Measurement posters & prints

Measurement by Foxglove: Edith and Emily Children of Gathorne Hardy Esq. M.P., in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy Anonymous

Method of measuring angles with a cross-staff, 1636 Unknown

Measuring the distance of an inaccessible object by triangulation using a hinged staff, 1617-1619 Unknown

Quadrant for Stellar Measurements Anonymous

Woman Measuring Her Waist Anonymous

An artist drawing a lute with the aid of a perspective apparatus Albrecht Dürer or Duerer

Boys Measuring Each Other Anonymous

Method of measuring the surface of the Earth Leonardo Da Vinci

View of the arrangements for measuring the strides and background, 1872 - 1882 Eadweard Muybridge

A Measure, 1904 Edwin Austin Abbey

Illustration of Mother Measuring Child's Growth John Rae

Engraving of a Man Taking Measurements of a Criminal's Ear Anonymous

Illustration from Durer's 'Four Books on Measurement' Albrecht Dürer or Duerer

Measuring the distance from ship to shore, using a quadrant marked with shadow-scales, 1598 Unknown

Quadrant for Stellar Measurements Anonymous

England: Measuring the Sunshine at the Greenwich Observatory, London Anonymous

Surveying, early 17th century Unknown

Using a cross-staff to measure the height of a tower, 1617-1619 Unknown

Surveyors using quadrants to measure the height of a tower, c1617-c1619 Robert Fludd

Doric capital with measurements, ca. 1537 Master GA

Measurements of the lands of St Paul's within the City of London Anonymous

Tube for a tape measure Anonymous

Experiment Conducted in 1746 by Lemonnier in the Monastry of Chartreux to Measure the Speed of Electricity Anonymous

Picture Gallery with a Man of Science Making Measurements on a Globe, 1612 Frans II the Younger Francken

Surveying, 1551 Unknown

The Measurement of the Temple, from the Apocalypse Jean Duvet

Cross-staffs used for surveying, 1551 Unknown

Measure for Measure Anonymous

Santorio Sanctorius, c1728 Unknown

Member of a London Wardmote Inquest in official dress, 1808 William Henry Pyne

Measuring the altitude of the Sun, 1539 Unknown

Colorimeter, after a design by Labilliardiere with modifications by Salleron, 1871 Unknown

Measuring Spoons Anonymous

England: Measuring the Sunshine at the Greenwich Observatory London UK Anonymous

William Wollaston's reflecting goniometer for measuring the angles of crystals, 1874 Unknown

Composite capital with measurements, ca. 1537 Master GA