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Boulton & Paul P.10, on display largely un-covered at the 1919 Paris Salon d'Aeronautique (VIe Exposition Internationale de Locomotion Aerienne) from 19 December 1919, to 4 January 1920
Two-flowered agave, Dracaena boscii, Littaea geminiflora, Agave geminiflora, Yucca boscii, Littea di fiori a coppie. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus
Turpentine orcharding in France. Worker on a ladder tapping the sap of a turpentine tree, Pistacia terebinthus. Lithograph from the Report of the Division of Forestry, US Department of Agriculture
Mastic, Pistacia lentiscus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887
Dipterocarpus retusus. VulnerableDipterocarpus retusus tree. Vulnerable. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller or C.F. Schmidt from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst
Copaiba, Copaifera officinalis. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887
Varieties of minerals and resins including mercury, cinnabar, cobalt, sandarac. Handcoloured copperplate engraved and drawn by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van
Copaiba tree, Copaifera officinalis, Copahu. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr
Asafetida, gum resin from the Ferula assa-foetida. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby from Edward Hamiltons Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852
Mastic or lentisk, Pistacia lentiscus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1818
American sweetgum and mastic treeAmerican sweetgum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua 1, and mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Sumbul, Ferula moschataSumbul, sumbal or muskroot, Ferula moschata (Ferula sumbul). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants
Ammoniacum, Dorema ammoniacumAmmoniacum, gum ammoniac, ooshak, kandal or bal-kurai, Dorema ammoniacum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley
Galbanum, Ferula gummosaGalbanum or kassnih, Ferula gummosa (Ferula gambanifolia). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants
Oriental sweetgum, Liquidambar orientalisOriental sweetgum or Turkish sweetgum, Liquidambar orientalis. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants
Resin spurge, Euphorbia resinifera. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse
Pressed amber also known as ambroid which is formed by fusing small pieces of amber together
LLENA, Antoni (1942). David and Goliath. 1992. SPAIN. Barcelona. Located in Les Cascades Park, in Vila Olimpica. Made of painted stainless steel and resin. Sculpture
Resinier collecting resin of a pine tree, FranceResinier collecting the resin of a leaning pine tree in the Landes Forest, France. The forest is in the historic Gascony natural region of southwestern France now known as Aquitaine
Tapping a tree for resin at Arcachon, FranceWoman tapping a tree for resin at Arcachon, France located in the Gironde department, in the Aquitaine region. Date: 1910s
Mexican amberPiece of amber from Mexico from the Upper Oligocene about 25 million years old. Donated by Christine Bayliss
Model of coccolith Kamptnerius magnificusCopy of the resin model of the coccolith Kamptnerius magnificus Deflandre, 1930 currently on display in the Earth Lab area of the Earth Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London
Schizomid in amberSchizomid meaning split or cleaved middle. Seen here in Dominican amber, originating from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old
Carved piece of Chinese amber (length 120mm)Carved piece of Chinese amber, date and source unknown, though it may have originated from Burma
Resin from a cedar treeResin oozing from under the bark of a cedar tree. Resin once fossilised becomes amber. Figure 3 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule
Dominican copalPiece of Dominican copal. Quaternary less than 2 million years old. Copal can be distinguished from amber by the alcohol test
Colombian copal
Scuttle fly in Dominican amberMouldy scuttle fly Diptera:Cyclorrapha:Phoridae, trapped in Dominican amber. Specimen from the Lower Miocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Lebanese amberA piece of Lebanese amber from the Lower Cretaceous about 120 million years ago
Sicilian amber containing two spiders which date from the Oligocene period about 30 million years old. Fig. 36 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Burmese amberA large specimen of Burmese amber measuring 50 cms left to right
Horse-fly in resinA horse-fly preserved in resin, no more than a few hundred years old
Pine wood with resin filled cavityA piece of pine wood with a resin filled cavity inside. Fossilised resin becomes amber. Figure 4 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule
Angiosperm leaf in Baltic amberEudaphniphyllum leaf in preserved Baltic amber, dating from the Upper Eocene, about 35 million years old. Amber is fossilised tree resin
Snail in Burmese amberA snail in trapped and preserved in Burmese amber. Upper Cretaceous about 80 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule figure 59
Hastings amberThis amber is from the Lower Cretaceous rocks of Hastings, East Sussex. Amber is fossilised tree resin
Snipe fly in amberSnipe fly in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period and is about 35 million years old
Garcinia hanburii, gamboge treeOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London. Showing Garcinia hanburii, gamboge tree
Insect in amberAn Eocene centipede trapped in Baltic amber about 35-40 million years old. Amber is a natural, translucent fossil resin
Abliguritor niger, fossil spider in amberThis Oligocene spider, about 1 cm long, is encased in amber from the Baltic
Insects in copalTwo flies trapped in copal from East Africa - Rhagio sp. and Chrysopilus sp. Specimens date from modern to pleistocene (2 million years ago). Copal is a more mature form of amber
Borneo amberPiece of Borneo amber originating from the Middle Miocene about 15 million years old. Donated by John Noad
Roundworm in Baltic amberA roundworm (nematode) trapped in Baltic amber. Specimen is from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old. Donated by Arne Urup
Midge in Baltic amberMating pair of biting midges in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin
Chinese amber carvingAn intricate crab carved out of Chinese amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Fig. 25 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Fruit fly in Dominican amberFruit fly deriving from Diptera:Cyclorrapha:Drosophilidae trapped and preserved in Dominican amber with a parasitic or phoretic mite attached to its abdomen
Dominican amber containing a cockroach and two termites dating from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old. Donated by Cobra and Bellamy
Copal