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18th Century Collection (page 6)

Background image18th Century Collection: Ipomoea quamoclit, Cardinal creeper

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cardinal creeper
Specimen of Cardinal creeper (Ipomoea quamoclit) from George Cliffords herbarium

Background image18th Century Collection: Dracontium percusum

Dracontium percusum

Background image18th Century Collection: Iris odoratissima, tall bearded iris

Iris odoratissima, tall bearded iris
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Papilio hyllus

Papilio hyllus
Plate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776

Background image18th Century Collection: Asian moth

Asian moth
From 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Mimosa leucacantha

Mimosa leucacantha
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Sketch of Tradescantia by Robert Brown (part two)

Sketch of Tradescantia by Robert Brown (part two)
A sketch by Robert Brown, the eminent botanist. For part one please see 55633

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 108 by William Ellis

Plate 108 by William Ellis
Plate 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)

Background image18th Century Collection: Veltheimia viridiflora, lily

Veltheimia viridiflora, lily
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Anthericum ciliatum

Anthericum ciliatum
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Arum tripartitum

Arum tripartitum
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Drawer from Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 18

Drawer from Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 18
A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths

Background image18th Century Collection: Ophisaurus sp. glass snake & Chrysanthemum americanum

Ophisaurus sp. glass snake & Chrysanthemum americanum
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Glass Snake

Background image18th Century Collection: Asparagus capensis

Asparagus capensis
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Ornithogalum scilloides

Ornithogalum scilloides
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary bird flower

Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary bird flower
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Watercolour fomr the Sir Ashton Lever Collection

Watercolour fomr the Sir Ashton Lever Collection
Watercolour by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the Sir Ashton Lever Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. NHML (3) 42

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 107 by William Ellis

Plate 107 by William Ellis

Background image18th Century Collection: Theophrasta longifolia

Theophrasta longifolia
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 106 by William Ellis

Plate 106 by William Ellis
Plate 106 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 109 by William Ellis

Plate 109 by William Ellis
Plate 109 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)

Background image18th Century Collection: Cordia laevis

Cordia laevis
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Manuscript page from Robert Browns diary

Manuscript page from Robert Browns diary
Manuscript pages from the diary of Robert Brown, showing a list of native names, dated February 5th, 1803

Background image18th Century Collection: Asclepias arborescens

Asclepias arborescens
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Plantago hirsuta

Plantago hirsuta
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Sketch of Tradescantia by Robert Brown

Sketch of Tradescantia by Robert Brown
A sketch by Robert Brown, the eminent botanist

Background image18th Century Collection: Teucrium abutiloides

Teucrium abutiloides
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Pagodroma nivea, snow petrel

Pagodroma nivea, snow petrel
Ff. 90. Pencil drawing by George Forster annotated Procellaria nivea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Oxalis filifolia

Oxalis filifolia
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Myrsine retusa

Myrsine retusa
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 104 by William Ellis

Plate 104 by William Ellis
Plate 104 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)

Background image18th Century Collection: Tray of shells

Tray of shells

Background image18th Century Collection: Tulipa gesneriana, garden tulip

Tulipa gesneriana, garden tulip
Plate 1135 from Curtiss Botanical Magazine (1808). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 100 by William Ellis

Plate 100 by William Ellis
Plate 100 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)

Background image18th Century Collection: Macronectes giganteus, southern giant petrel

Macronectes giganteus, southern giant petrel
Ff. 93a. Pencil drawing by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820)

Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820)
A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths

Background image18th Century Collection: Arum auritum

Arum auritum
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Zadia media famina

Zadia media famina
Illustration 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Magnolia conspicua, lily-flowered magnolia

Magnolia conspicua, lily-flowered magnolia
Plate 1621 from Curtiss Botanical Magazine (1814). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Lilium trigris, tiger lily pollen

Lilium trigris, tiger lily pollen
Lilium tigris pollen grains, page 38 from Drawings by Francis Bauer depicting epidermis, hairs, pollen grains and Moustrosities

Background image18th Century Collection: Chaetodon sp. Cristiceps aurantiacus, Microcanthus joyceae

Chaetodon sp. Cristiceps aurantiacus, Microcanthus joyceae
Watercolour 381 by Thomas Watling, entitled Tag-ga, Tack-in-marra-dera, Dy-e-ne-ang, Ballang-an, from the Watling Collection

Background image18th Century Collection: Antennarius striatus, striped anglerfish

Antennarius striatus, striped anglerfish
Watercolour 382 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection

Background image18th Century Collection: Lepomis microlophus, redear sunfish

Lepomis microlophus, redear sunfish
Drawing 10 (Ewan 37) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram

Background image18th Century Collection: Dacela novaeguineae, laughing kookaburra

Dacela novaeguineae, laughing kookaburra
Watercolour 159 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Great Brown Kingfisher, Goo-ge-na-gan

Background image18th Century Collection: Quercus, pollard oak

Quercus, pollard oak
Plate 22 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Simias sp. pig-tailed monkey from Sumatra

Simias sp. pig-tailed monkey from Sumatra
Illustration from Gleanings of Natural History (1758-74) by George Edwards (1694-1773)

Background image18th Century Collection: Malacorhynchus membranaceus, pink-eared duck

Malacorhynchus membranaceus, pink-eared duck
Watercolour 92 by Thomas Wattling from the Watling Collection titled the Mandibles of a very curious creature



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