Johann Georg Heck, Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature, and Art. Translated from the German, Bilder Atlas zum Conversations Lexicon (New York: R. Garrigue, 1851). Graphic Arts Collection (GAX) 2003-0014M
Five hundred steel-engraved plates containing upwards of twelve thousand images. Here are a few.
Please could you tell me about the model/statue/relief at the top of your page, the people crowding around the book or tablet all anxious to read.
Thank you
Do Shaw