Illustration by R. Andre from Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Benjamin Britten The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb

The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939) was one of the most astounding discoveries in archaeology

'Milk below Maids'

Illustration from The Valley of the Nile by Emile Prisse d'Avennes

Four diagrams of the appearance of the zodiacal light as it would appear when observed on 21 March at a latitude of 56 degrees south (figures 1 and 2) and at 56 degrees north (figures 3 and 4)

Plate 12 from British mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain

Illustration by R. Andre from Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Benjamin Britten The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb