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Thraupis bonariensis, blue and yellow tanagerPlate 34, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). This is not one of Darwins finches
Tetrao tetrix, black grousePlate 16 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Prunus persica, elements of peach flowerIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Sommet, pistil, molecules et Insect
Prunus sp. small early red cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Petite cerise rouge precoce
Prunus persica, white clingstone peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Pavie blanc
Prunus sp. large whiteheart cherryPlate 14 from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse Bigarreau blanc
Camarhynchus psittacula, large tree finchPlate 40, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). Finch from the Galapagos Islands
The Nandu: Rhea linnaei design
Prunus sp. heart cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Cerise Guigne
Trumpet ManucodeIllustration of a Trumpet Manucode by John Gould (1804-1881)
ConvolvulaceaePlate 116 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Callionymus lyra, dragonetPlate 78 by William MacGillivray from his Watercolour drawings of British Animals, 1831-1841
Prunus avium, whiteheart cherry flowerIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Du fleur du Bigarreautier
Fruit IllustrationPlate IX from Pomona Franconica Vol 1 (1776) by Johann Mayer. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled L Imperiale panache and La Dame
Mespilus germanica, Neapolitan medlarIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Azerole rouge d Italie
Prunus emarginata, flower of bitter cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Fleur de Cerises aigres
Temple of Jupiter Serapis near Naples. This comprises the frontispiece from Principles of Geology Vol. 1, 1830 by Charles Lyell
Lanius minor, lesser grey shrike, Lanius senator, woodchat sPlate 32 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)
Monkeys pillar designDrawing 4 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of pillars at the Natural History Museum, London, 1875. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s
Felis silvestris catus, catFelis domestica. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. One of 43 hand-coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Joseph Smit (1836-1929)
Pterocnemia pennata, lesser rheaPlate 47, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41)
Eagle designDrawing 55 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of panels in windows of first floor south front of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875
Fish and eel designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Prunus avium, double wild cherry flowerIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Fleur de Merisier double
Paeonia officinalis, common peonyDrawing 1/25 made in 1905 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
OrchideaePlate 155 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Lasiandra macranthaPlate 4 from the Fitch Collection of the Lasiandra macrantha, a shrub native to South America from the family Melastomataceae
Rhododendron sp. rhododendronPlate 93 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Plate 11 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de CharpentierIllustration of dragonflies. Plate 11 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840
Cassowary HeadIllustrattion of a Cassowary Head by John Keulemans (1842-1912)
Prunus sp. large white cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse cerise blanche
Hen harrier designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Bulldog cranium c. 1860Specimen number 3551, Bulldog, Canis lupus familiaris
Prunus sp. wonder peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled L Admirable
Nymphaea rubra, Indian red water lilyDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1907. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 132
Prunus persica, small and large peach flowerIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Petite et grande Fleur du Pecher
Oncifelis colocolo, pampas catFelis pajeros. Plate 9 from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol 1, Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin
Prunus persica, double rose-flowered peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled fleur-rose, double du Pecher
Hypericum sp. St. JohnswortDrawing 26/1 made in 1904 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. PLate 175
Prunus sp. large red whiteheart cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Gros bigarreau rouge
Zinnia sp. zinniaPlate 35 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Zinnia verticilata, Elegans, Grandiflora, Sulphurea and Multiflora
Bird, leaves and chameleon designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. The image also appears in The Gilded Canopy
Plate 11. Mantells Geology of SussexPlate 11 from Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex, 1827 by G. A. Mantell
Great paleotheriumDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Prunus persica, double peach flowerIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Double Fleur du Pecher
Centropus menbeki, greater black coucalPlate 33 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia
Prunus sp. small early whiteheart cherry
