New Old Time

18th century botanist's writing desk with open Coffea arabica botanical engraving, white porcelain coffee cup, quill pens, brass inkwell and leather-bound books in warm candlelight - LeBonJournal

The Plant That Changed the World: J. Miller, Jo...

In 1774, a botanical illustrator named J. Miller engraved the coffee plant with scientific precision for one of the great botanical publications of the Enlightenment. In 1840, John Ellis documented...

The Plant That Changed the World: J. Miller, Jo...

In 1774, a botanical illustrator named J. Miller engraved the coffee plant with scientific precision for one of the great botanical publications of the Enlightenment. In 1840, John Ellis documented...

Victorian field geologist circa 1886 kneeling on rocky terrain extracting an ammonite fossil from limestone with geological hammer, wearing beige canvas jacket and leather gloves, field notebook and magnifying glass on the ground - LeBonJournal

Stone Time: Friedrich Rolle, Schubert's Naturge...

In 1886, a German paleontologist named Friedrich Rolle produced a series of chromolithograph plates of fossil specimens for Schubert's Naturgeschichte that turned the science of paleontology into something approaching art....

Stone Time: Friedrich Rolle, Schubert's Naturge...

In 1886, a German paleontologist named Friedrich Rolle produced a series of chromolithograph plates of fossil specimens for Schubert's Naturgeschichte that turned the science of paleontology into something approaching art....

Victorian mineral cabinet circa 1893 with glass-fronted drawers displaying labelled quartz, galena, pyrite and amethyst specimens, magnifying glass and open natural history book on mahogany surface - LeBonJournal

The Crystal and the Classroom: Feliks Wermiński...

In 1893, a Polish naturalist named Feliks Wermiński published a series of illustrated plates for use in Polish schools — among them two extraordinary plates of mineral specimens that turned...

The Crystal and the Classroom: Feliks Wermiński...

In 1893, a Polish naturalist named Feliks Wermiński published a series of illustrated plates for use in Polish schools — among them two extraordinary plates of mineral specimens that turned...

Edwardian doctor's consulting room circa 1912 with brain and nervous system anatomical wall chart behind mahogany desk, stethoscope and medical books, dark wood paneling and sash window in Downton Abbey style - LeBonJournal

The Brain on the Wall: Robert E. Holding, E.J. ...

In the early twentieth century, British schoolchildren learned about the brain and nervous system from large illustrated wall charts hanging in their classrooms. This is the story of those charts,...

The Brain on the Wall: Robert E. Holding, E.J. ...

In the early twentieth century, British schoolchildren learned about the brain and nervous system from large illustrated wall charts hanging in their classrooms. This is the story of those charts,...

Victorian German railway engineering drawing room circa 1908, technical drawing board with locomotive blueprint plans, compasses and ruling pens, large windows overlooking steam locomotives and vintage carriages on the platforms below - LeBonJournal

The Blueprint and the Locomotive: R. Menzel's S...

In 1908, at the height of the steam age, a German technical illustrator named R. Menzel produced a cross-section diagram of a locomotive that became one of the defining images...

The Blueprint and the Locomotive: R. Menzel's S...

In 1908, at the height of the steam age, a German technical illustrator named R. Menzel produced a cross-section diagram of a locomotive that became one of the defining images...

Victorian gentleman fly fisher standing in an English chalk stream circa 1892, tweed jacket and bucket hat with artificial flies, wicker creel at his side, casting a split-cane rod under willow trees - LeBonJournal

Mary Orvis Marbury and the Art of the Artificia...

In 1892, a woman named Mary Orvis Marbury published a book that would become one of the foundational texts of American fly fishing: Favourite Flies and Their Histories, a comprehensive...

Mary Orvis Marbury and the Art of the Artificia...

In 1892, a woman named Mary Orvis Marbury published a book that would become one of the foundational texts of American fly fishing: Favourite Flies and Their Histories, a comprehensive...