"Specula physico-mathematico-historica...." by Johann Zahn, 1696. Library Call No. Q155 .Z33 1696. Inspiration for Pioneer 10 plaque.

"Specula physico-mathematico-historica...." by Johann Zahn, 1696. Library Call No. Q155 .Z33 1696. Strange versions of humanity.

"Specula physico-mathematico-historica...." by Johann Zahn, 1696. Library Call No. Q155 .Z33 1696. Human playing harpsichord ancestor for appreciative dog. Wonder how the guy below kept his beard out of the soup?

"Specula physico-mathematico-historica...." by Johann Zahn, 1696. Library Call No. Q155 .Z33 1696. Large catamaran-hulled cargo vessel powered by alternative sources.

View of "South Entrance of the Grand Passage", Nova Scotia in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

View of the "Dartmouth Shore in the Harbor of Halifax" in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Views of Nova Scotia, Canada, coast in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Views of Nova Scotia, Canada, coast in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Chart of "The Coast of Nova Scotia and New England" in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Chart of "Grand Bay of Pasamaquody" in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Chart of Penobscot Bay in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Chart of Piscataqua Harbor in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Chart of "The Coast of New England" in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Chart of Boston Harbor in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Portion of chart of Boston Harbor showing Bostonin: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Various views showing approaches to Boston in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Various views showing approaches to Boston in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Various views showing approaches to Boston in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Various views showing approaches to Boston in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Various views showing approaches to Boston in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

View of "Boston, seen between Castle Williams and Governors Island..." in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

View of "The Entrance of Boston Harbor" in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

View of "The Entrance of Boston Harbor" in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Portion of chart showing Nantucket Island in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Views of Cape Poge, Gay Head, Sandy Point, and Sankoty Head seen in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

"A Plan of the Town of Newport" in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Views of approaches to New York Harbor in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

"A Chart of Delawar Bay" in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

A chart of "The Harbor of Charles Town" in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

View of Charleston, as seen in inset to chart of "The Harbor of Charles Town" in "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

"A Chart of the Bay and Harbor of Pensacola" in: "The Atlantic Neptune" publication dates 1773-1784 by Joseph F. W. DesBarres.

Handwritten note "Library for the Survey of the Coast" believed to be written by Ferdinand Hassler, founder and first Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, the oldest science agency in the U.S. Federal Government. The NOAA Central Library traces its roots to the Hassler procuring books and instruments for the Survey of the Coast between 1811 and 1815.

An illustration inside the front cover to "Die Metamorphosen des Polareises" by Karl von Weyprecht, 1879. Library call No. C/ka W550. An account of the German Arctic Expedition of 1872-1874.

Karl von Weyprecht conception of the Arctic Ocean in 1879. From: "Die Metamorphosen des Polareises" by Karl von Weyprecht, 1879. Library call No. C/ka W550. An account of the German Arctic Expedition of 1872-1874.

Frontispiece to "Die Metamorphosen des Polareises" by Karl von Weyprecht, 1879. Library call No. C/ka W550. An account of the German Arctic Expedition of 1872-1874.

Wreck of the Ship EUDORA. In: "History of Life-Saving Appliances ...." by Joseph Francis, 1855. Library Call No. 527.9 F81p.

Two hundred lives saved from the wreck of the Ship AYRSHIRE on January 12, 1850, by Francis' Patent Corrugated Life-car. In: "History of Life-Saving Appliances ...." by Joseph Francis, 1855. Library Call No. 527.9 F81p.

Wreck of the Steamship INDEPENDENCE. In: "History of Life-Saving Appliances ...." by Joseph Francis, 1855. Library Call No. 527.9 F81p.

Curvature of the Earth as depicted in "Butler's Physical Geography", 1887.

Advertisement for the World's largest sanitarium at Battle Creek, Michigan. In Volume 1, No. 1, of "The Climatologist", 1888, p. 25.

Title page of "Astronomie: Theorique and Pratique" by Delambre, 1814. Part of original library of the Coast Survey.

"Library of the Survey of the Coast" as handwritten by Ferdinand Hassler in: "Astronomie: Theorique and Pratique" by Delambre, 1814. Part of the original library of the Coast Survey.

Frontispiece to "Wind-und Wasserhosen in Europa" by Alfred Wegener, 1917. Multiple waterspouts off Sicily and Stromboli in the morning of June 27, 1827. Call number: QC955.W4 1917.

In: "Wind-und Wasserhosen in Europa" by Alfred Wegener, 1917. Sketch showing threatening funnel clouds and mammato-cumulus. Call number: QC955.W4 1917.

In: "Wind-und Wasserhosen in Europa" by Alfred Wegener, 1917. Photograph of waterspout in Lake Zug, Switzerland, on June 19, 1905. Call number: QC955.W4 1917.

In: "Wind-und Wasserhosen in Europa" by Alfred Wegener, 1917. 1823 sketch of waterspouts by Captain Maxwell. Call number: QC955.W4 1917.

In: "Wind-und Wasserhosen in Europa" by Alfred Wegener, 1917. 1883 sketch of waterspouts that first appeared in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society in 1883. Call number: QC955.W4 1917.

In: "Wind-und Wasserhosen in Europa" by Alfred Wegener, 1917. Multiple waterspouts on Lake Constance, Switzerland, on July 4, 1872. Call number: QC955.W4 1917.

In: "Wind-und Wasserhosen in Europa" by Alfred Wegener, 1917. Waterspouts on Lake Constance, Switzerland, on June 26, 1883. Call number: QC955.W4 1917.

In: "Wind-und Wasserhosen in Europa" by Alfred Wegener, 1917. Tornado sketch of tornado in the vicinity of Buhne, Altmark, Germany. Call number: QC955.W4 1917.