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Chameleon Collection

Background imageChameleon Collection: German U-Boats

German U-Boats
Terrified by German U-boats, the English pretend to be neutral (the Norwegian and British merchant navy flags are conveniently similar !)

Background imageChameleon Collection: Alican Land Chameleons

Alican Land Chameleons
A WW2 children's story book illustration from The Story Of Alican Land, written by Joan Hunt. The image shows Mr. and Mrs. Chameleon returning home. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageChameleon Collection: Alican Land, Mrs. Chameleon

Alican Land, Mrs. Chameleon
A WW2 children's story book illustration from The Story Of Alican Land, written by Joan Hunt. The image depicts Mrs. Chameleon rolling out her tongue and changing her colour. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageChameleon Collection: D. A. Clarke-Smith

D. A. Clarke-Smith
British actor D. A. Clarke-Smith (1888-1959) appearing in a variety of guises in the play Queer Fish at the Apollo Theatre. Date: 1931

Background imageChameleon Collection: Wall Lizard Ocellotted Green Chameleon at London

Wall Lizard Ocellotted Green Chameleon at London
Wall, Lizard, Ocellotted, Green, Chameleon, at, London, Zoo, animals, Watercolour, painting, Charles, T, Howard, 12021961

Background imageChameleon Collection: Common flying dragon and two-horned chameleon

Common flying dragon and two-horned chameleon
Common flying dragon, Draco volans, and two-horned chameleon, Furcifer bifidus. Drago lineato o di Giava, Camaleonte forcuto

Background imageChameleon Collection: Tadpole shrimps

Tadpole shrimps: Triops cancriformis 1, and Lepidurus species 2. Fillopi; Apo cancriforme, Lepiduro. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

Background imageChameleon Collection: Cartoon, The Political Chameleon

Cartoon, The Political Chameleon -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis ability to change his partys allegiance from Protectionism to Free Trade in anticipation of an approaching General

Background imageChameleon Collection: Parsons chameleon, Calumma parsonii

Parsons chameleon, Calumma parsonii (Chamaeleon parsonii). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig

Background imageChameleon Collection: Panther chameleon, Furcifer pardalis

Panther chameleon, Furcifer pardalis (Chamaeleon pardalis). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches

Background imageChameleon Collection: Chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Common chamaeleon, Lacerta chamaeleon). Outline of prehensile tail and tongue extended to catch a fly

Background imageChameleon Collection: Furcifer bifidus chameleon and water monitor lizard

Furcifer bifidus chameleon and water monitor lizard
Furcifer bifidus chameleon, native of Madagascar, and water monitor lizard, Varanus bivittatus. Handcolored engraving by Forget after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Background imageChameleon Collection: Chameleon spurge, Euphorbia dulcis, and tree

Chameleon spurge, Euphorbia dulcis, and tree spurge, Euphorbia dendroides. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageChameleon Collection: Salamander species and Indian chameleon

Salamander species and Indian chameleon, Chamaeleo zeylanicus. (Le salmandre, Salamandra, un cameleon de Bengale.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by after an illustration by from Georg Wolfgang

Background imageChameleon Collection: Lacertilia lizards and chameleons

Lacertilia lizards and chameleons: Cameroon sailfin chameleon, Trioceros montium, chameleon forest dragon, Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus, flying dragon, Draco volans, Texas horned lizard

Background imageChameleon Collection: African animals including hippopotamus, chameleon

African animals including hippopotamus, chameleon, crocodile, snake, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageChameleon Collection: Iguana, chameleon and fire salamanders

Iguana, chameleon and fire salamanders
Iguana, Iguana iguana 1, Mediterranean chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon 2, and fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra, Indian 3 and European 4

Background imageChameleon Collection: Hat with aigrette C1913

Hat with aigrette C1913
Blonde woman wears a soft hat with an aigrette, a blouse with a scallop edged turn down collar, a large green pendant & a wrap-over garment in an eastern style print. Date: circa 1913

Background imageChameleon Collection: Advert for Swan & Edgar womens handbags 1932 Advert for Swan & Edgar womens

Advert for Swan & Edgar womens handbags 1932 Advert for Swan & Edgar womens
A selection of 1930s pouch bags. Date: 1932

Background imageChameleon Collection: Snakes, A Chameleon, a frog and a salamander

Snakes, A Chameleon, a frog and a salamander
Snakes (a rattlesnake and a boa constrictor), A Chameleon, a frog and a salamander. Date: 1808

Background imageChameleon Collection: CHAMELEON - on human finger, to show scale

CHAMELEON - on human finger, to show scale. (Brookesia minima ). Madagascar

Background imageChameleon Collection: Chamaeleo calyptratus, veiled chameleon

Chamaeleo calyptratus, veiled chameleon
A dried (stuffed) specimen of a veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) native to South West Arabia, in the vecinity of the Yemen and Saudi Arabia borderline

Background imageChameleon Collection: Various Reptiles / Lizars

Various Reptiles / Lizars
1. Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) 2. Mephitic Toad (Lacerta aurita) 3. Green Frog (Rana clamitans) 4. Horned Toad (genus Phrynosoma) Date: mid 19th century

Background imageChameleon Collection: Chamaeleo zeylanicus, Indian chameleon

Chamaeleo zeylanicus, Indian chameleon
Illustration from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection; attributed to artist J. Hayes; 1819

Background imageChameleon Collection: The warty or clown frogfish, Antennarius maculatus

The warty or clown frogfish, Antennarius maculatus, and the marbled lophius, Lophius marmoratus.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw

Background imageChameleon Collection: Chameleon forest dragon, Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus

Chameleon forest dragon, Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus, and desert agama, Trapelus mutabilis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Background imageChameleon Collection: Common flying dragon, Draco volans, and two-horned

Common flying dragon, Draco volans, and two-horned chameleon, Furcifer bifidus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Background imageChameleon Collection: Chameleon

Chameleon (Chamaeleonidae family). Lake Tanganika, Tanzania, Africa

Background imageChameleon Collection: Chameleon - showing eyes swiveling

Chameleon - showing eyes swiveling

Background imageChameleon Collection: Panther Chameleon - just hatched

Panther Chameleon - just hatched (Chameleo / Fureifer pardalis). Madagascar

Background imageChameleon Collection: Parsons Chameleon

Parsons Chameleon (Calumma parsonii). Madagascar

Background imageChameleon Collection: The Bystander on HMS Vigilant, WW1

The Bystander on HMS Vigilant, WW1
A snapshot of the mascot of H.M.S. " Vigilant, " a chameleon, endeavouring to adapt the colour of his skin to the variegated hues of the cover of The Bystander magazine

Background imageChameleon Collection: Chamaeleo jacksonii, Jacksons chameleon

Chamaeleo jacksonii, Jacksons chameleon
Jacksons chameleon specimen in spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London. This image is on display in the link corridor from the Life Galleries to the Darwin Centre

Background imageChameleon Collection: From M. G. Perecca to G. A. Boulenger

From M. G. Perecca to G. A. Boulenger
A letter from M.G. Perecca to G.A. Boulenger featuring an illustration of a chameleon. 27 January 1906. DF 235/18/6/38

Background imageChameleon Collection: Bird, leaves and chameleon design

Bird, leaves and chameleon design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. The image also appears in The Gilded Canopy

Background imageChameleon Collection: Hat with Aigrette C1913

Hat with Aigrette C1913
Blonde woman wears a soft hat with an aigrette, a blouse with a scallop edged turn down collar, a large green pendant & a wrap-over garment in an eastern style print

Background imageChameleon Collection: Chameleons in Foliage

Chameleons in Foliage
Four chameleons in the branches of a tree, one shooting out an incredibly long tongue to catch an insect


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