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Adolph Fries Collection

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris

Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris. Porcelaine fiore. Copied from an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Meneville's Dictionnaire Pittoresque d'Histoire Naturelle

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Aldabra giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, vulnerable

Aldabra giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, vulnerable. Tortues

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Pigeon breeds, Columba livia, in a dove cot

Pigeon breeds, Columba livia, in a dove cot
Pigeon Columba livia breeds: Pigeon turc ordinaire, bai dore suisse, bagadais batard

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleucus

Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleucus. Mislabeled Promerops

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Papuan frogmouth, Podargus papuensis

Papuan frogmouth, Podargus papuensis. Engoulevents, Podarge des Papous

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae

Superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae, la Lyre, and false azalea, Menziesia ferruginea, (Rhododendron menziesii)

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus, and bag nest

Penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus, and bag nest. Mesange des Roseaux

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Nests of the streaked fantail warbler and reed warbler

Nests of the streaked fantail warbler and reed warbler
Nests of the streaked fantail warbler, Cisticola juncidis, and reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus. Nids de Fauvelles

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, vulnerable

Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, vulnerable. Copied from an illustration by Adolph Fries in Felix-Edouard Guerin-Meneville's Dictionnaire Pittoresque d'Histoire Naturelle, 1839

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and dusky wallaby

Red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and dusky wallaby
Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus (bottom), eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus (top right), and dusky wallaby, Thylogale brunii (top left). Kanguroos

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: View of an 18th century iron mine at Dannemora, Upland, Sweden

View of an 18th century iron mine at Dannemora, Upland, Sweden. With windmill, winch and other hoisting equipment. Entrance to a mine. Entree d'une mine

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Salamander, beetle and great burnet

Salamander, beetle and great burnet
Near Eastern fire salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata Salamandra maculosa, beetle, Oncideres amputator (Saperda amputator) and great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Raccoon and ticks

Raccoon and ticks
Raccoon, Procyon lotor, ticks, Reduvius personata, R. amaenus, Zelus serratus, Hippa adactyla (Remipes testudinarius). Raton, Reduve, Remipede

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Garden hyacinth and paradoxical frog

Garden hyacinth and paradoxical frog
Garden hyacinth, Hyacinthus orientalis 1, and paradoxical frog, Pseudis paradoxa (Rana paradoxa) 2. Jacinthe, Jackie (Grenouille)

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Rhinoceros beetle, snail and saxifrage

Rhinoceros beetle, snail and saxifrage
Meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata 1, Epitonium scalare (Scalaria pretiosa) 2, snail, Pythia scarabaeus (Scarabus imbium) 3, rhinoceros beetle, Enema pan (Scarabeus chorinaeus) 4

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Yellow jasmine and short-toed snake eagle

Yellow jasmine and short-toed snake eagle
Yellow jasmine, Jasminum humile (Jasminum revolutum), short-toed snake eagle, Circaetus gallicus (Falco gallicus)

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Paper fig shell and amethystine python

Paper fig shell and amethystine python
Paper fig shell, Ficus ficus (Pyrula ficus), and amethystine python, Simalia amethistina (Python amethystinus)

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Grasshoppers and sea angels

Grasshoppers and sea angels
Bladder grasshoppers, Pneumora inanis, Bullacris unicolor, Physemacris variolosa (Pneumora scuttelaris, P. immaculata, P. variolosa), sea angels, Pneumoderma species

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Black pepper and southern flying squirrel

Black pepper and southern flying squirrel
Black pepper, Piper nigrum, and southern flying squirrel or assapan, Glaucomys volans (Pteromys volucella)

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Cape satin bush and beetle

Cape satin bush and beetle
Cape satin bush, Podalyria sericea, and beetle, Carabus blaptoides (Damaster blaptoides)

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Grey-crowned babbler and black cardinal fish

Grey-crowned babbler and black cardinal fish
Grey-crowned babbler, Pomatostomus temporalis (Pomathorinus temporalis), black cardinal fish, Epigonus telescopus (Pomatumus telescopus). Pomathorin, Pomatome

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Cape milkwood and paradise threadfin

Cape milkwood and paradise threadfin
Cape milkwood, Polygala speciosa, Cape of Good Hope, and paradise threadfin, Polynemus paradiseus. Polygale, Polyneme

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Crested porcupine and tiger cowrie

Crested porcupine and tiger cowrie
Crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata, and tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris. Porc-epic, Porcelaine

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Longfinned bullseye, Cookeolus japonicus

Longfinned bullseye, Cookeolus japonicus, Priacanthus japonicus, Water horsetail, Equisetum fluviatile, weevil, Prepodes spectabilis

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Long-footed potoroo and lice species

Long-footed potoroo and lice species
Long-footed potoroo, Potorous longipes (White's potoroo, Hypsiprymnus minor) 1, and lice species 2-4. Potoroo, Poux

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Scorpions and cuckoo

Scorpions and cuckoo
Wood scorpion, Euscorpius italicus (Scorpio europaeus) 1, Emperor scorpion, Pandinus imperator (Buthus afer) 2, Scutellera lineata 3, Scutellera signata 4, and channel-billed cuckoo

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Aardwolf, Arabian pea and louse

Aardwolf, Arabian pea and louse
Aardwolf, Proteles cristata, Arabian pea, Bituminaria bituminosa, louse, Psocoptera species. Protele, Psoque, Psoralier

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Brown-beard sugarbush and olm

Brown-beard sugarbush and olm
Brown-beard sugarbush, Protea speciosa, and olm or proteus, Proteus anguinus

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Spider conch and drain flies

Spider conch and drain flies
Spider conch, Lambis lambis (Pterocera lambis), and drain fly, Psychoda phalaenoides. Psyche, Psychode, Pterocere

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Meadow pipit and Suriname toad

Meadow pipit and Suriname toad
Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis, and common Suriname toad or star-fingered toad, Pipa pipa. Pipa, Pipit

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Common pipistrelle bat and yellow-billed oxpecker

Common pipistrelle bat and yellow-billed oxpecker
Common pipistrelle bat, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, and yellow-billed oxpecker, Buphagus africanus (Buphaga africana). Pipistrelle, Pique-Boeuf

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Barred hamlet and sea mice

Barred hamlet and sea mice
Barred hamlet, Hypoplectrus puella (Plectropoma puella), and sea mice or bristle worms, Eurythoe complanata (Pleione alcyonea). Plectropome, Pleione

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Oyster, spider wasp and snail

Oyster, spider wasp and snail
Windowpane oyster, Placuna ephippium (Placuna sella), flatworm, Yungia aurantiaca (Planaria aurantiaca), spider wasp, Aporus planiceps (Planiceps latreillii), and great ram's horn snail

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Perch, pearl oyster, velvet worm and lacewing

Perch, pearl oyster, velvet worm and lacewing
European perch, Perca fluviatilis 1, and fishermen fishing with rods, velvet worm, Peripatus iuliformis 2, lacewing, Perla marginata 3, and pearl oyster, Isognomon isognomum 4

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Pen shells or fan mussels

Pen shells or fan mussels
Noble pen shell or fan mussel, Pinna nobilis 1, 3, critically endangered, and rough pen shell or spiny fan-mussel, Pinna rudis 2

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Pin crabs and pearl oyster

Pin crabs and pearl oyster
Pea crab, Pinnotheres pisum 1, 2, and pearl-oyster, Pinctada radiata 3. Pinnotheres, Pintadine (mere perle)

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Mitre shells and green clinging crab

Mitre shells and green clinging crab
Mitre shells, Mitra mitra, and green clinging crab, Mithraculus sculptus

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Whip spider and caddisfly

Whip spider and caddisfly
Hyperiid amphipod, Phrosina semilunata 1, giant casemaker caddisfly, Phryganae grandis 2, and whip spider, Damon variegatus (Phrynus variegatus) 3. Phronime, Phryganes, Phryne

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Sea snails and tobacco plant

Sea snails and tobacco plant
Sea snail, Nerita polita 1, Clithon corona (Neritina brevispina) 2, Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum 3. Nerite, Neritine, Nicotiane

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Piddock, clam, beetle and spider

Piddock, clam, beetle and spider
Common piddock, Pholas dactylus, Pholas callosa 2, angel wing clam, Cyrtopleura costata, Pholas costata 3, daddy long-legs spider, Pholcus phalangioides, bark beetle

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Sunbird and meerkat

Sunbird and meerkat
Unknown sunbird or guit guit, Nectarinia species 1, and meerkat, Suricata suricatta (Suricata capensis) 2. Sucrier, Surikate

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Brushturkey and tamarind

Brushturkey and tamarind
Red-billed brushturkey, Talegalla cuvieri 1, and tamarind, Tamarindus indica 2. Talegale, Tamarinier

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Alpine swift, bulrush, beetle and wasp

Alpine swift, bulrush, beetle and wasp
Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba (Cypselus melba) 1, wasp, Masaris vespiformis 2, bulrush, Typha latifolia, beetle, Palaeostigus palpalis (Mastigus palpalis). Martinet, Masaris, Massette, Mastige

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Trumpet snails, soldier beetles and Clidemia

Trumpet snails, soldier beetles and Clidemia
Trumpet snails, Pachymelania aurita (Melania aurita) 1, Melania tuberculosa 2, freshwater snail, Melanopsis buccinoidea 3, soldier beetle, Melasis buprestoides 4

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Trumpet manucode, beetle and wild dagga

Trumpet manucode, beetle and wild dagga
Trumpet manucode, Phonygammus keraudrenii, beetle, Pholidotus humboldtii, and lion's tail or wild dagga, Leonotis leonurus (Phlomis leonurus). Phlomide, Pholitode, Phonygame

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Yarrow, St Johns-wort, foraminifera and hoverfly

Yarrow, St Johns-wort, foraminifera and hoverfly
Beautiful milesia hover-fly, Caliprobola speciosa (Milesia speciosa) 1, foraminifera, Miliola species 2, yarrow, Achillaea millefolium 3, and perforate St John's-wort, Hypericum perforatum 4

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Treehoppers

Treehoppers, Membracis lunulata 1, Membracis lanceolata 2, Tragopes marginata 3, Darnis latcralis 4, Bocydium horridum 5, Bocydium claviger 6, and Centrotus globularis 7

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Sea ginger, pochard and sensitive plant

Sea ginger, pochard and sensitive plant
Sea ginger, Millepora alcicornis 1, common pochard, Aythya ferina (Anas ferina) 2, sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica 3. Millepore, Milouin, Mimeuse

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Sea anemone and insects

Sea anemone and insects
Cnidarian or sea anemone, Actinecta cyanea (Minyas cyanea) 1, meadow plant bug, Leptopterna dolabrata (Miris dolabratus) 2, chalcid wasp, Torymus bedeguaris (Misocampe bedeguaris) 3

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Walrus and flies

Walrus and flies
Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus (Trichechus rosmarus) 1, blue bottle fly, Calliphora vomitoria, Musca vomitoria 2, blow fly, Lucilia caesar Musca caesar 3, housefly, Musca domestica 4

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Sparrowhawk, mayfly and bee

Sparrowhawk, mayfly and bee
Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus (Falco nisus) 1, mayfly, Ephemera vulgata 2-5, bee, Centris (Paracentris) nigrocaerulea (Epicharis clypeata) 6. Epervier, Ephemere, Epicharis

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Sea slug, garden spider and European smelt

Sea slug, garden spider and European smelt
Sea slug, Fiona pinnata (Eolidia longicauda) 1, garden spider, Araneus diadematus (Epeira diadema) 2-4, and European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus (Salmo eperlanus) 5. Eolide, Epeire, Eperlan

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Chaser, skimmer and lichens

Chaser, skimmer and lichens
Broad-bodied chaser, Libellula depressa 1, skimmer, Orthetrum species mating (Libellulinae) 2-5, Lichen islandica 6, Lichen rangiferinus 7, Sticta pulmonaria 8, Lichen pixidatus 9

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Dormouse, copepods and beetle

Dormouse, copepods and beetle
Edible dormouse or fat dormouse, Glis glis 11, Copepods, Lernaea multicornis, 1-10, Lessertia falciformis 12, and beetle, Lethrus cephalotes 13. Lernees, Lerot, Lessertie, Lethre

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Cotton, cuckoo and grass snake

Cotton, cuckoo and grass snake
Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum, cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, and grass snake, Natrix natrix. Cotonier, Coucou, Couleuvre

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Cormorant, Cornelian cherry and scorpion vetch

Cormorant, Cornelian cherry and scorpion vetch
Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (crested cormorant, Carbo bilophus) 1, Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas 2, scorpion vetch, Coronilla valentina 3, and amphipod crustacean

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Red coral, coralline, raven and lizard

Red coral, coralline, raven and lizard
Red coral, endangered, Corallium rubrum 1, 2, Coralline algae, Corallina officinalis 3, cape crag lizard, Pseudocordylus microlepidotus 5, common raven, Corvus corax 4

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Algae, bee, wasp and froghopper

Algae, bee, wasp and froghopper
Algae, Ceramium scoparium 1, Ceramium casuarinae 2, beetle, Cerapterus latipes 3, small carpenter bee, Ceratina callosa 4, wasp, Cerceris aurita 6, and meadow froghopper

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Cedar of Lebanon, two-lined caecilian and click beetles

Cedar of Lebanon, two-lined caecilian and click beetles
Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani 3, two-lined caecilian, Rhinatrema bivittatum (Caecilia bivitatta) 2 and click beetles, Cebrio gigas 1. Cebrion, Cecilie, Cedre

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Elephant shrew, clam and corals

Elephant shrew, clam and corals
Round-eared elephant shrew, Macroscelides proboscideus (Macroscelides typus) 1, Atlantic surf clam, Spisula solidissima (Mactra gigantea) 2, staghorn coral, Acropora muricata (Madrepora muricata) 3

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: South American painted-snipe and Chinese rhubarb

South American painted-snipe and Chinese rhubarb
South American painted-snipe, Nycticryphes semicollaris (Rhynchoea hilarea) and Chinese rhubarb, Rheum palmatum. Rhubarbe, Rhynchee

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Heads and skulls of Ethiopian, Papuan and Australian Aborigine

Heads and skulls of Ethiopian, Papuan and Australian Aborigine
Head 1 and skulls 4-6 of Ethiopians, heads of Papuan natives of Waigeo, West Papua, Indonesia 2, 3, and skulls of Aborigines of Sydney Cove and Paramatta, Australia 7-9

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Aborigines of Sydney Cove and Paramatta, Australia

Aborigines of Sydney Cove and Paramatta, Australia. Alfourous australasien. Homme: Race ethiopique

Background imageAdolph Fries Collection: Maori family with moko facial tattoos, New Zealand

Maori family with moko facial tattoos, New Zealand
Heads of Maori men with tamoko or moko facial tattoos, New Zealand. Maori family with man holding a taiaha club, woman with carved club, and girl with fish. Homme: Race mongolique


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