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John Emslie

51 works

Browse 51 works by John Emslie. Every work here links to the museum that holds it, and anyone can save it at up to 2,500 pixels on the long side without paying.

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Engraved diagram of concentric star-filled rings around a bright central cluster on a dark background, with text below.

The Central Sun, and Theory of the Stellar Universe

1850

Circular hand-colored star chart with constellations, Milky Way band, month border, and nebula insets.

Transparent chart of Heavens for latitude of Great Britain

1851

Printed diagram of the solar system with colored planets on orbital rings, zodiac band, and data tables below.

Transparent Solar System

1851

Hand-colored diagram of lunar and solar eclipses and neap and spring tides, with Earth, Moon and Sun shown in orange and pink

Eclipses; The theory of the tides

1851

Hand-colored engraving of numbered comets with long tails, a central orbit diagram, and meteor shower landscapes below.

Comets and Aerolites

1851

Hand-coloured print of the sun with sunspots, planet size comparisons, and vignettes of eclipses, transits and the midnight s

The Sun and solar phenomena

1851

Hand-coloured engraved diagram of Earth's yearly orbit around the sun, with twelve monthly globes and zodiac labels.

Diagram illustrating the earth’s annual revolution round the sun

1851

Hand-coloured 1849 diagram of the earth's cross-section at the equator, surrounded by atmosphere, oceans and refraction illus

The Earth and Its Atmosphere

1849

Hand-coloured diagram of Earth's orbit around the sun with four globes and the twelve zodiac signs around the border.

The theory of the seasons and sign of the Zodiac

1851

Hand-coloured chart comparing planet sizes with Saturn's rings, phase diagrams, and a strip of relative distances from the Su

Comparative Magnitudes of the Planets

1851

Hand-colored diagram showing the eight phases of the Moon around Earth, with the Sun at left and explanatory text.

Transparent diagram of the phases of the Moon

1851

Hand-coloured 1846 engraved diagram of meteorological phenomena showing a rainbow, whirlpool, waterspout, lightning and auror

Diagram of Meteorology, displaying the various phenomena of the atmosphere

1846

Engraved full-moon map showing craters and dark plains, with a descriptive caption printed below the lunar disc.

Telescopic appearance of the Moon

1851

Hand-coloured engraved plate of numbered diagrams showing gears, pulleys, pumps, and machinery with workers.

Motion and machinery

1850

Hand-coloured 1850 engraved plate of numbered natural philosophy diagrams showing pendulums, spheres, a windmill and a globe.

Properties of bodies

1850

Hand-coloured 1850 plate of numbered optics diagrams showing lenses, prisms, an eye, a rainbow and a telescope.

Optics

1850

Hand-coloured engraved plate of numbered hydraulic diagrams showing water wheels, pumps, a fountain and a water screw.

Hydraulics

1850

Hand-colored 1849 geology chart with a stratigraphic column, fossil illustrations, and cross-section diagrams.

Popular Geology

1849

Hand-coloured engraved plate of numbered diagrams showing levers, pulleys, wheels, screws and gears with figures demonstratin

Mechanical powers

1850

Hand-colored 1850 engraving titled Pneumatics showing scientific instruments, a balloon, and a height chart with mountain pro

Pneumatics

1850

Hand-colored 1852 map of world volcanoes and earthquakes with vignettes of a geyser, storm-tossed ships, and a burning city.

Phenomena of Volcanoes and Earthquakes

1852

Hand-coloured engraved plate of numbered magnetism diagrams showing magnets, compasses, a magnetic globe and a telegraph inst

Magnetism

1850

Hand-coloured engraved plate of numbered electrical apparatus, including friction machines, Leyden jars, and a lightning stri

Electricity

1850

Hand-colored 1850 chemistry plate listing elements in a central table, surrounded by twelve numbered laboratory apparatus ill

Chemistry

1850

Hand-colored plate of acoustics diagrams showing sound waves, an ear, speaking trumpets, musical instruments, and an echo lan

Acoustics

1850

Hand-colored 1850 engraved plate of numbered hydrostatics diagrams showing a hydraulic press, U-tubes, and balance scale with

Hydrostatics

1850

Hand-coloured 1849 geological map of Ireland with vignettes of Giants Causeway, a fossil elk, and the Twelve Pins.

Geological map of Ireland

1849

Hand-colored 1851 ethnographic world map showing human races, skull drawings, population figures, and religions by region.

The distribution of the human race

1851

Hand-coloured print of towering British hills and peaks with numbered labels, London and Birmingham at their base, cliffs and

Principal eminences of the British Islands

1852

Hand-coloured 1850 geological map of the world with rock-type colours, coral reef band, and volcanic island engravings.

Geological map of the world

1850

Hand-coloured 1849 geological map of England and Wales with mining scenes, cliff vignette and rock cross-sections.

Geological map of England

1849

Hand-coloured 1849 geological map of Scotland with colour-coded rock bands, a key, and engraved coastal rock vignettes.

Geological map of Scotland

1849