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Magnolia grandifolra, southern magnoliaPlate 26 from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Plantae selectae cereus, night blooming cactusSketch 31 from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Picture shows close up of flower
Calestrina argolus, holly blue butterflyHolly blue butterflies probably with a coral bean plant (Erythrina herbacea) by John Abbot (1751-1840)
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, orange mangrove treeFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Barringtonia calyptrata, mango pine treeFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Sketch of the Museum at Dartford in KentA Sketch of the Museum at Dartford in Kent belonging to Dr. Latham 1795. Artist unknown, pen & ink drawing from Latham Collection, Vol 1 Date: 1795
Wold Cottage meteorite (detail)The earliest surviving meteorite seen to land in the UK fell in Wold Cottage, Yorkshire, in 1795. It prompted the first serious investigation into the origin of meteorites
Wold Cottage meteoriteThe earliest surviving meteorite seen to land in the UK fell in Wold Cottage, Yorkshire, in 1795. It prompted the first serious investigation into the origin of meteorites
Hibiscus mutabilis, Cotton roseBodycolour by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750 Date: circa 1750
Pithecellobium circinaleWatercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822
Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary creeperWatercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822
Conus and Epitonium shellsWatercolour by Johann Gustav Hoch, c. 1771. Clockwise from top left: Conus ammiralis, Admiral cone; Conus episcopus, Episcopal or bishop cone; Conus imperialis, Imperial cone; Conus virgo
Carica papaya, PapayaHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Metamorphosis insectorum SurinamensiumHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Polygala amara (rev. amarella), dwarf milkwortIllustration of Polygala amara from Flora Monacensis (1811) by Franz von Paula Schrank (1747-1835). Date: 1811
Hippeastrum, Dutch amaryllisIllustration by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840), held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Nothofagus betuloidesFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Betula antarctica
Accipiter cirrocephalus, collared sparrowhawkWatercolour 112 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled New Holland Sparrowhawk
Falco longipennis, Australian hobbyWatercolour 105 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Lunated Falcon, Goo-roo-wang
Pimelea prostrata, strathmore weedFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Pimalea laevigata
Vombatus ursinus, common wombatPlate 8 from a collection of 49 original watercolour drawings of animals by Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760-1826), from the H.M.S. Investigator expedition to Australia, 1801-1803
Platycercus venustus, northern rosellaPlate 19 from Ferdinand Lucas Bauers zoological watercolours and drawings observed during Captain Matthew Flinders circumnavigational survey of Australia (Investigator 1801-1803)
Plate 25 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)Spath calcaire groupes sur mine de Fer en pyramide. Tire du Cabinet de Mr d Orcy. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie vol.1 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines. Date: 1790
Claytonia virginica, Spring BeautyThis is one of Claytons specimens, of the species that Gronovius named Claytonia in his honour in 1739. Linnaeus subsequently adopted this generic name and, in 1753
Illustration of rare fruits and seedIllustration by Georg Ehret of rare fruits and seeds
De Uitlandsche KapellenPlate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776
Plate 103 by William EllisPlate 103 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Metrosideros linearisIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Plate 105 by William EllisPlate 105 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Ficus scabraIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Six molluscs including four gastropods and two bivalvesWatercolour 396 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection
Arum grandiflorumIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Veltheimia glauca, lilyIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Plate 102 by William EllisPlate 102 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Ipomoea quamoclit, Cardinal creeperSpecimen of Cardinal creeper (Ipomoea quamoclit) from George Cliffords herbarium
Dracontium percusum
Iris odoratissima, tall bearded irisIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Papilio hyllusPlate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776
Asian mothFrom a collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, painted from life for J. G. Loten, Dutch Governor of Ceylon (1752-1757) by P. C
Mimosa leucacanthaIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Sketch of Tradescantia by Robert Brown (part two)A sketch by Robert Brown, the eminent botanist. For part one please see 55633
Plate 108 by William EllisPlate 108 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Veltheimia viridiflora, lilyIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Anthericum ciliatumIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Arum tripartitumIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Drawer from Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 18A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths
Ophisaurus sp. glass snake & Chrysanthemum americanumHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Glass Snake
Asparagus capensisIllustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London