Athanasius Kircher

Johann Adam Schall von Bell. (From Athanasius Kirchers China Illustrata), 1667 Athanasius Kircher

Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi. (From Athanasius Kirchers China Illustrata), 1667 Athanasius Kircher

Frontispiece from book Athanasius Kircher

Portrait of Athanasius Kircher, 1664 Cornelis Abrahamsz. Bloemaert II

An astrological chart, 1646 Athanasius Kircher

The Tower of Babel, 1679 Athanasius Kircher

Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1671 Athanasius Kircher

The Harmony of the Birth of the World (Harmonia Nascentis Mundi) from Musurgia Universalis Athanasius Kircher

The Shrine of Saint Thomas at Meliapore, 1667 Athanasius Kircher

System of subterranean fires Athanasius Kircher

Camera Obscura, 1671 Unknown

Frontispiece from Athanasius Kircher's Ars Magna Lucis Et Umbrae Unknown

Hypnosis, 1680 Anonymous

A Doorway in the Great Wall,from 'China illustrated' by Athanasius Kircher 1667 Dutch School

Use of the magnetic compass in map making, 1643 Unknown

Sectional view of the Earth, showing central fire and underground canals linked to oceans, 1665 Unknown

Frontispiece to 'China Monumentis' by Athanasius Kircher, 1667 German School

Map of Atlantis Athanasius Kircher

Circulation of water between sea and mountains, 1665 Unknown

Sectional view of the Earth, showing central fire and volcanoes, 1665 Unknown

Illustration of the principle of the camera obscura, 1671 Unknown

Portrait of Antonius Kuyper, Clergyman in Amsterdam Johann Friedrich August Tischbein

Typus Montis Vesuvii Anonymous

A Chinese Scribe Dutch School

Matteo Ricci and Paulus Li Dutch School

Map of Atlantis Athanasius Kircher

Magic lantern Anonymous

Engraving of Archimedes' Burning Mirror Athanasius Kircher

Court Choir of Dresden. From: Geistreiches Gesangbuch by Christoph Bernhard, 1676 Anonymous

Bietala, fortress of Lama the Great, Kingdom of Lhassa,illustration from 'La Chine illustree' by Athanasius Kircher Amsterdam,1670 Dutch School

Echo Formation French School

Schlosskirche (court chapel), called the Himmelsburg, with an organ Anonymous

Ernst Krenek, Austrian composer, 20th century Unknown

Portrait of the composer and pianist Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, 1815 Anonymous

St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Bachs grave, before 1885 Anonymous

St. Athanasius, the Bishop of Alexandria Anonymous