18th Century Collection (page 35)

Mustela
Ff. 7. Mustela Galerva. Drawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775

Rosa cf. damascena, damask rose
Illustration No.15 by Jacobus Van Huysum, c. 1730s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Caladium bicolor, caladium
Watercolour by Frederick Polydore Nodder, 1777. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Gentiana ascepiadea, willow gentian
Illustration by Frederick Polydore Nodder, c. 1770s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Gentianella amarella, felwort
Watercolour no. 211 from Botanica Pharmaceutica 1785, by Andreas Friederich Happe

Gentiana pneumonanthe, marsh gentian
Watercolour no. 210 from Botanica Pharmaceutica 1785, by Andreas Friederich Happe

Octopus sp
Plate 126 from the Loten Collection, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, 1754-57

Thalassoma lunare, moon wrasse
Plate 107A from the Loten Collection, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, 1754-57

Eudynamys scolopaceus, common koel
Plate 26, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

The Wicklow gold nugget
The Wicklow Nugget was found in the Ballin valley stream, Co. Wicklow, Ireland in 1795. The nugget became the property of George III and weighed 682g

Narcissus x medioluteus, peerless primrose
Plate 22 from Fifty Flowers Drawn from Nature at Halifax (1785-1787) by James Bolton. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Arisaema triphylla, Jack-in-the-pulpit
Illustration No.2 by Peter Brown, c. 1760s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Dr. George Kearsley Shaw (1751-1813)
Portrait of Dr. George Kearsley Shaw, a zoologist and botanist, who joined the Museum in 1791

Drawings 22-23 from the Watling Collection
22. View of west side of Norfolk Island. 23. The Governor making his way to the boat after being wounded with a spear

Drawings 26-27 from the Watling Collection
26. Group on the North shore of Port Jackson, NSW. 27. A canoe from New South Wales

Drawings 28-31 from the Watling Collection
28. Colebee. 29. A native sticking fish, NSW. 30. Colebee. 31. Da-Ring-Ha, Colebees wife

Phallus indusiatus, stinkhorn fungus
This painting of a veiled stinkhorn was produced by Pieter de Bevere. The image originates from the Loten Collection (dated 1754-57) held at the Natural History Museum, London

Antheraea sp. Emperor moth caterpillars
Caterpillars of the Emperor moth. Painting by Pieter de Bevere from the Loten Collection dated (1754-57) held at the Natural History Museum, London

Vestiaria coccinea, iiwi
A spirit preserved specimen of an iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) photographed by Cary S. Wolinsky, collected during Captain James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780). See also image number 025085

Ramphastos tucanus, white-throated toucan
Watercolour by Sarah Stone (1788) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever

Mico-chlucco King of the Moscogul / Creeks
Travels frontispiece engraving, 1791. Size: 117 x 110 mm

Actias luna, emperor moth
A green swallow tailed emperor moth with the liquid amber or sweet gum plant (Liquidambar styraciflua) by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Malacosoma castrense, plum lackey moth
An illustration of a plum lackey moth with a common bullace plum tree (Prunus insititia) by John Abbot

Ranunculus asiaticus (flower) Aesculus pavia (fruit) Viburnu
Sketch 254 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nymphalis phalerati, silver spotted fritillary
An illustration of a Great American silver spotted fritillary butterfly and and may cock or flesh coloured passion flower by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Papilio orithya, American peacock butterfly
An illustration of a peacock butterfly (upper and under side shown). Taken from Insects of Georgia by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Rheum x rhbarbarum, rhubarb
Sketch 87 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Zinnia peruviana, Peruvian zinnia
Sketch 180 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Aloe succotrina, fynbos aloe & Aloe vera, true aloe
Sketch 249 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nelumbo lutea, American lotus and Triodopsis albolabri, snai
Drawing 34 (Ewan 59) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Pen, ink and watercolour

Nymphalis antiopa, Camberwell beauty
An illustration of a mourning cloak or Camberwell beauty butterfly (upper and under side shown). Taken from Insects of Georgia by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Portunus pelagicus, flower crab
Illustration by John Abbot from his Insects of Georgia, 1787

Ficus carica L. Fig
Sketch 15 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

Platycladus orientalis, oriental arborvitae
Sketch 205 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Carica papaya L. papaya or melon pawpaw
Sketch 7 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

Regulus satrapa, golden-crowned kinglet
Watercolour drawing by John Abbot from his Birds of Georgia, (1827)

Cancer terrestris
Land crab plate 32 from Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas, Vol 2 by Mark Catesby

Orbea variegata, toad cactus
Sketch 300 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Lilio narcissus
Sketch 71 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Eurytides marcellus (Ajax), swallow tailed butterfly

Phanaeus vindex (Macleay), dung beetle
Top, lateral and underside views of a female dung beetle also called a tumble dung beetle by John Abbot

Gloriosa superba, gloriosa lily
Sketch 76 from the collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Araneus saevus, great round web spider
An illustration of a great round web female spider from Insects of Georgia by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Sarracenia flava, trumpets
Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller 1691-1771 by Hazel Le Rougetel (1990) page 194. Drawing from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770)

Pinus sylvestris, Scots pine (bottom) & Cedrus libani, cedar
Sketch 250 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Leucaena leucocephala, coffee bush
Sketch 215 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Trumpet leaf moths
The lower moth pictured is (Tarachidia semiflava) and the lower moth (Noctuae Phytometra ernestiana) with a pitcher plant (Sarracenia sp.) by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Amaryllis sp. amarylis
Page 53 from Drawings, Letters and Manuscripts of N. J. Jacquin (c. 1790) by Baron Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727-1817). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

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