Engraved plate titled Electricity showing seventeen numbered diagrams of 19th-century batteries, coils, a galvanometer and thermo-electric devices, with captions.

Electricity: galvanic, magnetic and thermo-electric apparatus, plate LII

A black-and-white engraved plate with seventeen numbered figures of 19th-century electrical apparatus, including batteries, coils, a galvanometer, and a thermo-electric pile. Each figure is labelled with a caption, under a printed header reading ELECTRICITY.

Artist: Joseph Wilson Lowry
Date: 1825/[1840?]
Medium: Engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2634 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1850.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

19th century scientific instruments engraved plate galvanism science illustration batteries electricity engraving