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18th Century Collection (page 15)

Background image18th Century Collection: Leptospermum scoparium, tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium, tea tree
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: Ducula bicolor, pied imperial pigeon

Ducula bicolor, pied imperial pigeon
Plate 78, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background image18th Century Collection: Terminalia glabrata

Terminalia glabrata
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Vanellus indicus, red-wattled lapwing

Vanellus indicus, red-wattled lapwing
Plate 94, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background image18th Century Collection: Coprosma australis

Coprosma australis
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: Persoonia lanceolata, lance leaf geebung

Persoonia lanceolata, lance leaf geebung
Finished watercolour by James Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Chalcophaps indica, emerald dove

Chalcophaps indica, emerald dove
Plate 82, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background image18th Century Collection: Ranina ranina, spanner crab

Ranina ranina, spanner crab
Plate 113 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: Insects of Georgia

Insects of Georgia
Plate 182, page 95 Volume 2, Insects of Georgia by John Abbot. 1751 - 1840

Background image18th Century Collection: Proteus illustration

Proteus illustration
Plate X11 from Observations de Zoologie et d Anatomie Comparee (1811) Vol 1, by Humboldt & Bonpland. Entitled Proteus, seu larva salamandrae, Mexicanis axolotl

Background image18th Century Collection: Lethrinus miniatus, sweetlips emperor

Lethrinus miniatus, sweetlips emperor
Ff. 200. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Pithecia pithecia, white-faced saki

Pithecia pithecia, white-faced saki
Fox-tailed Monkey, Simia pithecia. Plate facing p. 169 of Museum Leverianum; specimens from the museum of the late Sir Ashton Lever, by George Shaw. Published by James Parkinson, proprietor, 1792-1796

Background image18th Century Collection: Pycnonotus cafer haemorrhousus, red-vented bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer haemorrhousus, red-vented bulbul

Background image18th Century Collection: Nettapus coromandelianus, cotton teal

Nettapus coromandelianus, cotton teal

Background image18th Century Collection: Otus bakkamoena, collared scops owl

Otus bakkamoena, collared scops owl

Background image18th Century Collection: Heniochus chryostomus, pennant bannerfish

Heniochus chryostomus, pennant bannerfish
Ff. 31a 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: Sargocentron tiere, blue lined squirrelfish

Sargocentron tiere, blue lined squirrelfish
Ff. 70 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: Pentanemus quinquarius, royal threadfin

Pentanemus quinquarius, royal threadfin
Ff. 179. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Terpsiphone bourbonnensis, Leptocoma zeylonica

Terpsiphone bourbonnensis, Leptocoma zeylonica
Plate 42, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background image18th Century Collection: Artamus leucorhynchus, white-breasted woodswallow

Artamus leucorhynchus, white-breasted woodswallow
Ff. 165. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Motacilla longiceps and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Elatostema rugosum, parataniwha

Elatostema rugosum, parataniwha
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: Ff. 252 sketch by George Forster

Ff. 252 sketch by George Forster
Ff. 252. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75). Illustration shows a sea creature

Background image18th Century Collection: Fregata minor, great frigatebird

Fregata minor, great frigatebird
Plate 961, hand coloured copper engraving by Francois Nicolas Martinet from Georges Louis Leclerc, le comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, Vol. 9, (1784)

Background image18th Century Collection: Siganus punctatus, goldspotted spinefoot

Siganus punctatus, goldspotted spinefoot
Ff. 199. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Calcarius lapponicus alascensis, Lapland longspur

Calcarius lapponicus alascensis, Lapland longspur
Ff. 80, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background image18th Century Collection: Borreria sp. weed

Borreria sp. weed
Finished watercolour by unknown artist from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Hedycarya arborea, pigeonwood tree

Hedycarya arborea, pigeonwood tree
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: Amazona barbadensis, yellow-shouldered parrot

Amazona barbadensis, yellow-shouldered parrot
Plate 61 painting by Louis Bourquet from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, Vol. 1, (1801). Annotated La Perruche a Epaulettes jaunes

Background image18th Century Collection: Senecio candidans, sea cabbage

Senecio candidans, sea cabbage
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Cacalia lanuginosa

Background image18th Century Collection: Dactylopterus volitans, flying gurnard

Dactylopterus volitans, flying gurnard
Ff. 103 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: Canavalia rosea, beach bean

Canavalia rosea, beach bean
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Glycine rosea

Background image18th Century Collection: Chaetodon ulietensis, Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish

Chaetodon ulietensis, Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish
Ff. 22b 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: Papilio eubule, brimstone butterfly

Papilio eubule, brimstone butterfly
Illustration of a brimstone butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 211, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Background image18th Century Collection: Detail of manuscript text

Detail of manuscript text
Relating to Plate 103 from the Loten Collection, 1754-57, a painting depicting Tragulus javanicus, lesser mouse-deer, by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere (1722-c. 1781). Image under record 6372

Background image18th Century Collection: Gymnothorax ocellatus, Caribbean ocellated moray

Gymnothorax ocellatus, Caribbean ocellated moray
Ff. 2 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: Parsonsia heterophylla, jasmine

Parsonsia heterophylla, jasmine
Finished watercolour by James Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Dinopium benghalense, black-rumped woodpecker

Dinopium benghalense, black-rumped woodpecker
Plate 21, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background image18th Century Collection: Serranus variolosa

Serranus variolosa
Ff. 216. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Eptatretus cirrhatus, broadgill hagfish

Eptatretus cirrhatus, broadgill hagfish
Ff. 251. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Aciphylla squarrosa, speargrass

Aciphylla squarrosa, speargrass
Finished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Scomber japonicus, chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus, chub mackerel
Ff. 228. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Chrysaora quinquecirrha, sea nettle jellyfish

Chrysaora quinquecirrha, sea nettle jellyfish
Ff. 53 Vol 3. Pencil sketch by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background image18th Century Collection: Tagetes patula, marigold

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

Background image18th Century Collection: Lycopodium magellanicum, club moss

Lycopodium magellanicum, club moss
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Lycopodium glabellum

Background image18th Century Collection: Galaxias argenteus, giant kokopu

Galaxias argenteus, giant kokopu
Ff. 205. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background image18th Century Collection: Aechmorhynchus cancellatus, Kiritimati sandpiper

Aechmorhynchus cancellatus, Kiritimati sandpiper
Ff. 64, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background image18th Century Collection: Trachinocephalus myops, painted lizzardfish

Trachinocephalus myops, painted lizzardfish
Ff. 232. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)



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