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Raper drawing No. 23View of the west side of Sydney Bay Norfolk Island showing the method by which the crew and provisions were saved from the wreck of the Sirius. By George Raper, 1790
Turdus plumbeus, red-legged thrushPlate 30, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Varanus varius, lace monitor lizardDrawing 365 from the Watling Collection by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797
Sebastes sp. rockfishHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby
Crotalus sp. black viperHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Black Viper
Ixobrychus minututs, little bittern, Botaurus stellaris, EurPlate 275, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760)
Serpentes (suborder), snakeWatercolour 39 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)
Plate 44 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)
Golynos Oak
Chalinolobus tuberculatus, long-tailed wattled batFf.1. Vespertilio tuberculatus, New Zealand Bat. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Plate from The Gleanings of Natural History by George EdwardPlate 347, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764). Annotated Red-breasted green creeper and spotted green creeper
Watercolour 63 from the Watling CollectionWatercolour 63 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)
Semicassis labiata labiata, agate cassid
Raper drawing No. 26[3] Views of Lord Howe Island, discovered by Lieut. Ball. February 1788 by George Raper
Banksia spDrawing 417 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Honey Tree of New South Wales, native name Wattang-ree
Cardinalis cardinalis, northern cardinalPlate 38, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Microcanthus strigatus, convict fishWatercolour 380 by Thomas Watling, entitled Dea ne ang, from the Watling Collection
Tiaris bicolor, black-faced grassquitPlate 37, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Storeria sp. brown snakeHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled Little Brown Bead Snake
Philemon corniculatus, noisy friarbirdDrawing No. 39, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection
Otus asio, eastern screech owlPlate 7, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Tonna cerevisina, tun shellWatercolour 386 by Thomas Watling, entitled Ka lee, from the Watling Collection
Gymnorhina tibicen, Australian magpieWatercolour Large Series 13 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Piping Roller, Tarra-won-nang
William Bartrams letter to Robert Barclay, 1788Page 3
Drosera binata, forked sundewPlate 45 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Ramphastos vittelinus culminatus, channel-billed toucanPlate 238, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 1 (1758)
Toad illustrationTop left figure of plate 26 from Ranarum (1758) by Roesel von Rosenhof
Equisetum fluviatile, water horsetailPlate 4 from Original Drawings to Boltons History of Ferns by James Bolton, 1775-1795. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
A woman meeting her husband who had been out on some exploit and offering him some fish. Watercolour drawing No. 42 from Banks Manuscript 34; the Port Jackson Painter collection c. 1790
Grus rubicunda, brolgaWatercolour 303 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled New-Holland Crane
Santalum album, sandalwoodAn illustration showing leaves and flowers from a sandalwood plant (Santalum album). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Aramus guarauna pictus, limpkinDrawing 56 (Ewan 18) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Bucephala albeola, buffleheadPlate 98, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Anas bahamensis, white-cheeked pintailPlate 93, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Momordica charantia, balsam pear or African cucumberDrawing 31 (Ewan 14) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, bald eaglePlate 1, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Raper drawing No. 6Salvages [and] Salvages [and] Island of Teneriffe. Painting by George Raper, Ca. 1790
Bison bonasus, European bisonIllustration from Gleanings of Natural History (1758-74) by George Edwards (1694-1773)
Carduelis tristis, American goldfinchPlate 43, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Syringa sp. Scotch lilacFolio 75 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Coffea arabica L. Arabian coffeeDrawing by Georg Dionysius Ehret. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 15
Paradisaea rubra, red bird-of-paradisePlate 6 from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rocliers, Vol.1, (1806)
Carpinus betulus L. hornbeamSketch 36 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Handwritten notes by John AbbotHandwritten notes to accompany Plate 34, 7 from Volume 16 by John Abbot. Illustration of Metitaea ismeria and Helianthus tracheliifolius
Folio 23 from A Collection of Flowers by John EdwardsFolio 23 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Babiana ringens, rats tail babianaIllustration from Plantarum Horti Medici Amstelodamensis (1706) by Caspar Commelin. Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Dillenia alataSpecimen of Dillenia alata, collected in Queensland, Australia, 1770, by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander while on Captain James Cooks first voyage
Arctopus echinatusPlate from Rariorus Africanus Plantarum (1738-1739) by J. Burman, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)