pulque, Mexico, drawing by Edouard Riou (1833-1900) Travel in Mexico, 1854-1855 by Ernest Vigneaux. Le Tour du Monde 1862

Contemporaries of primitive man: the cave bear, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886.

Illustration originally published in Hesse-Warteggs Nord Amerika Illustration originally published in Hesse-Warteggs Nord Amerika, swedish edition published in 1880. The image is currently in public domain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/J.xSandvikx 3636727

Stromboli, vintage engraved illustration. From Natural Creation and Living Beings.

Old illustration from the nineteenth century of Adventures of a cricket by Ernest Charles Auguste Candèze (1827-1898) Belgian doctor and entomologist. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

The Chlamyphore truncatus its burrow, vintage engraving. The Chlamyphore truncated its burrow, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679830

Engraving titled 'Electrical Properties of Lightning'. Pictured is a kite with projecting copper wires attached to a thin wire 'string' attached to a length of silk with a key or other piece of metal at the end. During an electrical storm sparks will be given off by the key because electricity cannot pass down silk.

An engraving depicting an artist's impression of "Kitchen-Middeners". A kitchen midden is an old dump for domestic waste which may consist of animal bone, human excrement, botanical material and other artefacts and ecofacts associated with past human occupation. Dated 19th century

Indian extracting pulque, Mexico, drawing by Edouard Riou (1833-1900) Travel in Mexico, 1854-1855 by Ernest Vigneaux. Le Tour du Monde 1862

Farmer harvesting Aloe socotrina, succotrina, South Africa, 1880 / Bauer bei der Ernte von Aloe socotrina, succotrina, Süd Afrika, 1880, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Jack Cade's cavern, Blackheath, 1844. Men using a flaming torch to explore the caves below the caves under Blackheath, south-east London. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.

The giant cannon used to launch the space craft 'Columbiad'. From Jules Verne 'De la Terre a la Lune', Paris, 1865. Wood engraving.

An engraving depicting the reconstruction of a Carboniferous forest during the time when coal deposits were being laid down. Dated 19th century

Resurrected today, these giant trees will make a strange figure, vintage engraving. Resurrected today, these giant trees will make a strange figure, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647836

The Monarchy and its nest, vintage engraving. The Monarchy and its nest, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1870. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679260

Mammoth found in the ice of Siberia, with its meat and skin, vintage engraving. Mammoth found in the ice of Siberia, with its meat and skin, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647780

The fossilised skeleton of an animal found in the Allom Rock near Whitby. Etching.

Genes, at Parkway Acqua Sola, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1877.

Inhabitants of Greece, Switzerland, in Provence, in the first centuries of the Pliocene epoch, vintage engraving. Inhabitants of Greece, Switzerland, in Provence, in the first centuries of the Pliocene epoch, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647737

World Expo 1867. Freshwater Aquarium, in the bumper reserve, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867.

Vesuvius as it appeared on 27 February 1832.

Death of Vincent de Groof, otherwise known as the flying man, after his glider plummeted to the ground, London, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1639, Volume LXIV, July 25, 1874.

Paleobotanic image.

Stick insect or phasmids or ghost insects. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Four months in Florida by Achille Poussielgue, Le Tour du Monde 1870

An engraving of Brewing: cooling beer in an American brewery: 1885

Engraving depicting the felling of a tree for firewood. Dated 19th century

The giant snake, vintage engraved illustration. From Deutch Vogel Teaching in Zoology.

The labyrinthodonts, mastodonsaurus, vintage engraving. The labyrinthodonts, mastodonsaurus, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647748

Halo around the Sun. Second German expedition to the North Pole with the ships Germania and Hansa, 1869

science, polar research, ship in a polar landscape during moonlight, wood engraving, late 19th century,

An engraving depicting the interior view of the crater of Mount Vesuvius before the eruption of 1767. Mount Vesuvius is a Somma-Stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy. Dated 19th century

Illustration reproduced from a plate in Hawkins' 'Book of the Great Sea Dragons'

Cross-staffs used for surveying: in this case for measuring the width of a river by triangulation. From Sebastian Munster 'Rudimenta Mathematica', Basle, 1551. Woodcut

Earth from Jupiter, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1877.

'Philosopher's Egg burning on water, demonstrating the power of light and lightning which water cannot conquer. From ''Utriusque cosmi ... historia'' , Oppenheim, 1617-1619, by Robert Fludd.'

An engraving depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, a Somma-Stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy. Dated 18th century

mining minerals rockhounding coloured wood engraving after drawing by A. Mosengel circa 1875 private collection,

The dramas of India. Everyone needed sleep, vintage engraving. The dramas of India. Everyone needed sleep, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656871

Termite burrow, termites in the foreground, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Mining prospector in the Californian gold fields. From "L'Illustration" Paris 18 June 1853. Wood engraving

Engraving depicting the Aristotelian concept of the path of projectile. Since he believed no body could undertake more than one motion at a time, the path had to consist of two separate motions in a straight line. Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. Dated 16th Century

Tomb of King Amen-Hotep I, Eighteenth Dynasty, Thebes in Egypt. During the 1870s and 1880s Thebes was targeted by antiquity thieves, who sold rare finds to travellers. Date: Feb 4th 1882

The Carboniferous period, vintage engraving. The Carboniferous period, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647687

Eruption of Vesuvius August 8, 1779, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Lazaro Spallanzani (1729-99) observing an eruption of Etna. Italian naturalist and biologist. Engraving published Paris 1874

Engraving of a 'Scientific Gentleman'. Dated 19th Century

United States of America, New Hampshire. Mount Washington Observatory. An observer measuring the wind speed on the mountain plateau, by means of the Robinson device. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), January 30, 1884.

An engraving depicting the production of turpentine.

The formation of the atmosphere. First condensation water, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886.

Illustration showing Jean Francois PILATRE DE ROZIER (1756-1783) French aeronaut: Died on 15 June 1785 on the coast of Boulogne during an attempt to cross the Channel in a hybrid hot air and hydrogen balloon.

Illustration of Aristotelian concept of the path of a projectile. Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. Dated 16th century

The fossil man found in 1872 in a cave in Menton, now in the Museum of Paris, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886.

An engraving depicting the production of turpentine.

Engraving depicting the life cycle of a dragonfly, an insect belonging to the order Odonatam, infraoder Anisopetra. Dated 19th century

Collecting of cork in a corkwood, France, Illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 651, Volume XXVI, August 18, 1855.

No gum trees so tall, they can not reach the top, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Mistress Branican, 1891.

Evolution of the vegetable kingdom, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

'THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON' Bedford returns to Earth Date: 1900

The Petavius crater, two days after the full Moon, Moon views, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 739, Volume XXIX, April 25, 1857.

An engraving depicting the eruption of Mount Etna. Dated 19th century

volcanism, erupting volcanos, illustration, the formation of the Rheingau (Rhine District), wood engraving, circa 1870,

Arastra or Mexican ore crushing device, California. United States of America, drawing by Gustave Adolphe Chassevent (1818 - 1901) Trip to California, 1859 by Louis Simonin (1830-1886) Le Tour du Monde 1862

JEAN BAPTISTE MORRET - FONTENELLE MEDITANT SUR LA PLURALITE DES MONDES Fontenelle meditating on the plurality of worlds ". Engraving of Jean-Baptiste Morret (1790-1820).

These young people had seen, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne 3 Russian and 3 English, 1872.

Loess Valley in the Chinese province of Shanxi, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

The Tyndall Glacier in Greenland in 1880, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork

The Signalman, vintage engraving. The Signalman, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1870. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679099

Old illustration from the nineteenth century of Adventures of a cricket by Ernest Charles Auguste Candèze (1827-1898) Belgian doctor and entomologist. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Engraving depicting a meteor shower as observed by Andrew Ellicott. Andrew Ellicott (1754-1820) an American surveyor. Dated 18th Century

Inundation in a mine. Flooded mine workings with bodies of miners drowned in the disaster. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners' by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.

mining exploration of deposits coloured woodcut ""De re metallica libri XII"" by Georgius Agricola 1556 printed by Johann Froben private collection,

The Gargantas (grooves) of Pancorbo tunnel, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

A mine: cross-sections. Etching by Bénard after De La Rue.

Unclogging underground fire rivers in the phlegreen fields near Naples, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Africa. Stanley Expedition. Cutting Out teh New "Livingstone Canoe". Engraving by Com. "La Ilustracion Nacional", 1871.

The filamentous Pelor Japan, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873.

Body of the pet dog 'buried' in space following the space capsule in free fall towards the Moon. From Jules Verne 'Autour de la Lune', Paris, 1865. Wood engraving.

Engraving showing a number of scenes from the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876 and the equipment used. The sledging parties can be seen at work in the scenes and in the centre: snow boots; canvas canoes; seal skin clothing and a portable seal-hunting screen. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery', to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new 'f

Rotifer inflatus observed in the aquarium, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873.

'THE WAR OF THE WORLDS' The Martian flying-machine over the English Channel Date: First published: 1898

This plague of insects, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne 3 Russian and 3 English, 1872.

Icefield had large cracks, vintage engraving. Icefield had large cracks, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659832

Illustration of Aristotelian concept of the path of a projectile. Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. Dated 16th century

The filamentous Pelor Japan, vintage engraving. The filamentous Pelor Japan, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679524

The inhabitants of the Triassic period, capitosaure, beldoux nothosaur, vintage engraving. The inhabitants of the Triassic period, capitosaure, beldoux nothosaure, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647794

Hydraulic washing of gold, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

astronomy comet meteor transport of the meteor to Petersbourg founded in Siberia 1770 original drawing of A. H»ckel according to old reports 1925,

Engraving depicting a meteor as seen from Westminster, London. Dated 19th Century

Engraving depicting a firework display in imitation of a naval battle. Dated 17th century

Aurora boreale, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Example of processing the races and atrophy of organs, the blind Example of processing the races and atrophy of organs, the blind-fish reptile caves of Carniola, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647745

An engraving depicting the production of turpentine.

astronomy imagination of the world ""A look into the unknown cosmos"" 15th 16th century unknown artist,

Parting Hawsers off Godsend Ledge from Arctic Explorations in the Years 1853,54,55 by American explorer Doctor Elisha Kent Kane 1820 to 1857 Volume 1 published in Philadelphia by Childs and Peterson 1856 Engraved by G. Ulman after a work by J. Hamilton from a sketch by Doctor Kane

Oyster Bank and Oyster Fishery in the Mediterranean, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

The new achievements of science, Suicide at tunnel of Mont-Cenis, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Engraving depicting Augustus Siebe's diving suit. Augustus Siebe (1788-1872) a German-born British engineer known for his contributions to diving equipment. Dated 19th century

Illustration showing the route followed by Sir Ernest Shackleton's (1874-1922) group towards the South Pole, during the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09. Shackleton is shown in the inset photograph. Date: 1909

Cheops-Pyramide, Gizeh-Plateau, Ägypten. Antikes Weltwunder. Pyramid of Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. Ancient Wonder of the World. Publication of the Meyers encyclopedia, Vol. 7, Leipzig, Germany, 1910. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 23252929

Part of a skeleton of a Hylaeosaurus: From Tilgate Forest, circa 1840, by Joseph Dinkel, Hullmandel & Walton.

Barrel jellyfish, Rhizostoma pulmo 1, 1* and Catablema vesicarium 2. Medusa pulmo, and Medusa campanula. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, London, 1813.

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