Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

      

                            

Index of images of microscopes and other items in historical books

 

John QUEKETT (1848, 1852)

Practical treatise on the use of the microscope

 

Listed below are most microscopes and other items pictured in these historical books, including the information about the year each image appeared and a brief description.

 

Image

Book and publication year

Observations from the book

Maker

A picture containing text, indoor

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1848; 1852)

Cambridge or university reading lamp

 

A picture containing text, indoor, metal

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1848; 1852)

Reading lamp

 

Diagram, engineering drawing

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1852)

Microscope

Chevalier

A picture containing linedrawing

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1852)

Microscope

Dancer

A picture containing text, linedrawing

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1852)

Chemical microscope

Nachet

A picture containing text

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1852)

Microscope

Nachet

A picture containing candelabrum, linedrawing

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1852)

Microscope

Oberhauser

A picture containing linedrawing, clipart

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1852)

Microscope

Pillischer

A picture containing text, linedrawing

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1852)

Microscope

Pistor

A picture containing linedrawing

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1848; 1852)

Achromatic compound microscope

Powell and Lealand

A drawing of a machine

Description automatically generated with low confidence

Quekett (1852)

Compound microscope

Powell and Lealand

Diagram, engineering drawing

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1848)

Microscope

Powell and Lealand

Diagram, engineering drawing

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1848; 1852)

Portable microscope

Powell and Lealand

A picture containing object, weapon, old

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1848; 1852)

Portable microscope

Ross

A close-up of a microscope

Description automatically generated with low confidence

Quekett (1852)

Microscope

Schiek

A close-up of a microscope

Description automatically generated with medium confidence

Quekett (1852)

Improved smaller microscope

Smith and Beck

Diagram

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1848; 1852)

Large microscope

Smith and Beck

Diagram, engineering drawing

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1848; 1852)

Microscope

Smith and Beck

Diagram, engineering drawing

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1848; 1852)

Student microscopes

Smith and Beck

Diagram

Description automatically generated

Quekett (1848; 1852)

 

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