Microscopic views of muscle fibres of fish St Bride Avenue Shows market scene in foreground

Shows market scene in foreground including seafood sellers

This sample was excavated in Freiburg im Breisgau

Three quarter length seated portrait of Lord Rosse

Dish thought to have been used by Princess Elizabeth in 1554

to become operational in 1869

Microscopic views of muscle fibres of fish St Bride Avenue Shows market scene in foregroundIllustrations accompanying a letter describing Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's microscopical observations, dated March 1682. An English extract was printed in Philosophical Collections ed. Robert Hooke (London, 1682) no. 5, pp. 152 160. The figures show microscopic views of muscle fibres of fish (figs. 1 and 2) and micro organisms (fig. 3). Original: red chalk on paper. 1682