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18th Century Collection (page 32)

Background image18th Century Collection: Raper drawing No. 23

Raper drawing No. 23
View 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Turdus plumbeus, red-legged thrush

Turdus plumbeus, red-legged thrush
Plate 30, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background image18th Century Collection: Varanus varius, lace monitor lizard

Varanus varius, lace monitor lizard
Drawing 365 from the Watling Collection by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797

Background image18th Century Collection: Sebastes sp. rockfish

Sebastes sp. rockfish
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby

Background image18th Century Collection: Crotalus sp. black viper

Crotalus sp. black viper
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Black Viper

Background image18th Century Collection: Ixobrychus minututs, little bittern, Botaurus stellaris, Eur

Ixobrychus minututs, little bittern, Botaurus stellaris, Eur
Plate 275, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760)

Background image18th Century Collection: Serpentes (suborder), snake

Serpentes (suborder), snake
Watercolour 39 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 44 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)

Plate 44 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)

Background image18th Century Collection: Golynos Oak

Golynos Oak

Background image18th Century Collection: Chalinolobus tuberculatus, long-tailed wattled bat

Chalinolobus tuberculatus, long-tailed wattled bat
Ff.1. Vespertilio tuberculatus, New Zealand Bat. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Edward

Plate from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Edward
Plate 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Watercolour 63 from the Watling Collection

Watercolour 63 from the Watling Collection
Watercolour 63 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background image18th Century Collection: Semicassis labiata labiata, agate cassid

Semicassis labiata labiata, agate cassid

Background image18th Century Collection: Raper drawing No. 26

Raper drawing No. 26
[3] Views of Lord Howe Island, discovered by Lieut. Ball. February 1788 by George Raper

Background image18th Century Collection: Banksia sp

Banksia sp
Drawing 417 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Honey Tree of New South Wales, native name Wattang-ree

Background image18th Century Collection: Cardinalis cardinalis, northern cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis, northern cardinal
Plate 38, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background image18th Century Collection: Microcanthus strigatus, convict fish

Microcanthus strigatus, convict fish
Watercolour 380 by Thomas Watling, entitled Dea ne ang, from the Watling Collection

Background image18th Century Collection: Tiaris bicolor, black-faced grassquit

Tiaris bicolor, black-faced grassquit
Plate 37, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background image18th Century Collection: Storeria sp. brown snake

Storeria sp. brown snake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled Little Brown Bead Snake

Background image18th Century Collection: Philemon corniculatus, noisy friarbird

Philemon corniculatus, noisy friarbird
Drawing No. 39, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection

Background image18th Century Collection: Otus asio, eastern screech owl

Otus asio, eastern screech owl
Plate 7, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background image18th Century Collection: Tonna cerevisina, tun shell

Tonna cerevisina, tun shell
Watercolour 386 by Thomas Watling, entitled Ka lee, from the Watling Collection

Background image18th Century Collection: Gymnorhina tibicen, Australian magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen, Australian magpie
Watercolour Large Series 13 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Piping Roller, Tarra-won-nang

Background image18th Century Collection: William Bartrams letter to Robert Barclay, 1788

William Bartrams letter to Robert Barclay, 1788
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Background image18th Century Collection: Drosera binata, forked sundew

Drosera binata, forked sundew
Plate 45 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Background image18th Century Collection: Ramphastos vittelinus culminatus, channel-billed toucan

Ramphastos vittelinus culminatus, channel-billed toucan
Plate 238, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 1 (1758)

Background image18th Century Collection: Toad illustration

Toad illustration
Top left figure of plate 26 from Ranarum (1758) by Roesel von Rosenhof

Background image18th Century Collection: Equisetum fluviatile, water horsetail

Equisetum fluviatile, water horsetail
Plate 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

Background image18th Century Collection: A woman meeting her husband

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

Background image18th Century Collection: Grus rubicunda, brolga

Grus rubicunda, brolga
Watercolour 303 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled New-Holland Crane

Background image18th Century Collection: Santalum album, sandalwood

Santalum album, sandalwood
An illustration showing leaves and flowers from a sandalwood plant (Santalum album). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Aramus guarauna pictus, limpkin

Aramus guarauna pictus, limpkin
Drawing 56 (Ewan 18) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram

Background image18th Century Collection: Bucephala albeola, bufflehead

Bucephala albeola, bufflehead
Plate 98, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background image18th Century Collection: Anas bahamensis, white-cheeked pintail

Anas bahamensis, white-cheeked pintail
Plate 93, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background image18th Century Collection: Momordica charantia, balsam pear or African cucumber

Momordica charantia, balsam pear or African cucumber
Drawing 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Haliaeetus leucocephalus, bald eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus, bald eagle
Plate 1, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background image18th Century Collection: Raper drawing No. 6

Raper drawing No. 6
Salvages [and] Salvages [and] Island of Teneriffe. Painting by George Raper, Ca. 1790

Background image18th Century Collection: Bison bonasus, European bison

Bison bonasus, European bison
Illustration from Gleanings of Natural History (1758-74) by George Edwards (1694-1773)

Background image18th Century Collection: Carduelis tristis, American goldfinch

Carduelis tristis, American goldfinch
Plate 43, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background image18th Century Collection: Syringa sp. Scotch lilac

Syringa sp. Scotch lilac
Folio 75 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Coffea arabica L. Arabian coffee

Coffea arabica L. Arabian coffee
Drawing by Georg Dionysius Ehret. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 15

Background image18th Century Collection: Paradisaea rubra, red bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea rubra, red bird-of-paradise
Plate 6 from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rocliers, Vol.1, (1806)

Background image18th Century Collection: Carpinus betulus L. hornbeam

Carpinus betulus L. hornbeam
Sketch 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

Background image18th Century Collection: Handwritten notes by John Abbot

Handwritten notes by John Abbot
Handwritten notes to accompany Plate 34, 7 from Volume 16 by John Abbot. Illustration of Metitaea ismeria and Helianthus tracheliifolius

Background image18th Century Collection: Folio 23 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards

Folio 23 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards
Folio 23 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Babiana ringens, rats tail babiana

Babiana ringens, rats tail babiana
Illustration from Plantarum Horti Medici Amstelodamensis (1706) by Caspar Commelin. Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background image18th Century Collection: Dillenia alata

Dillenia alata
Specimen of Dillenia alata, collected in Queensland, Australia, 1770, by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander while on Captain James Cooks first voyage

Background image18th Century Collection: Arctopus echinatus

Arctopus echinatus
Plate from Rariorus Africanus Plantarum (1738-1739) by J. Burman, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)



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