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Britannica ImageQuest - Database of over three million images covering all subject areas

Millions of rights-cleared images from one trusted site.

Encyclopædia Britannica Online Image Quest makes available images from over 50 sources such as Getty Images, National Geographic Society, The Times Picture Archive, Natural History Museum, The Granger Collection, Oxford Scientific (OSF), Royal Geographic Society, Bridgeman Art Library und National Portrait Gallery of London.

Each photo or illustration comes with complete metadata, including the source, the copyright holder, a caption, and keywords.

Use is only permitted for personal or non-commercial educational purposes. Each of the publications in the non-commercial education sector includes the disseminator (ie the EncBrit, "The Source") and the "Copyright Holder". In particular, for third-party content provided by the EncBrit (e.g., many commercial image agencies, including Getty Images), © requires full ownership and citation.

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Britannica terms of use.