Archivist Collection

Strelitzea sp. bird of paradise flower
Plate 911 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Paeonia sp. peony
Plate 1 From Drawings of Kew Plants by Franz Bauer (1758-1840). Detailed close-up of flower head. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Inachis io, peacock butterfly
Plate 23 from Illustrations of British Butterflies and their Larvae (1892) by Theo Johnson. Cropped image of illustration

Prunus cerasus, sour cherry tree
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise
Engraving by Phelippeaux after a painting from Choix Des Plus Belles Fleurs by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840)

Geranium phaeum, mourning widow geranium
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1909. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Helianthus annuus, sunflower
Plate 578 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Polyommatus icarus, common blue butterfly
Plate 46 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed (1892) by Theo Johnson

Karl August Engelhardt
KARL AUGUST ENGELHARDT German functionary and archivist in the royal service, writer. Date: 1768 - 1834

Jean Duchesne
JEAN DUCHESNE French archivist, conservateur a la Bibliotheque Royale (now the Bib. Nationale) Date: 1779 - 1855

Pierre C F Daunou
PIERRE CLAUDE FRANCOIS DAUNOU French revolutionary statesman, opponent of Robespierre, educator and archivist. Date: 1761 - 1840

Passiflora sp. passion flower
Page 74 from Illustration of the Sexual System of Linneaus (1779) vol 2, by John Miller (1715-c. 1790)

Gonepteryx rhamni, brimstone
Plate 2 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Iris kochii, German iris
Plate XXXVI from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Ficus carica, fig
Plate from Pomona Italiana Vol 1 (1817) by Count Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Fico Regina

Various Fruit
Plate 27 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits legumieres

Cyaniris semiargus, mazarine blue
Plate 42 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed (1892) by Theo Johnson

Four varieties of strawberry
Plate 2 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw.. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Hydrangea otaksa, French hydrangea
Hydrangea otaksa from Flora Japonica (1838) by Philipp Franz von Siebold. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Iris xiphioides, English Iris
Drawing 173/10 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937), published in 1907. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Anemone hepatica, liverleaf
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Rubus sp. raspberry
Illustration of raspberries by George Brookshaw, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Anemone coronaria, anemone or windflower
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Amaryllis bresilienne, amaryllis
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Archive service at Paris Peace Conference
Gendarme officers in the archive service of the Paris Peace Conference which followed the end of the First World War. It was their job to classify three tons of documents. Date: circa 1919

Jean-Barthelemy Haureau
JEAN-BARTHELEMY HAUREAU French philosopher, archivist and historian

F a A Mignet
F A A MIGNET French historian and archivist

Legion D honneur Offices
The offices of the Legion d Honneur (Legion of Honour), the highest order of merit by the French government for outstanding achievements in civil of military life

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