Social sphere and everyday life (1744 Subjects)
A woman is thrown into her husband's funeral pyre, India.
Characters of the Malayalam alphabet.
Music and lines of traditional song of Arcadia.
Lyrics of klepht song of Arcadia.
Scores of love songs from Athens.
Two different versions of Greek love song from Izmir.
Music and lines of the song of “Kyra Frosyni”, from Epirus.
Song in honour of Sultan Selim (not specified which of the Sultans named Selim).
Different versions of syrtos dance.
Syrto from Istanbul. Score of religious hymn.
View of the temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.
View of Edremit, Asia Minor; most possibly an imaginary depiction.
View of Antalya, Asia Minor.
Lighting device similar to a lantern, belonging to the Count of Alcantara in Portugal. The hydraulic mechanism of the lantern greatly impressed the author, and the Count gave it to him as a gift.
Lighting device similar to a lantern, belonging to the Count of Alcantara in Portugal. The hydraulic mechanism of the lantern greatly impressed the author, and the Count gave it to him as a gift.
9. Map of Gibraltar. 10. The constellation of Scorpio. 11. The cap worn by the Doge of Genoa. 12. Drawing of the interior stairway of the Arsenale building, Genoa. 13, 14. Author's study on the light spectre of different types of lanterns. 15,16, 17. Instrument for the distillation of mercury which the author saw in Italy. Instruments of the type were widely used in 17th century alchemist circles.
18. Map of Alexandria. 19. Turban of a mufti. 20, 21. Drawing on the movement of the planets, accompanying the author's analysis of Galilee's theory.
Device for water compression.
Irrigation machine. The author was given a tour of the installations of this irrigation system during his journey to Britain.
Devices and other objects used in scientific experiments.
Wooden floor at Oxford University, which impresed the author by its style and workmanship.
Instrument with magnifying lens to aid the detailed drawing of objects.
18. Astronomical instrument. 19, 20. Condensation vessels (to turn gas into solid matter)21. Instrument for making detailed drawings, used in architecture and astronomy. 22. Drawing of coal mine, showing the ventilation system.
Instrument used in experiments on vacuum.
29. Fire-extinguishing vehicle in Antwerp, Belgium. 30. View of the Doric columns of the Antwerp City Hall. 31. Outline of the fortifications of the city walls. 32. Sarcophagus of a cardinal at Liége.
35. Linden tree outside the main entrance to the castle of the Hague. 36. The owner of the inn the author stayed at during his visit to the Hague. 37. Channel at the Rhine Delta, the Hague. 38. Plan of palace on the Rhine, at Hammerstein (today Neuwied), Germany.
40, 41. Water-powered hoist. 42. Hot bath (sauna) which the author studied in Hesse, Germany. 44. The Town Hall of Hilldesheim, Germany. 45. House in Hanover, Germany. 46. Headwear typically worn by the women of Hanover.
49-59. Test tubes. 52. View of Hohentwiel castle at Singen, Germany.
Tables and vials for the calculation of the relative density of liquids.
Drawings accompanying the author's exposition on the measurement of diametre and perimetre of circles and hemicycles.