Images at Librifly

Ex sola manu quo ingenio horam nocturnam colligas?, Finger watch for the determination of time at night, Fig. 19, p. 47, 1533, Petrus Apian: Horoscopion Apiani generale dignoscendis horis cuiusqumque generis aptissimum [...]. His accedit

Pentalphyllon, cinquefoil and white pentaphyllon, Five-leafed, Fünffingerkraut and Fünffblat with white leaves, Fol. 352v, 1590, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Joachim Camerarius: Kreuterbuch desz hochgelehrten unnd weitberühmten Herrn D. Petri

Sango staff (Ose Sango), Yoruba people, 1900-1950, wood, encrustation, pigment, glass beads, 22 x 3-3/4 x 2 in., African Art

soup tureen, cover, and liner from the Branicki Service, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot (French, 1763-1850), Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Designer (French, 1758-1823), Adrien-Louis-Marie Cavelier, Designer (French, 1785-1867), 1819, gilded silver,

State Lunaeburgensis, this time more accurately than you can call Salinaeburgensem, Illustration of Lüneburg from the 16th century, signed: C.S, Fig. 59, p. 730 & 731, Schweicker, Christoph, 1552, Sebastian Münster: Cosmographiae

bed cover (Jacquard coverlet), Peter Hartman (American, born German, 1797-1876), 1841, cotton and wool, 86-1/2 x 80-1/2 in. (without fringe) 90-1/2 x 85-1/2 in. (with fringe), Woven, lower corner blocks (one in reverse): PETER, HARTMAN,

Ash 22, 8 October 1822 - Eruption of 22 8 October 1822, Vesuvius around 1822 with large eruption (below), copperplate engraving, hand colored, to p. 29, Fabris, Pietro, 1776, William Hamilton: Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of

Negative - East Gippsland, Victoria, 1914, Men laying rails on the Orbost-Bairnsdale line. Some men sit on a rail truck, one man holds an auger, a young boy sits in the foreground and there is a horse on the right

General Map of Picardy, Map of the Picardy, Fig. 1, Zweyter part, after p. 12, Martin Zeiller: Topographia Galliae, oder, Beschreibung und Contrafaitung der vornehmbsten und bekantisten Oerter in dem mächtigen und grossen Königreich

afternoon dress, Girolamo Giuseffi, Designer (American, 1864-1934), G. Giuseffi Ladies' Tailoring Company, Design House (American), about 1906, silk damask, silk lace, silk taffeta, center back 71 in., center front 61-1/2 in., bust 35

Digital Photograph - Dairy Factory & Workers, Exhibition Building Annexe, 1888, Digital scan of a photograph of the cheese plant and workers at the Victorian Government Dairy set up at the Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition. The photo

Photograph - 'Nell & Isabel' Outside a Tent, Middle East, Sister Isabel Erskine Plante, World War II, 1941, One of 135 black and white photographs contained in a World War II-era photograph album, featuring photographs of Sister Isabel Erskine

Negative - Healesville, Victoria, circa 1920, Coaches lined up outside the J. Cornish livery stables

Markt Schwaben and March Grafing, Swabians and Grafing in Bavaria (Germany), Fig. 180, p. 98, Wening, Michael (del. et sc.), 1701, Michael Wening: Historico-topographica descriptio. Das ist: Beschreibung, dess Churfürsten- und Hertzogthumbs

Photograph - Group Eating at a Table, Middle East, Sister Isabel Erskine Plante, World War II, 1941, One of 135 black and white photographs contained in a World War II-era photograph album, featuring photographs of Sister Isabel Erskine Plante

cover used in Buddhist temple sanctuary (uchishiki), early 19th century, silk, cotton lining, 40-1/2 x 52 in., Textile and Fashion Arts

Negative - Binginwarri, Victoria, 1927, Man with catch of rabbits

Christmas Card - Auntie Guss, To Mum, Dad, Granma, Lester & Yourself, It's Christmas, circa 1950s, Christmas Card made by Photogravures, circa 1950s. It features a Christmas Tree with children standing around it. It one of a series of cards

Negative - Manangatang, Victoria, circa 1930, An old man (aged 80) and a young boy (aged 18 months) in a yard

Negative - Victoria, circa 1925, Men at a bridge construction site

Photograph - Collecting Wattle, Archibald James Campbell, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, circa 1900, This self-portrait of Campbell, his sons Archibald Geroge and Charles and a friend was taken in the Dangenong Ranges around 1900. The group rest

male figure, 1900-1930, chalk, pigment, 16 in., South Pacific Art

Photograph - 'Horse Lines', Maadi, Egypt, Trooper G.S. Millar, World War I, 1914-1915, One of 49 photographs in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Troop (later Lieutenant) G.S. Millar depicting the Light Horse camp in Egypt,

dancer, Modern {Chinese period}, Modern {Chinese period}, 1912-1981, stoneware with red and black painted decoration, H: 3-3/4 in., Asian Art

Passerine Day-Owl, Owl (Surnia passerina), Signed: J.J. Audubon, J.T. Bowen, lithograph, Pl. 29 (vol. 1), Audubon, John James (drawn); Bowen, J. T. (lith.), 1856, John James Audubon: The birds of America: from drawings made in the United

teapot, Dominick & Haff, Manufacturer (American), Giles Brothers and Company, Retailer (American), 1881, silver, ivory, 6-3/8 x 9 x 5 in., Inscribed, side: E.R.S. Stamped, underside: 116 Stamped, underside: STERLING Stamped, underside:

human figure (Nkisi), Yombe people, late 19th century - early 20th century, wood, glass, cloth, resin, feathers, 12-1/2 x 9 x 2-3/4 in. (including feathers), African Art

shawl, 1820s, silk, W: 54-7/8 in. (without fringe) L: 56-1/4 in. (with fringe), Textile and Fashion Arts

digital image world war i large group of women egypt 1915 1917 382289 large.jpg

Windows: 1.2. Canterbury Cathedral, 3. East Dereham Church, 4. Wellingborough Church, 5. Merton College Chapel, Oxford, Various stained-glass windows, signed: Drawn by G. Cattermole; Etch'd by J. Le Keux; Published by Longman & Co, Fig. 75,

storage jar with spiral wave design, Neolithic, Neolithic, about 2600-2300 B.C.E., burnished earthenware and paint, 11-1/2 x 15-3/4 x 14-1/2 in., Asian Art

Ruins of the priory church: Tynemouth, Northumberland, Tynemouth Priory Ruin in Tynemouth, signed: Drawn by G. Shepherd; Etch'd by John Smith; Published by Longman & Co, Fig. 32, Pl. I, after p. 110, Shepherd, G. (drawing); Smith, John

wedding dress with belt, gloves and head piece, Unknown, Designer, 1935, silk velvet, belt buckle with rhinestones, A) dress: length 53-3/4 in., Textile and Fashion Arts

Lidai tuibei quantu, Copy of Jiao Bingzhen (Chinese, 1689-1726), Qing dynasty, 1700-1726, ink and color on paper, No measurement details., Asian Art

Negative - Ora Banda, Western Australia, 1916, Delivery carts outside W.H. Halford butchers

Negative - Man & Woman Sitting by Kirk's Reservoir, Ballarat District, Victoria, circa 1897, Man and woman sitting by Kirk's Reservoir

Negative - Gippsland District, Victoria, circa 1900, Two couples amid tree ferns. The woman are wearing very large flat hats

Glass Negative - State Electricity Commission, Bendigo, Victoria, Jan 1946, Part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power

Negative - Richmond, Victoria, circa 1890, Negative of the shop of E. Cook, house decorator

Blue Mountain Warbler, Warbler (Sylvicola montana), Signed: J.J. Audubon, J.T. Bowen, lithograph, Pl. 98 (vol. 2), Audubon, John James (drawn); Bowen, J. T. (lith.), 1856, John James Audubon: The birds of America: from drawings made in the

armchair, Attributed to John Belter and Company Cabinet Factory, Manufacturer (American), about 1855, laminated and carved rosewood, upholstery, 44 x 25 x 29 in., Decorative Arts

Envelope - Telegram to Robert Salter, 2 Sep 1938, Envelope for a telegram addressed to Robert Salter dated 2 September 1938. The telegram informs Robert that both his applications seeking permission to remain in Australia have been declined, but

Buddhist ceremonial armlet, 1800s, bones, cotton, 4-1/2 x 5-1/2 in., Nepalese, Bhutanese, Asian Art

Birds: Tree-runners, nuthatches, hummingbirds, hoopoes, kingfishers, toucans, hornbills, cockatoos, real parrots, cuckoos, woodpeckers, 1. The tree-runner, 2. The woodpecker-tit, 3. The hummingbird, 4. The hoopoe, 5. The kingfisher,

Kigango commemorative post, Giriama people, 20th century, wood, plaster, pigment, cloth, 70-1/2 x 6 x 1-1/2 in., African Art

Ulm to the north, Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, signed: G. Bodenehr fec., et exc., a., v. Plate 183, p. 51, Bodenehr, Gabriel d. Ä (fec. et exc.), 1710, Gabriel Bodenehr: Europens Pracht und Macht in 200 Kupfer-Stücken: worinnen nicht nur

dish, Ming dynasty, Ming dynasty, 1400-1599, porcelain, No measurement details., Asian Art

jar with combed design, Unknown, Eastern Han dynasty, about 50, Green Glaze, stoneware, 13-1/4 x 10-1/2 (diam.) in., Chinese, Asian Art

Negative - Grass Flat, Bendigo, Victoria, 1907, Contestants of Britain v Bendigo at the Bendigo Rifle Range

Photograph - Studio Proof, Old Hermitage in Snow, South Island, New Zealand, 1906, This image was taken by Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer during a trip to New Zealand during December 1906 and Janurary 1907

evening dress, Girolamo Giuseffi, Designer (American, 1864-1934), G. Giuseffi Ladies' Tailoring Company, Design House (American), about 1921, silk netting, lace, sequins, jet beads, center back 46-1/2 in., center front 45 in., bust

Negative - 'Kyabram Sale Yards', Kyabram, Victoria, circa 1915, A large group of men at the sale-yards at Kyabram. They are wearing suits and hats typical of the Edwardian era

Negative - Mount Wellington District, Victoria, 1912, A group of men with their horses in front of a bush hut

Negative - Tyrendarra, Victoria, 1927, Members of the 'Curlew' patrol at a scout camp

ku vase, Qing dynasty, Qing dynasty, 1800-1899, blue glaze on porcelain, 5-1/2 x 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 in., Asian Art

The Teutsche Academie's first major part is the first volume of the Architectur or Bau-Kunst, Personification of Architecture with Putti, Date Appreciated, Signed: I. D. Sandrart delineavit; R. Collin sculpsite, Fig. 16, p. 30, Sandrart,

Buildwas Abbey Church, Shropshire, Ground Plan, Floor plan and details of Buildwas Abbey in Shropshire, signed Edm., Aikin del, J. Le Keux sculp, Published by Longman & Co, Fig. 21, Pl. IV, after p. 74, Aikin, Edmund (del.); Keux, John

American Golden Plover, American Golden Ringworm (Pluvialis dominica, Charadrius marmoratus), Signed: J.J. Audubon, J.T. Bowen, lithograph, Pl. 316 (Vol. 5), Audubon, John James (drawn); Bowen, J. T. (lith.), 1856, John James Audubon: The

Negative - Men Taking a Work Break, Victoria, circa 1925, Men taking a work break. There is a horse team in the background

Sacred Waters, Eanger Irving Couse (American, 1866-1936), after 1902, oil on canvas, 46-1/4 x 35-1/4 in. (canvas) 52-1/2 x 41-1/2 x 3 in. (framed), Signed, l.l.: E-I-COUSE, American Painting and Sculpture to 1945

vessel in form of a dog, Colima culture, 200 B.C.E. - 300 C.E., slipped and painted earthenware, 8-5/8 x 11-3/4 x 5 in., Native Arts of the Americas

Negative - Caulfield, Victoria, 1931, The basketball team who were runners-up in the South Suburban Churches competition. This photograph was taken outside the Caulfield State School No.793

Interior of one of the tanks on board the Great Eastern cable passing out, Transatlantic Cable on the Sailboat Great Eastern, Signed: G. Mc., Culloch lith., from a drawing by R. Dudley; Day & Son, Limited, Lith, Fig. 22, p. 86, Dudley,

Rules of spherical trigonometry, Ball Wreaths, Tab. XVII, p. 24, Tobias Mayer: Mathematischer Atlas, in welchem auf 60 Tabellen alle Theile der Mathematic vorgestellet und nicht allein überhaupt zu bequemer Wiederholung, sondern auch den

White Merganser, Smew, White Nun, Pygmy Sergeant (Mergellus albellus), Signed: J.J. Audubon, J.T. Bowen, lithograph, Pl. 414 (vol. 6), Audubon, John James (drawn); Bowen, J. T. (lith.), 1856, John James Audubon: The birds of America: from

Lantern Slide - 'Young Caterpillar Eaters', 1920-1940, Coloured lantern slide depicting two young caterpillar eaters in a nest. Image by J. R. Kinghorn, (1891-1983), zoologist, museum curator and broadcaster. Kinghorn was employed at the

Sunset in Ireland, Francis Seymour Haden (English, 1818-1910), 1863, ink on off-white paper, drypoint, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. (image) 12 x 15 in. (framed), Signed in pencil, below image, lower right: Seymour Haden

Monkeys Hunting, Unknown, ink, colors, paper, 12-3/4 x 311 in., Japanese, Asian Art

The order of the architecture of the third floor of the side of the rooms in the Louvre court, Facade of the Louvre Palace in Paris (France), Signed: FD; Imp. Delatre; A. Lévy, Fig. 8, T. 1. 7., Cerceau, Jacques Androuet du (del.);

Ground Plan of Crosby Hall, London, Floor plan of the historic Crosby Hall building in London, signed: J. Palmer Del, J. Roffe, sc, Published by Longman & Co, Fig. 67, Pl. I, after p. 186, Palmer; J. (del.); Roffe, John (engraving);

Statuette of a Striding Official, Old Kingdom, Fifth dynasty, period, Old Kingdom, 2465-2323 B.C.E., limestone, 21-1/4 x 5-1/2 in., Ancient Art of the Mediterranean

tablecloth (lace), European, mid-20th century, linen, cotton, 50 x 50 in., Textile and Fashion Arts

Negative - Merimbula, New South Wales, circa 1935, Middle Beach, Merimbula

Photograph - International Harvester, Service Parts Counter, Brisbane, circa 1947, One of four black and white photographs attached to an album page. The page is one of 28 that previously made up a photograph album containing black & white

Lantern Slide - Ship Discovery on the Return Journey to Hobart, BANZARE Voyage 2, Antarctica, 1930-1931, Lantern slide of the Discovery in an ocean swell during the return trip from the Antarctic to Hobart. One of 328 images in various formats

Photograph - 'Big Ben', London, 1937-1939, Black and white photograph of Big Ben clock tower in London, England. One of 48 photographs in a photographic album. Taken by D.R.Goodwin, Royal Australian Navy (R.A.N.) 1937-1939. The images are of

Lithographic proof of Seven bryozoan species from various localities in Victoria, Lithographic proof for Plate 49 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy

Pipe with Human Face, Cameroon Grassfields, 1850-1897, clay, 5 x 2-1/4 x 4-1/8 in., Base) 1-5/8 x 4-3/4 x 3 in., African Art

Photograph - Grave of Driver W. Laugher, Somme, France, Sergeant John Lord, World War I, 1918, One of 185 black and white photographs in an album, taken in France during World War I by Sergeant John Lord. Some pages are blank. Photographs in

Clothing of the Russian people, A man and a woman in typical Russian clothing, Signed: J. B. le Prince (del.), J. B. Tilliard (sculp.), Copperplate engraving, no. XV, after p. 234 (vol. 1), Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste ; Tilliard, Jean-Baptiste,

Monkeys Hunting, Unknown, ink, colors, paper, 12-3/4 x 311 in., Japanese, Asian Art

An early model tray truck loaded with milk cans cobden about 1930 travelling at speeds of about 25 miles per hour

Nathan Hale, Frederick William MacMonnies (American, 1863-1937), Jaboeuf et Rouard, Foundry (French), 1890, bronze, 28-1/4 x 9-3/4 x 6-1/2 in., Signed and dated, right side, near top of base: F. MacMonnies 1890 Foundry mark, top of base,

Photograph - 'Anzac' Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey, World War I, 1915, Black and white photographic print depicting a view from Anzac Cove towards Suvla Bay. Attached to a small notebook used as a photograph album, containing 55 black and white

Design for a Silver Tureen with its Platter, Giocondo Albertolli (Italian, 1742-1839), about 1785, pen and black ink over pencil on cream wove paper, 11-1/4 x 12 in., Inscribed in ink, l.l.: Collezione Santo Varni Inscribed in ink, l.c.:

Marching order of a Roman army in 3 columns ... Onosander, Marschordnung, Tab. IV, p. 28, Albrecht Heinrich Baumgärtner: Vollständige Sammlung aller Kriegsschriftsteller der Griechen, sowohl strategischen als taktischen Inhalts. Frankenthal;

Lalli here before Count of Tolendal, Member of Parliament for the General States of 1789, Portrait of Gérard de Lally-Tollendal and Lally-Tollendal's Flight, signed: Levachez sculp, Duplessi-Bertaux inv. Et del, Duplessi-Bertaux aqua forti,

Negative - Man & Two Women Lying on a Rock, Reading, Victoria, circa 1910, A man and two women lying on a rock in the bush. Each is reading a book

two landscape album leaves on single mount, Xue Hui (Chinese), Qing dynasty, period, Jiaqing, 1817, ink and color on silk, 47-1/4 x 13-1/8 in. (overall) 28-1/2 x 10-3/8 in. (image), signed: Peifen Hui seals: Xue Hui and Peifen, Asian Art

male figure for Lilwa Association, Mbole people, 20th century, wood, pigment, 17-1/4 x 3-3/4 x 3-1/4 in., African Art

Fraternal suppers in the sections of Paris, May 11, 12 and 13, 1793, or 21, 22 and 23 Floreal Year 2. of the Republic, Soupers fraternels on the Rue de Tournon in Paris in May 1793, signed: Sweebach Desfontaines inv. Et del, Duplessi Bertaux

The Iacobin of Lion and St. Iean of Lion, Église des Jacobins and Saint Jean Cathedral of Lyon, Fig. 33, Fifth Part, after p. 18, Martin Zeiller: Topographia Galliae, oder, Beschreibung und Contrafaitung der vornehmbsten und bekantisten

ceremonial tunic, Amharic people, early 1900s, silk velvet, metal ornaments, 37-1/2 x 63-1/2 in., Textile and Fashion Arts

Glass Negative, Male Factory Worker with Machine, circa 1939, Black and white, quarter plate copy negative of a male factory worker operating a large film winding machine in what is likely the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory at Abbotsford,

Ecce Homo, Workshop of Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, 1450-1516), about 1510, oil and gold leaf on wood, 24 x 20-1/2 in. 31-5/8 x 28 in. (framed), European Painting and Sculpture Before 1800

In Chamonix, 19th century illustration of Chamonix, Fig. 265, p. 306, Woldemar Kaden: Das Schweizerland: eine Sommerfahrt durch Gebirg und Thal. Stuttgart: Engelhorn, 1875

Stairway to the church in Altdorf, Illustration of the ascent to the church in Altdorf from the 19th century, signed: G. Bfd, Fig. 121, p. 137, Bauernfeind, Gustav, Woldemar Kaden: Das Schweizerland: eine Sommerfahrt durch Gebirg und Thal.

The Bab-Azoun gate in Algiers, City gate in Algiers, signed: A. Otth des. Et lith, impr, chez J.F. Wagner à Berne, Pl. XX, Otth, Adolf (des. et lith.); Wagner, J. F. (impr.), Adolf Karl Otth: Esquisses Africaines. Berne: chez J. F. Wagner

Ship of 80 Guns, Warship with 80 guns, Pl. 7, Ozanne: Marine militaire ou recueil des différens vaisseaux qui servent à la guerre: suivis des manoeuvres qui ont le plus de raport au combat ainsi qu'à l'ataque et la déffese des ports. Paris:

number squares, Number squares, Fig. 1, pp. 68-69, Kircher, Athanasius (accidebat), 1665, Athanasius Kircher: Athanasii Kircheri e Societate Iesu Arithmologia sive de abditis numerorum mysteriis. Qua origo, antiquitas & fabrica numerorum