Balsam Collection

Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera (Large-lipped balsam, Impatiens macrochila). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Royles balsam, Impatiens roylei. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

English huntsman fording a river with fox hounds, 19th century. Facey Romford urging his horse up the opposite river bank. Captain Spurrier cut down by Romford

Touch-me-not balsam, Impatiens noli-tangere. Balsamina noli-tangere, Balsamina impaziente, Erba impaziente. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Green algae, Chara haitensis, Cara di Haiti. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

African cucumber, Momordica balsamina
African cucumber, balsam apple, and balsam pear, Momordica balsamina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Sycamore maple or planetree maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, Acero fico, Platano falso. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

White Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera candida (White balsam, Impatiens candida). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Rindliya or scabby balsam, Impatiens scabrida (Three-horned balsam, Impatiens tricornis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Small pink balsam, Impatiens rosea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Balsam herb or mint geranium, Tanacetum balsamita (Menta greca). Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattiolis Discorsi di

Balsam apple female, Momordica balsamina, and deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Thorn apple, Datura metel, and balsam apple, Momordica balsamina. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Cowslip, Primula veris and balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Tolu balsam, Myroxylon balsamum (Toluifera balsamum). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Balsam apple, Mormodica balsamina. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857

Broad-petaled balsam, Impatiens platypetala. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley

Garden balsam, Impatiens balsamina (Glandular-leaved balsam, Impatiens coccinea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr

Balsam apple, Clusia rosea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1823

Balsam of Peru, Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae (Toluifera pereirae). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Balsam fir, Abies balsamea
Balsam fir or balm of Gilead fir, Abies balsamea (Pinus balsamea). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Arabian balsam tree, Commiphora gileadensis
Arabian balsam tree or balm of Gilead, Commiphora gileadensis (Balsamodendron ehrenbergianum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr

Balsam of Peru, Myroxylon balsamum (Myroxylon toluiferum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Curtis British Entomology Plate 747
Lepidoptera: Macroglossa stellatarum = Macroglossum stellatarum (Humming-bird Hawk) [Plant: Impatiens capensis (Impatiens fulva, Orange Balsam)] Date: 1824-39

Woman standing outside a grocers shop, with window display and numerous advertisements. Date: circa 1930s

Myroxylon pereirae, balsam of Peru
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London. Showing Myroxylon pereirae, balsam of Peru

Balsam Bog, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Contopus cooperi, olive-sided flycatcher
Plate 174 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Impatiens balsamina, garden balsam
Folio 61 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Impatiens wallerana, busy lizzie
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 214

Toilet / Perfume 12C Ms
A page from an old Arab manuscript depicting the four principal perfumes of the Hebrews: Cinnamon, Balsam, Nard and Valerian

Compounding a Balsam
Compounding a balsam

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