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18th Century Collection (page 10)

Background image18th Century Collection: Epinephelus fasciatus, black-tipped rockcod

Epinephelus fasciatus, black-tipped rockcod
Ff. 561 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Petroica macrocephala, New Zealand tit

Petroica macrocephala, New Zealand tit
Ff. 149. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Turdus minutus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Physalia physalis, Portuguese man-of-war

Physalia physalis, Portuguese man-of-war
Ff. 38 Vol 3. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: 32 Soho Square

32 Soho Square
Engraving from the Banks Archive at the Natural History Museum, London. 32 Soho Square was the residence and Herbarium of Sir Joseph Banks, an English naturalist and botanist

Background image18th Century Collection: Hemignathus obscurus, lesser akialoa

Hemignathus obscurus, lesser akialoa

Background image18th Century Collection: Tagetes erecta, marigold

Tagetes erecta, marigold
Illustration of marigold (Tagetes erecta) by August Johann Georg Carl Batsch (1761-1802) from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum

Background image18th Century Collection: Morinda citrifolia, Indian mulberry

Morinda citrifolia, Indian mulberry
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Cereus sp. cactus

Cereus sp. cactus
Plate 31 from Plantae Selectae (1754) by Christoph Jakob Trew, (1750-1775). Painting by Georg Dionysius Ehret

Background image18th Century Collection: Mobula mobular, devilfish

Mobula mobular, devilfish
Ff. 250. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Papilio, black streaked little yellow butterfly

Papilio, black streaked little yellow butterfly
Illustration of a black streaked little yellow butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 241, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Background image18th Century Collection: Chromis chromis, damselfish

Chromis chromis, damselfish
Ff. 29b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Parapercis colias, blue cod

Parapercis colias, blue cod
Ff. 181. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Orthotomus sutorius, common tailorbird nest

Orthotomus sutorius, common tailorbird nest

Background image18th Century Collection: Hyas araneus, great spider crab

Hyas araneus, great spider crab
Plate 112 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: Aratinga solstitialis, sun parakeet

Aratinga solstitialis, sun parakeet
Plate 19 painting by Louis Bourquet from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, Vol. 1, (1801). Annotated La Perruche Ara Guarouba, femelle

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 99 by William Ellis

Plate 99 by William Ellis
Plate 99 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (1756-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)

Background image18th Century Collection: Brachyglottis repanda, bushmans toilet paper

Brachyglottis repanda, bushmans toilet paper
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Ardea sp. Heron

Ardea sp. Heron
Ff. 112. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Ardea cocoi and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Hemerocoetes monopterygius, opalfish

Hemerocoetes monopterygius, opalfish
Ff. 175. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Polyprion oxygenios, hapuku

Polyprion oxygenios, hapuku
Ff. 74 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Chanos chanos, milkfish

Chanos chanos, milkfish
Ff. 237. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Fulmarus glacialoides, southern fulmar

Fulmarus glacialoides, southern fulmar
Ff. 91. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria glacialis and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Acronychia laevis, hard aspen

Acronychia laevis, hard aspen
Finished 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Pterodorma lessonii, white-headed petrel

Pterodorma lessonii, white-headed petrel
Ff. 98. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria leucocephala made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Lutjanus kasmira, bluestripe seaperch

Lutjanus kasmira, bluestripe seaperch
Ff. 75a Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Trachinotus goreensis, longfin pompano

Trachinotus goreensis, longfin pompano
Ff. 220. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Leptospermum fabricia, tea-tree

Leptospermum fabricia, tea-tree
Finished 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Thunnus albercares, yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albercares, yellowfin tuna
Ff. 100 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Leptocoma zeylonicus, purple-rumped sunbird

Leptocoma zeylonicus, purple-rumped sunbird
Plate 56, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background image18th Century Collection: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, rose of China

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, rose of China
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Abudefduf sexfasciatus, scissortail sergeant

Abudefduf sexfasciatus, scissortail sergeant
Ff. 31b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cook's first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Nemadactylus macropterus, jackass worwong

Nemadactylus macropterus, jackass worwong
Ff. 52 Vol 2. Unfinished watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Trachelochismus pinnulatus, lumpfish

Trachelochismus pinnulatus, lumpfish
Ff. 248. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Lethrinus nebulosus, spangled emperor

Lethrinus nebulosus, spangled emperor
Ff. 201. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Acanthocybium solandri, wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri, wahoo
Ff. 87 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Leucopogon ruscifolius, bearded heath

Leucopogon ruscifolius, bearded heath
Finished watercolour by John Cleveley from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Knightia excelsa, rewarewa honeysuckle tree

Knightia excelsa, rewarewa honeysuckle tree
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illlustration annotated Brabejum sparsum

Background image18th Century Collection: Arboricola javanica, Javan partridge

Arboricola javanica, Javan partridge
Plate 86, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background image18th Century Collection: Nycticorax caledonicus, rufous night heron

Nycticorax caledonicus, rufous night heron
Ff. 111. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Ardea ferruginea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Hardenbergia violacea, purple coral pea

Hardenbergia violacea, purple coral pea
Finished 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Pteropus sp. flying fox

Pteropus sp. flying fox
Plate 1. From a collection of watercolour sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish by William Webb Ellis (c. 1756-1785), made during Captain Cooks third voyage of discovery, 1776-1780

Background image18th Century Collection: Pericrocotus flammeues, scarlet minivet

Pericrocotus flammeues, scarlet minivet
Plate 40, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background image18th Century Collection: Chaetodon aculeatus, longsnout butterflyfish

Chaetodon aculeatus, longsnout butterflyfish
Plate 101 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: Pycnonotus aurigaster, sooty-headed bulbul

Pycnonotus aurigaster, sooty-headed bulbul
Plate 45, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background image18th Century Collection: Simia melanocephala

Simia melanocephala
Plate 29 from Recueil d Observations de Zoologie et d Anatomie Comparee, Vol. 1, by Alexander von Humboldt & Aime Bonpland, published 1811

Background image18th Century Collection: Melaleuca viridiflora, weeping tea tree

Melaleuca viridiflora, weeping tea tree
Finished 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



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