Verbiest's Prints
In the exhibition we were able to present only a selection from Ferdinand Verbiest’s Xinzhi Yixiangtu. All 105 of the prints are available here. Click on a thumbnail for larger versions, or choose a group from the list of themes such as astronomy and mechanics.
Themes:
- All [107]
- Astronomy [32]
- Beijing observatory [3]
- Cosmography [2]
- Creatures [8]
- Disembodied hands [41]
- Geometry [12]
- Horological [4]
- Instrument making [17]
- Instrument mounts [4]
- Instruments [55]
- Lifting [19]
- Machines [7]
- Magnetism [2]
- Mathematical [15]
- Mathematics [1]
- Mechanics [41]
- Navigation [2]
- Optics [2]
- People [6]
- Precision [4]
- Surveying [1]
- Terrestrial [6]
- Tools [12]
- Trees [2]
- Usage [13]
- Vehicles [4]
- Weather [2]
- Wrapper [2]