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18th Century Collection (page 5)

Background image18th Century Collection: Plantae selectae cereus, night blooming cactus

Plantae selectae cereus, night blooming cactus
Sketch 31 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. Picture shows close up of flower

Background image18th Century Collection: Calestrina argolus, holly blue butterfly

Calestrina argolus, holly blue butterfly
Holly blue butterflies probably with a coral bean plant (Erythrina herbacea) by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Background image18th Century Collection: Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, orange mangrove tree

Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, orange mangrove 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: Barringtonia calyptrata, mango pine tree

Barringtonia calyptrata, mango pine 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: Sketch of the Museum at Dartford in Kent

Sketch of the Museum at Dartford in Kent
A Sketch of the Museum at Dartford in Kent belonging to Dr. Latham 1795. Artist unknown, pen & ink drawing from Latham Collection, Vol 1 Date: 1795

Background image18th Century Collection: Wold Cottage meteorite (detail)

Wold Cottage meteorite (detail)
The earliest surviving meteorite seen to land in the UK fell in Wold Cottage, Yorkshire, in 1795. It prompted the first serious investigation into the origin of meteorites

Background image18th Century Collection: Wold Cottage meteorite

Wold Cottage meteorite
The earliest surviving meteorite seen to land in the UK fell in Wold Cottage, Yorkshire, in 1795. It prompted the first serious investigation into the origin of meteorites

Background image18th Century Collection: Hibiscus mutabilis, Cotton rose

Hibiscus mutabilis, Cotton rose
Bodycolour by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750 Date: circa 1750

Background image18th Century Collection: Pithecellobium circinale

Pithecellobium circinale
Watercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822

Background image18th Century Collection: Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary creeper

Tropaeolum peregrinum, Canary creeper
Watercolour by Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) Date: 1822

Background image18th Century Collection: Conus and Epitonium shells

Conus and Epitonium shells
Watercolour by Johann Gustav Hoch, c. 1771. Clockwise from top left: Conus ammiralis, Admiral cone; Conus episcopus, Episcopal or bishop cone; Conus imperialis, Imperial cone; Conus virgo

Background image18th Century Collection: Carica papaya, Papaya

Carica papaya, Papaya
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726

Background image18th Century Collection: Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. 1726 edition. Date: 1726

Background image18th Century Collection: Polygala amara (rev. amarella), dwarf milkwort

Polygala amara (rev. amarella), dwarf milkwort
Illustration of Polygala amara from Flora Monacensis (1811) by Franz von Paula Schrank (1747-1835). Date: 1811

Background image18th Century Collection: Hippeastrum, Dutch amaryllis

Hippeastrum, Dutch amaryllis
Illustration by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840), held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Nothofagus betuloides

Nothofagus betuloides
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Betula antarctica

Background image18th Century Collection: Accipiter cirrocephalus, collared sparrowhawk

Accipiter cirrocephalus, collared sparrowhawk
Watercolour 112 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled New Holland Sparrowhawk

Background image18th Century Collection: Falco longipennis, Australian hobby

Falco longipennis, Australian hobby
Watercolour 105 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Lunated Falcon, Goo-roo-wang

Background image18th Century Collection: Pimelea prostrata, strathmore weed

Pimelea prostrata, strathmore weed
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Pimalea laevigata

Background image18th Century Collection: Vombatus ursinus, common wombat

Vombatus ursinus, common wombat
Plate 8 from a collection of 49 original watercolour drawings of animals by Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760-1826), from the H.M.S. Investigator expedition to Australia, 1801-1803

Background image18th Century Collection: Platycercus venustus, northern rosella

Platycercus venustus, northern rosella
Plate 19 from Ferdinand Lucas Bauers zoological watercolours and drawings observed during Captain Matthew Flinders circumnavigational survey of Australia (Investigator 1801-1803)

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 25 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)

Plate 25 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)
Spath calcaire groupes sur mine de Fer en pyramide. Tire du Cabinet de Mr d Orcy. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie vol.1 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines. Date: 1790

Background image18th Century Collection: Claytonia virginica, Spring Beauty

Claytonia virginica, Spring Beauty
This is one of Claytons specimens, of the species that Gronovius named Claytonia in his honour in 1739. Linnaeus subsequently adopted this generic name and, in 1753

Background image18th Century Collection: Illustration of rare fruits and seed

Illustration of rare fruits and seed
Illustration by Georg Ehret of rare fruits and seeds

Background image18th Century Collection: De Uitlandsche Kapellen

De Uitlandsche Kapellen
Plate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 103 by William Ellis

Plate 103 by William Ellis
Plate 103 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: Metrosideros linearis

Metrosideros linearis
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 105 by William Ellis

Plate 105 by William Ellis
Plate 105 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: Ficus scabra

Ficus scabra
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Six molluscs including four gastropods and two bivalves

Six molluscs including four gastropods and two bivalves
Watercolour 396 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection

Background image18th Century Collection: Arum grandiflorum

Arum grandiflorum
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Veltheimia glauca, lily

Veltheimia glauca, lily
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 102 by William Ellis

Plate 102 by William Ellis
Plate 102 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: Ipomoea quamoclit, Cardinal creeper

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cardinal creeper
Specimen of Cardinal creeper (Ipomoea quamoclit) from George Cliffords herbarium

Background image18th Century Collection: Dracontium percusum

Dracontium percusum

Background image18th Century Collection: Iris odoratissima, tall bearded iris

Iris odoratissima, tall bearded iris
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Papilio hyllus

Papilio hyllus
Plate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776

Background image18th Century Collection: Asian moth

Asian moth
From a collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, painted from life for J. G. Loten, Dutch Governor of Ceylon (1752-1757) by P. C

Background image18th Century Collection: Mimosa leucacantha

Mimosa leucacantha
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Sketch of Tradescantia by Robert Brown (part two)

Sketch of Tradescantia by Robert Brown (part two)
A sketch by Robert Brown, the eminent botanist. For part one please see 55633

Background image18th Century Collection: Plate 108 by William Ellis

Plate 108 by William Ellis
Plate 108 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: Veltheimia viridiflora, lily

Veltheimia viridiflora, lily
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Anthericum ciliatum

Anthericum ciliatum
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Arum tripartitum

Arum tripartitum
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Drawer from Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 18

Drawer from Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 18
A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths

Background image18th Century Collection: Ophisaurus sp. glass snake & Chrysanthemum americanum

Ophisaurus sp. glass snake & Chrysanthemum americanum
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Glass Snake

Background image18th Century Collection: Asparagus capensis

Asparagus capensis
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image18th Century Collection: Ornithogalum scilloides

Ornithogalum scilloides
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London



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