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19th Century Collection (#64)

Background image19th Century Collection: Turdus sp. thrush chicks

Turdus sp. thrush chicks
Plate 121 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background image19th Century Collection: Pyrus sp. pear

Pyrus sp. pear

Background image19th Century Collection: Alcedo atthis, common kingfisher

Alcedo atthis, common kingfisher
Plate 61 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)

Background image19th Century Collection: Prunus sp. (4) yellow clingstone peach (5) madeleine peach

Prunus sp. (4) yellow clingstone peach (5) madeleine peach
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Alberge jaune, Madeleine blan

Background image19th Century Collection: Goat design

Goat design
Drawing 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

Background image19th Century Collection: Cibus apella, brown sajou

Cibus apella, brown sajou
Drawing 37 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the panel over doorway in the South East gallery, first floor of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875

Background image19th Century Collection: Somatera mollissma, common eider

Somatera mollissma, common eider
Plate 7 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background image19th Century Collection: Dicauem erthyrothorax, Leptochoma sperata, Cinnyris sp

Dicauem erthyrothorax, Leptochoma sperata, Cinnyris sp
Plate 30 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia

Background image19th Century Collection: Gentian sp. gentian

Gentian sp. gentian
Plate 97 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background image19th Century Collection: Gallus sonneratii, grey junglefowl, G. gallus bankiva, red j

Gallus sonneratii, grey junglefowl, G. gallus bankiva, red j
Plate 69, lithograph by K.I. Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der V� -Gattungen, (1831-1833)

Background image19th Century Collection: Prunus serotina, large wild black cherry

Prunus serotina, large wild black cherry
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse Merise noir

Background image19th Century Collection: Prionailurus euptilura, Amur leopard cat

Prionailurus euptilura, Amur leopard cat

Background image19th Century Collection: Mazama canepestris guaszuti

Mazama canepestris guaszuti
Drawing 61 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s

Background image19th Century Collection: Mus darwinii, Darwins mouse

Mus darwinii, Darwins mouse
Plate 23 Illustration by John Gould (1804-1881) from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol. 1 Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin

Background image19th Century Collection: Nuphar lutea ssp. Advena, spatter-doc

Nuphar lutea ssp. Advena, spatter-doc
Drawing 8/1 made in 1904 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 102

Background image19th Century Collection: Anemone hepatica, liverleaf

Anemone hepatica, liverleaf
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image19th Century Collection: Mespilus sp. large black medlar

Mespilus sp. large black medlar
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse Neffle domestique cultive ou noire

Background image19th Century Collection: Lion

Lion
Drawing 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

Background image19th Century Collection: Uncia uncia, snow leopard

Uncia uncia, snow leopard
Felis uncia. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. Illustrated with 43 hand-coloured lithographs from watercolour drawings by Joseph Wolf

Background image19th Century Collection: Prunus gondouinii, duke cherry

Prunus gondouinii, duke cherry
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg

Background image19th Century Collection: Sylvia atricapilla, blackcap, Luscinia megarhynchos, common

Sylvia atricapilla, blackcap, Luscinia megarhynchos, common
Plate 11 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)

Background image19th Century Collection: Glycine max, soybean

Glycine max, soybean
Illustration of the soybean plant, part of the John Fleming Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image19th Century Collection: Mammals, birds & leaves

Mammals, birds & leaves
Drawing 33 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation for the annulet of shaft in the entrance hall of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875

Background image19th Century Collection: Gladiolus sp. corn flag

Gladiolus sp. corn flag
Plate 159 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background image19th Century Collection: Milvus milvus, red kite

Milvus milvus, red kite
Plate 13 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background image19th Century Collection: Accipiter nisus, Eurasian sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus, Eurasian sparrowhawk
Plate 81 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)

Background image19th Century Collection: Mimulus cardinalis, crimson monkeyflower

Mimulus cardinalis, crimson monkeyflower
Drawing 115 made in 1903 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image19th Century Collection: Lepus timideus, hare design

Lepus timideus, hare design
Pencil sketch for the terracotta decoration of the Natural History Museum, London by Alfred Waterhouse 1874-1879. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s

Background image19th Century Collection: Santa Cruz, Tenerife 1873

Santa Cruz, Tenerife 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background image19th Century Collection: Cetacea (order), whale

Cetacea (order), whale
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background image19th Century Collection: Chaeropus ecaudatus, pig-footed bandicoots

Chaeropus ecaudatus, pig-footed bandicoots
Pencil and chalk drawing by John Gould (1804-1881) c. 1845

Background image19th Century Collection: Barkham Manor drive, Piltdown

Barkham Manor drive, Piltdown
View looking down Barkham Manor drive, c. 1930, with Woodward in the foreground. This photograph is believed to have been taken by Lady Woodward or her daughter Mrs Margaret Hodgson

Background image19th Century Collection: Melastoma melabathricum, pink glory bush

Melastoma melabathricum, pink glory bush
Plate 1148 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background image19th Century Collection: Sciurus vulgaris, red squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris, red squirrel
Red squirrel skins. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background image19th Century Collection: Ibidorhyncha struthersii, ibisbill

Ibidorhyncha struthersii, ibisbill
Plate 82, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal

Background image19th Century Collection: Neomys fodiens, Eurasian water shrew

Neomys fodiens, Eurasian water shrew
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background image19th Century Collection: John Thomas Tunney (1871-1929)

John Thomas Tunney (1871-1929)
Photograph of the late J.T. Tunney from The Emu, Volume 38, 1954, Plate 39. Tunney was an ornithologist who in 1902-1903 collected specimens for Lord Rothschild

Background image19th Century Collection: Pezophaps solitaria, Rodrigues solitaire

Pezophaps solitaria, Rodrigues solitaire
Plate number 512 c by Richard Owen drawn from a male skeleton specimen at Cambridge university.This giant flightless pigeon was the closest relative of the dodo, it was native to Rodrigues Island

Background image19th Century Collection: Amazilia violiceps, violet-crowned hummingbird

Amazilia violiceps, violet-crowned hummingbird
Plate 285, hand coloured lithograph from A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861) by John Gould

Background image19th Century Collection: Letter addressed to Lord Rothschild

Letter addressed to Lord Rothschild
Paula the Famous Reptile Conqueror letter writing paper. The sensational attraction of the Royal Aquarium, London. The only act of its kind in the world

Background image19th Century Collection: A view of Funchel from the West, Madeira 1873

A view of Funchel from the West, Madeira 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background image19th Century Collection: Meles meles, Eurasian badger

Meles meles, Eurasian badger
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background image19th Century Collection: House buried by travelling sand, Bermuda 1873

House buried by travelling sand, Bermuda 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background image19th Century Collection: Phascolarctos cinereus, koala

Phascolarctos cinereus, koala
Illustration from The Mammals of Australia (1863) by John Gould

Background image19th Century Collection: Nyctalus leisleri, lesser noctule

Nyctalus leisleri, lesser noctule
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background image19th Century Collection: Cladhymenia oblongifolia

Cladhymenia oblongifolia
Plate CXXVII from The Botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, Volume 2 (1847), by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

Background image19th Century Collection: Australasia book cover

Australasia book cover
Front cover of Australasia by Alfred Russel Wallace, 1893

Background image19th Century Collection: Panterpe insignis, fiery-throated hummingbird

Panterpe insignis, fiery-throated hummingbird
Plate 336, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861)



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