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, Princes American Air Pump, which is Superior to every other modern construction.C.Cooke, Copper engraving from

Pneumatics, Princes American Air Pump, which is Superior to every other modern construction.C.Cooke, Copper engraving from "The New Encyclopedia" 1789 engraved by Issac Taylor.

22 x 35.5 cm
Condition fair

£40.00 / $80.00
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Pneumatics, Air Pumps. Copper engraving from

Pneumatics, Air Pumps. Copper engraving from "The New Encyclopedia" 1789 engraved by Issac Taylor.

20.5 x 34 cm
Condition fair

£40.00 / $80.00
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Pneumatics. Copper engraving from an Encyclopedia circa 1800 engraved by A.Bell.

Pneumatics. Copper engraving from an Encyclopedia circa 1800 engraved by A.Bell.

19 x 24 cm
Condition good

£36.00 / $72.00
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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 / $72.00
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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 / $90.00
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Selected engineering prints currently in stock

Fire Engine. Merryweather's Fire Engine awarded the Gold Medal in 1867, and American Steam Engine. From an Encyclopaedia circa 1880.

Fire Engine. Merryweather's Fire Engine awarded the Gold Medal in 1867, and American Steam Engine. From an Encyclopaedia circa 1880.

15.5 x 24 cm
Condition fair.

£32.00 / $64.00
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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 / $70.00
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Tricycle. Early forms of cycles.  Engraving from The National Encyclopedia, published by William Mackenzie, circa 1884.

Tricycle. Early forms of cycles. Engraving from The National Encyclopedia, published by William Mackenzie, circa 1884.

15 x 22 cm
Condition good.

£35.00 / $70.00
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Tricycle, and other forms of cycles.Plate 2.  Engraving from The National Encyclopedia, published by William Mackenzie, circa 1884.

Tricycle, and other forms of cycles.Plate 2. Engraving from The National Encyclopedia, published by William Mackenzie, circa 1884.

15 x 22 cm
Condition good.

£35.00 / $70.00
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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 / $84.00
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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 / $76.00
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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 / $76.00
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Selected Scubadiving prints currently in stock

The Naval and Submarine engineering Exhibition at Islington. Hand coloured wood engraving from The Graphic Magazine dated 1882

The Naval and Submarine Engineering Exhibition at Islington. Hand coloured wood engraving from The Graphic Magazine dated 1882.

23 x 40 cm
Condition good

£65.00 / $130.00
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Diving Bell,LIV. Copper engraving, circa 1780.

Diving Bell,LIV. Copper engraving, circa 1780.

17 x 28 cm
Condition good

£48.00 / $96.00
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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 / $70.00
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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 / $140.00
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Selected Aviation prints currently in stock

Air Transport, Luftschiffart. Hand coloured engraving from Meyers Lexicon, circa 1895.

Air Transport, Luftschiffart. Hand coloured engraving from Meyers Lexicon, circa 1895.

28 x 22cm
Condition good

£60.00 / $120.00
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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 / $76.00
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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 / $140.00
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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 / $140.00
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A View of the Great Industrial Exhibition in Hyde Park in 1851. Organised by Prince Albert, the building, named Crystal palace was designed by Joseph Paxton. The committee overseeing its construction included Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Steel engraving, by Armytage, circa 1860.

A View of the Great Industrial Exhibition in Hyde Park in 1851 was organised by Prince Albert. The building, named Crystal palace was designed by Joseph Paxton. The committee overseeing its construction included Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Steel engraving, by Armytage, circa 1860.

22 x 11cm
Condition good

£36.00 / $72.00
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Kimberley Diamond Mine. From a sketch by Mr.Dennis Edwards, published by Saul Solomon, Cape Town, 1886.

Kimberley Diamond Mine. From a sketch by Mr.Dennis Edwards, published by Saul Solomon, Cape Town, 1886.

18 x 24cm
Condition quite good

£30.00 / $60.00
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