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Geography: a man in his study using dividers to measure a globe, two putti fly up with a [blank] banderole. Etching.

Geography: a map of the world, with local scenes around. Coloured lithograph.

Geography: two rotating discs showing the hemispheres of the earth, fixed to a card giving details of their use. Engraving by J. Emslie, 1844, after himself.

The Académie des Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris: showing various methods of study and teaching with a lettered key. Line engraving.

Geography: the earth, and methods of mapping. Coloured engraving by Neele, 1807.

Geography: a grouping of the highest mountains and waterfalls, and the longest rivers. Coloured mixed method engraving after C. V. Monin.

Three men in a library, one seated, two others using a large globe and charts. Pen and ink drawing.

Geography: the comparative heights of the highest mountains. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie.

Ethnography: the races and characteristic dress of the world. Mixed method engraving attributed to S. Himely after A.M. Perrot.

The infant Jesus grabs at the gold offered to him by the Magi. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Geography: a combination orrery and globe. Coloured engraving.

A view from the universe : St. Peter's at Rome : in which the various empires, kingdoms, republics, states, principal islands, colonies, and discoveries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, alphabetically arranged, are shown at one glance, and included in a single line, with the situation, extent, chief cities, their population, distances in British miles from London ...

Geography: six views of the Earth, showing different ways of projecting information. Engraving.

Geography: four types of globe. Engraving.

Beecham's help to scholars : containing arithmetical tables and signs, weights and measures, tables of the metric system, geographical and geometrical definitions, sol-fa modulator, and other useful information arranged progressively / Beecham's Pills, Ltd.

Biogeography : an ecological and evolutionary approach / C. Barry Cox, Ian N. Healey, Peter D. Moore.

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Geography

Images from the collections

Images about Geography

Works from the collections

Geography: six views of the Earth, showing different ways of projecting information. Engraving.

Geography: four types of globe. Engraving.

Beecham's help to scholars : containing arithmetical tables and signs, weights and measures, tables of the metric system, geographical and geometrical definitions, sol-fa modulator, and other useful information arranged progressively / Beecham's Pills, Ltd.

Biogeography : an ecological and evolutionary approach / C. Barry Cox, Ian N. Healey, Peter D. Moore.

Geography: a combination orrery and globe. Coloured engraving.

Geography

Images from the collections

Images about Geography

Works from the collections

Geography: six views of the Earth, showing different ways of projecting information. Engraving.

Geography: four types of globe. Engraving.

Beecham's help to scholars : containing arithmetical tables and signs, weights and measures, tables of the metric system, geographical and geometrical definitions, sol-fa modulator, and other useful information arranged progressively / Beecham's Pills, Ltd.

Biogeography : an ecological and evolutionary approach / C. Barry Cox, Ian N. Healey, Peter D. Moore.

Geography: a combination orrery and globe. Coloured engraving.

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