Antique Scientific Prints

"Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est" - "Knowledge itself is power"

I carry a wide stock of scientific prints, covering subjects such as Mechanics, Electricity, Surveying and Optics. They make excellent decorations for offices.


Selected Pneumatics prints currently in stock

Pneumatics,Barometers, Eudiometer, Anemometer, Air Pump and others. Copper plate engraving from The New Encyclopedia 1789 engraved by Issac Taylor.

Pneumatics, Barometers, Eudiometer, Anemometer, Air Pump and others. Copper plate engraving from "The New Encyclopedia" 1789 engraved by Issac Taylor.

22 x 35.5 cm
Condition good, slight discoloration outside margin

£40.00 / $65.00
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 Pneumatics Tab.V. Wind-mill, Wind-gun etc. Copper engraving from The New Encyclopedia 1789 engraved by Issac Taylor.

Pneumatics Tab.V. Wind-mill, Wind-gun etc. Copper engraving from The New Encyclopedia 1789 engraved by Issac Taylor.

20.5 x 36 cm
Condition good

£40.00 / $65.00
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 Mechanics Tab.II.  Showing  Cranes and Boring of Pipes.Copper plate engraving from The Royal Encyclopedia 1789 engraved by Issac Taylor.

Mechanics Tab.II. Showing Cranes and Boring of Pipes.Copper plate engraving from The Royal Encyclopedia 1789 engraved by Issac Taylor.

22 x 38 cm
Condition good

£40.00 / $65.00
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Hydrostatics with Hydraulic Engines as Syphons, Pumps etc. Copper plate engraving, pale colouring, engraved by Lodge,from The Royal Encyclopedia 1789.

Hydrostatics with Hydraulic Engines as Syphons, Pumps etc. Copper plate engraving, pale colouring, engraved by Lodge, from The Royal Encyclopedia 1789 engraved by Lodge.

20 x 35 cm
Condition good

£40.00 / $65.00
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Hydraulics and Hydrostatics Tab.Vl. showing Archimede's Screw, Sipho Wirtembergicus, Steam Engine. Copperplate engraving, engraved by I.Taylor, The Royal Encyclopedia 1789.

Hydraulics and Hydrostatics Tab.Vl. showing Archimede's Screw, Sipho Wirtembergicus, Steam Engine. Copperplate engraving, engraved by I.Taylor The Royal Encyclopedia 1789.

22 x 38cm
Condition good

£40.00 / $65.00
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Machine for boring wooden Pipes. Copper engraving from an Encyclopedia circa 1800 engraved by A.Bell.

Machine for boring wooden Pipes.Bunce's Pile Engine, and Vaulene's Pile engine.Copper engraving from an Encyclopedia circa 1800 engraved by A.Bell.

19 x 24 cm
Condition good

£36.00 / $58.00
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Morrison's Steam Hammer. Engraving showing the hammer able to crack a nut kernel and also strike 20 cwt ( hundred weight).

Morrison's Steam Hammer. Engraving showing the hammer able to crack a nut kernel and also strike 20 cwt ( hundred weight), circa 1860.

18 x 24 cm
Condition good

£36.00 / $58.00
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Selected Automotive prints currently in stock

Westcott Motor Car Company Springfield, Ohio.Advertisment from The Saturday Evening Post,April 1919.

Westcott Motor Car Company Springfield, Ohio.Advertisment from The Saturday Evening Post,April 1919.

24 x 31 cm
Condition good, Please note that this is not 100 years old.

£45.00 / $73.00
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Selected engineering prints currently in stock


Locomotive, Manning, Wardle,& Co. small locomotive, and others.  From an Encyclopaedia circa 1860.

Locomotive, Manning, Wardle,& Co. small locomotive, and others. From an Encyclopaedia circa 1860.

15.5 x 23 cm
Condition fair.

£35.00 / $56.00
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 Great Northern Railway Tank Locomotive, No.190. Designed by H.A.Ivatt. Coloured engraving circa 1920.

Great Northern Railway Tank Locomotive, No.190. Designed by H.A.Ivatt. Coloured engraving circa 1920.

19 x 13 cm
Condition good.

£25.00 / $40.00
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London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Express Locomotive No.321. Designed by Mr.Billington. Coloured engraving circa 1920.

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Express Locomotive No.321. Designed by Mr.Billington. Coloured engraving circa 1920.

19 x 13 cm
Condition good.

£25.00 / $40.00
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 The American Permutating Lock. Elevation showing the Bolt Unlocked. From an Encyclopedia circa 1850.

The American Permutating Lock. Elevation showing the Bolt Unlocked. From an Encyclopedia circa 1850.

16 x 22 cm
Condition good.

£28.00 / $46.00
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Metallurgy. Mill for Crushing Ores. Engraving from The Cyclopaedia, published by Johnson, circa 1890.

Metallurgy. Mill for Crushing Ores. Engraving from The Cyclopaedia, published by Johnson, circa 1890.

25 x 16 cm
Condition good.

£28.00 / $46.00
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Kirkstall Lock, on the River Aire. Drawn by J.M.W.Turner, engraved by W.Say, published by W.B.Cooke 1827.

Kirkstall Lock, on the River Aire. Drawn by J.M.W.Turner, engraved by W.Say, published by W.B.Cooke 1827.

23 x 16 cm
Condition good.

£42.00 / $68.00
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Silk Manufacture, showing Reeling, Winding, Throwsting, Doubling and Warping. Copper plate engraving from an Encyclopedia published by Longman, 1818.

Silk Manufacture, showing Reeling, Winding, Throwsting, Doubling and Warping. Copper plate engraving from an Encyclopedia published by Longman, 1818.

19 x 25 cm
Condition good.

£38.00 / $62.00
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Weaving. Mr. Austin's Engine Loom. J.Farey, copperplate engraving by Lowry, published by Longman Hurst and Rees, Orme and Brown, 1814.

Weaving. Mr. Austin's Engine Loom. J.Farey, copperplate engraving by Lowry, published by Longman Hurst and Rees, Orme and Brown, 1814.

20 x 27cm
Condition good.

£38.00 / $62.00
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 Horology. Various parts of a clock. Steel engraving from The National Encyclopedia, published by William Mackenzie, circa 1884.

Horology. Various parts of a clock. Steel engraving from The National Encyclopedia, published by William Mackenzie, circa 1884.

16 x 24 cm
Condition good

£32.00 / $52.00
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Selected Scubadiving prints currently in stock

 Diving Bell and men at Work. copperplate engraving, 1805.

Diving Bell and men at Work. copperplate engraving, 1805.

12 x 18 cm
Condition fair

£38.00 / $62.00
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Diving. J.Furey for the Supplement to the Encyclopedia Britannica, copper engraving published by J.Constable, 1818.

Diving. J.Furey for the Supplement to the Encyclopedia Britannica, copper engraving published by J.Constable, 1818.

18 x 23 cm
Condition good

£35.00 / $56.00
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Diving Bell and Triewald Diving Bell.The New Encyclopedia 1789,

Diving Bell and Triewald Diving Bell.The New Encyclopedia 1789, copper plate engraving on hand-made paper under the Section Hydraulics and Hydrostatics, engraved by Issac Taylor.

21 x 36.5 cm
Condition good

£70.00 / $114.00
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Selected Aviation prints currently in stock


Balloons Plate 4. Moy's Aerial Steamer, Brearey's Aeronautical Machine.
 Hand coloured engraving circa 1880.

Balloons Plate 4. Moy's Aerial Steamer, Brearey's Aeronautical Machine. Hand coloured engraving circa 1880.

16 x 22 cm
Condition good

£38.00 / $62.00
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System of Astronomy. An Improved Planetarium Tellurian and Lunarium. Copperplate engraving published according to Act of Parliament by C.Cooke, 1788.

System of Astronomy. An Improved Planetarium Tellurian and Lunarium. Copperplate engraving published according to Act of Parliament by C.Cooke, 1788.

21 x 34 cm / 8 1/4 x 13 1/2inch
Condition good, but slight mend outside of margin

£70.00 / $114.00
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System of Astronomy. Improved Equatorial or Portable Observatory. Copperplate engraving published according to Act of Parliament by C.Cooke, 1788.

System of Astronomy. Improved Equatorial or Portable Observatory. Copperplate engraving published according to Act of Parliament by C.Cooke, 1788.

21 x 34 cm / 8 1/4 x 13 1/2inch
Condition good, but slight mend outside of margin

£70.00 / $114.00
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 De Beer's Mine. Section from East to West.Lithographed in the Surveyor General's Department, printed by Saul Solomon, Cape Town,1886.

De Beer's Mine. Section from East to West.Lithographed in the Surveyor General's Department,with information on the different shafts and companies, printed by Saul Solomon, Cape Town,1886.

19 x 12cm
Condition good

£30.00 / $48.00
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 Elecctricity Tab.lll  Electric Machine. Copperplate engraving, engraved by I.Taylor, The Royal Encyclopedia 1789..

Elecctricity Tab.lll Electric Machine. Copperplate engraving, engraved by I.Taylor, The Royal Encyclopedia 1789.

22 x 38cm
Condition good.

£40.00 / $65.00
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Electricity. Mr Cuthbertson's Electrical machine. Copperplate engraving, engraved by Wilson Lowry, from The Cyclopaedia: or, Universal Dictionary of Arts,sciences and literature published by Longman and Rees, 1804.

Electricity. Mr Cuthbertson's Electrical machine. Copperplate engraving, engraved by Wilson Lowry, from The Cyclopaedia: or, Universal Dictionary of Arts,sciences and literature published by Longman and Rees, 1804

27 x 21cm
Condition good

£30.00 / $48.00
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Electricity plate Vlll. Electric machines. Copperplate engraving, engraved by Wilson Lowry, published by Longman Hurst Rees Orms and Brown, 1812.

Electricity plate Vlll. Electric machines. Copperplate engraving, engraved by Wilson Lowry, published by Longman Hurst Rees Orms and Brown, 1812.

27 x 21cm
Condition good

£30.00 / $48.00
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 Lamp Elecrtric Signalling Daylight Mark 11 1918. CAV 65838. Wooden box with brass corners and hinges, and leather belt for carrying. The lamp and a box with spare bulbs as shown.

Lamp Elecrtric Signalling Daylight Mark 11 1918. CAV Number 65838. Perfect Wooden box with brass corners and hinges, and leather belt for carrying. The lamp and a box with spare bulbs as shown.

23.5 x 23.5 x 15cms
Condition good

£80.00 / $130.00
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Telegraph. Morse Telegraph embossing Style printer, Wheatstone's Alphabetical an Five Needle Telegraph. from and Encyclopedia circa 1860.

Telegraph. Morse Telegraph embossing Style printer, Wheatstone's Alphabetical and Five Needle Telegraph. from an Encyclopedia circa 1860.

18 x 26cm
Condition good

£25.00 / $40.00
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