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Biological Collection

Background imageBiological Collection: Garden Paintings from the so-called Villa of Livia

Garden Paintings from the so-called Villa of Livia, Primaporta, Rome, c.20 BC. Roman art. Fresco

Background imageBiological Collection: Pinus cembra, Arolla pine

Pinus cembra, Arolla pine - Coloured copper engraving by Warner based on a watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer. A.B. Lambert, A description of the genus Pinus, London, 1803, t. 23 Date: 1803

Background imageBiological Collection: Liver

Liver
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a section through a liver (x 7000), an organ that has over 500 functions in the human body (x 800)

Background imageBiological Collection: Study of plants and flowers. Renaissance art

Study of plants and flowers. Renaissance art. Drawing

Background imageBiological Collection: Triticum aestivum, Wheat

Triticum aestivum, Wheat
Date: 1805

Background imageBiological Collection: Homo sapiens Clitoris

Homo sapiens Clitoris - Homo sapiens. Clitoris. Copper engraving based on drawing by Franz Bauer. E. Home, Lectures on comparative anatomy. Supplement 2, London, 1828, t. 24 (upper part)

Background imageBiological Collection: Strelitzia reginae, Bird-of-paradise

Strelitzia reginae, Bird-of-paradise - Coloured lithograph based on a watercolour by Franz Bauer (named Strelitzia depicta), t. 1, London, 1818. Date: 1818

Background imageBiological Collection: Chimonanthus praecox

Chimonanthus praecox - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1789. Original Drawings for Hortus Kewensis, t.10.< br> < br> Held in the Museums Botany Library. Date: 1789

Background imageBiological Collection: Himantoglossum hircinum, Lizard Orchid flowers

Himantoglossum hircinum, Lizard Orchid flowers - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, watercolour. Bauer Unit. British Orchids 1798 - 1817, f. 76

Background imageBiological Collection: Flindersia australis, Crows Ash

Flindersia australis, Crows Ash - Watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer, signed, 1806-10. Botany Library, Ferdinand Bauer Plant Drawings. Mabberley & Moore No. 23

Background imageBiological Collection: DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid, model

DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid, model

Background imageBiological Collection: Lyall Watson, South African scientist and author

Lyall Watson, South African scientist and author
Lyall Watson (1939-2008), South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and author. Through his work he attempted to make sense of natural

Background imageBiological Collection: Gloxinia perennis

Gloxinia perennis - By Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, watercolour. London, Natural History Museum, Library and Archives, Finished Drawings of Plants, pl. 79

Background imageBiological Collection: Badusa corymbifera

Badusa corymbifera - Monochrome drawing by Ferdinand Bauer, c. 1795. Paper, grey wash. Bound into copy of A.B. Lambert, The Genus Cinchona, London, 1797. Date: 1795

Background imageBiological Collection: Anigozanthos flavidus, Tall kangaroo paw

Anigozanthos flavidus, Tall kangaroo paw - Tall kangaroo paw, Anigozanthos flavidus, by Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, pencil, watercolour. Unfinished Drawings of Plants, vol. 5, no. 50

Background imageBiological Collection: Cypripedium reginae

Cypripedium reginae - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1788. Unfinished Drawings of Plants vol. 4, no. 219.< br> < br> Held in the Museums Botany Library Date: 1788

Background imageBiological Collection: Sparmannia africana, African linden

Sparmannia africana, African linden - African linden, Sparmannia africana, by Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, pencil, watercolour. Unfinished Illustrations of Plants, vol. 1, no. 67

Background imageBiological Collection: Lagerstroemia indica, Crape myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica, Crape myrtle - By Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, pencil, colour pencil, watercolour. Unfinished Drawings of Plants, vol. 1, no. 125

Background imageBiological Collection: Urinary stones

Urinary stones - Copper engraving based on a drawing by Franz Bauer. E. Home, Lectures on comparative anatomy. Supplement 2, London, 1828, t. 6. General Library. Date: 1828

Background imageBiological Collection: Lumbricus lumbricus, Earth worms copulating

Lumbricus lumbricus, Earth worms copulating - Earth worms (Lumbricus lumbricus) copulating. Watercolour by Franz Bauer. Natural History Museum, London - General Library

Background imageBiological Collection: Cedrus libani, Cedar of Lebanon

Cedrus libani, Cedar of Lebanon - Paper and pencil by Ferdinand or Franz Bauer, c.1800. Bauer Unit, Sketches and Ciniferae, f. 1r. Date: 1800

Background imageBiological Collection: Maxillaria subulata

Maxillaria subulata - By Franz Bauer, 1818. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library, Bauer Unit. Unfinished Drawings Monocotyledons 2, Orchidaceae 2, f. 149. Date: 1818

Background imageBiological Collection: Dendrobium discolor

Dendrobium discolor - Watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer, signed, 1806-10. Botany Library, Ferdinand Bauer Plant Drawings. Mabberley & Moore No. 162

Background imageBiological Collection: Bonatea speciosa

Bonatea speciosa - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library, Bauer Unit

Background imageBiological Collection: Orchis ustullata, Burnt Orchid

Orchis ustullata, Burnt Orchid - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library, Bauer Unit

Background imageBiological Collection: Ophrys holosericea, Late Spider Orchid flowers

Ophrys holosericea, Late Spider Orchid flowers - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1807. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library. British Orchids 1798 - 1817, f. 91. Date: 1807

Background imageBiological Collection: Pinus roxsburghii, Chin pine

Pinus roxsburghii, Chin pine - Coloured copper engraving by Warner based on a watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer. A.B. Lambert, A description of the genus Pinus, London, 1803, t. 21 Date: 1803

Background imageBiological Collection: Albuca caudata

Albuca caudata - Albuca caudata Jacq. Coloured copper engraving, probably based on a watercolour by the Bauer brothers. Jacquin, N. J. Icones plantarum rariorum 2: t. 442, Vienna 1795

Background imageBiological Collection: Bauera rubioides

Bauera rubioides - Anonymous copper engraving based on a drawing by Franz Bauer. Annals of Botany 1: t. 10, London, 1805. Date: 1805

Background imageBiological Collection: Oncidium ampliatum, O. sphegiferum

Oncidium ampliatum, O. sphegiferum - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, 1834. Paper, watercolour. Held in the Museum Botany Library, Bauer Unit. Date: 1834

Background imageBiological Collection: Mendel, Gregor Johann (1822-1884). Austrian biologist

Mendel, Gregor Johann (1822-1884). Austrian biologist. Mendelian inheritance. Oil

Background imageBiological Collection: BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de (1707-1788)

BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de (1707-1788). French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona

Background imageBiological Collection: AZARA, F鬩x de (1746-1821). Spanish explorer, naturalist

AZARA, F鬩x de (1746-1821). Spanish explorer, naturalist
AZARA, F鬩 x de (1746-1821). Spanish explorer, naturalist, engineer and cartographer. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

Background imageBiological Collection: Onion-whittling by Heath Robinson

Onion-whittling by Heath Robinson
More underhand ideas from the Germans to defeat their British foe imagined by William Heath Robinson cartoon. The Germans utilise biological weapons; row of onions

Background imageBiological Collection: Monsieur Turpin - French Gas warfare specialist - WWI

Monsieur Turpin - French Gas warfare specialist - WWI
French Chemist Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927) in his Laboratory - French Gas warfare specialist - WWI. France broke the Hague Conventions in August 1914

Background imageBiological Collection: Harmonia axyridis Arkansas, harlequin ladybird

Harmonia axyridis Arkansas, harlequin ladybird
Harlequin or halloween ladybird (Harmonia axyridis). These ladybirds are classified as pests in some countries as they gather in huge swarms

Background imageBiological Collection: Medical plants. Poppy (Papaver somniferum). Engraving

Medical plants. Poppy (Papaver somniferum). Engraving

Background imageBiological Collection: HAECKEL, Ernest (1834-1919). German biologist

HAECKEL, Ernest (1834-1919). German biologist. Engraving

Background imageBiological Collection: Bullfrog. Ranidae amphibian. Engraving from a

Bullfrog. Ranidae amphibian. Engraving from a painting by F.Padr󮠅 ngraving

Background imageBiological Collection: Eagle ray (Myliobatis aguila). Engraving after

Eagle ray (Myliobatis aguila). Engraving after a drawing by a F.Padr󮠅 ngraving

Background imageBiological Collection: Chimaera (Chimaera arctica). Engraving after

Chimaera (Chimaera arctica). Engraving after a drawing by a F.Padr󮠅 ngraving

Background imageBiological Collection: White Cockatoo. Engraving after a drawing by

White Cockatoo. Engraving after a drawing by



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