Brazilian Collection (page 2)

Brazilian copperlily or robust habranth, Habranthus robustus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after W. Herbert from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden

Yellow-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata
Yellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (tabular tortoise, Testudo tabulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Blakembre after an illustration by George Shaw

Shell of the yellow-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata
Yellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (denticulated tortoise, Testudo denticulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Beale after an illustration by George

Brazilian three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus. Dasypus tricinctus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Tyroff from Johann Christian Daniel Schrebers Animal Illustrations after

Cape hare and tapeti or Brazilian hare
Cape hare, Lepus capensis, and tapeti or Brazilian hare, Sylvilagus brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Mongolian gerbil and Brazilian tuco-tuco
Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, and Brazilian tuco-tuco, Ctenomys brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Ballan wrasse, cuckoo wrasse and Brazilian wrasse
Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta, cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus, and Brazilian wrasse, Halichoeres brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by David after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

Indian, Peruvian and Brazilian cobras
Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, Peruvian cobra 2, Naja tripudians, and Brazilian cobra 3, Naja brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Bernard

South American or Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Vulnerable. (Hippopotamus terrestre de Linneaus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Georg Wolfgang Knorrs Deliciae Naturae Selectae of

Brazilian rabbit, Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Lepus tapeti). From specimens in Berlin Museum. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from William Jardines

White-nosed coati, Nasua narica
White-nosed coati or coatimundi, Nasua narica. (South Brazilian coati, Nasua solitaria monachus.) Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from William

Cassava, yuca or manioc plant, Manihot esculenta, Manihot edulis, Manioc. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Harpy eagle, Brazilian merganser, Harpalus
Harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja 3, Brazilian merganser, Mergus octosetaceus, critically endangered 4, Harpalus beetle 1, and harp snail, Harpa major 2. Harpale, harpe, harpie, harle

Brazilian tanager, Ramphocelus bresilius, and paradise tanager, Tangara chilensis. Tanaisie, Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Great auk, extinct, and Brazilian sandperch
Great auk, Pinguinus impennis 1, exctinct, and Brazilian sandperch, Pinguipes brasilianus 2. Pingouin, Pinguipes. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Amazon-blue snapdragon, Brazilian snapdragon
Amazon-blue snapdragon or Brazilian snapdragon, Achetaria azurea (Otacanthus caeruleus). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Diamond beetle and weevils
Brazilian diamond beetle, Entimus imperialis 1, bearded weevil, female, Rhinostomus barbirostris 2, red-spotted lily weevil, Brachycerus ornatus 3, strawberry root weevil, Sciaphilus asperatus 4

Tapeti or Brazilian cottontail, Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Tapeti hare, Lepus tapeti). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith after a drawing in Berlin Library

South American or pinnated bittern, Botaurus pinnatus. (Brazilian bittern, Ardea brasiliensis.) From a specimen in the possession of Thomas Pennant

Brazilian gloxinia, Sinningia speciosa (Shewy gloxinia, Gloxinia speciosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Smith after a botanical illustration by Mrs Augusta Withers from Benjamin Maund

Govenia utriculata orchid (Mr. Gardners Brazilian govenia, Govenia gardneri). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Jackson Hookers Botanical Magazine

Electric eel, torpedo, batfish, cowfish and sargassum fish
Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus 1, eyed electric ray, Torpedo torpedo 2, Brazilian batfish, Ogcocephalus vespertilio 3, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 4, and sargassum fish

Convoy of diamonds, Brazil, South America
A convoy of diamonds in Brazil, South America -- the diamonds were transported from Tijuco (Diamantina) in the state of Minas Gerais to Rio de Janeiro. Date: 1842

Indigenous people of Brazil, South America. Date: 1842

Scrap, Peoples of the World - Brazilian Hunter. 19th century

Brazilian Revolution of 1930
The events in Recife during the Brazilian Revolution of 1930. On the left, government cavalry charges at a crowd. On the right, a house is on fire

The count of Eu and his Staff
A group of men, with the man in the middle being Gaston of Orleans, the Count of Eu, son-in-law of the Brazilian Emperor. Gaston was a military commander in the Paraguayan War alongside his

Halt and Camp before Curupayty
The Brazilian fleet halts on the Parana river, just before Curupayty. Date: 1867

Brazilians Take Curuzu
The capture of the Curuzu battery by the secondary corps of the Brazilian army, under the order of lieutenant-general Viscount of Porto-Alegre, on 3rd September 1866. Date: 3rd September 1866

Colonel F. Carneiro de Campos: Prisoner of War
Colonel Frederico Carneiro de Campos, was imprisoned by Paraguayan soldiers shortly before the initial act and declaration of war by Paraguay

Battle of Estero-Bellaco
The battle of Estero-Bellaco on 2nd May 1866. Battalions of soldiers keep formation as they ride forward to attack. Other soldiers stand their ground, partially obscured by smoke from cannonfire

Destruction of a Brazilian Gunboat
During a naval skirmish, a Brazilian gunboat is torpedoed and is in the process of sinking, life boats of sailors rowing away from the steamship to the shores of the river. Date: 1865

Brazilian expedition in the Forests of Goias
A Brazilian expedition encampment in the forests of Goias, at Rio Verde. An army camp is set up in the distance as a column of soldiers marches into it. Date: 1866

Combat in Rio Grand do Sul 1865
A division of Paraguayan forces and two brigades of Brazilian troops engage in Rio Grande do Sul. Date: 26 June 1865

The Ruins of the Principal Church at Paysandu 1865
The church at Paysandu was extremely damaged during the Siege of Paysandu during the Paraguayan War, which lasted over a month of Brazilian-Colorado troops blockading

Brazilian Reinforcements at Corrientes
The arrival of Brazilian reinforcements at Corrientes at the Parana river, for the army of operation. Several ships lay offshore as rowboats filled with soldiers head towards land. Date: 1866

Paraguayan War - Emperor of Brazil at Alegrete Camp
During the Paraguayan War, the Emperor of Brazil assumed command of the Brazilian army and travelled to Alegrete on his way to Uruguaiana, along with his two sons-in-law

The Battle of Tonelero 1852
Battle between the Argentine Confederation army and the Brazilian Imperial Navy, commanded by Admiral Grenfell in the flagship steamer " Affonzo"

Attack of a Fortified Village
A battle scene as early Brazilian warriors fight with clubs, bows and arrows, attacking a fortified village. One warrior sounds a horn. Date: circa 1500

Indigenous woman and baby, Brazil, setting off to work in the fields. Date: 1922

Indigenous musician, Brazil, playing pan pipes and wearing many beads. Date: 1922

Two indigenous hunters, Brazil
Two indigenous hunters in Brazil, descended from the ancient Aruacs. Their earlobes are weighted and elongated in childhood. Date: 1922

Woman preparing food from cassava plant, Brazil
Woman preparing food from a cassava or manioc plant, Brazil. The root of the plant is poisonous, but the poison can be extracted by squeezing the sap out by stretching and contracting. Date: 1922

Girls operating the public lottery, Brazil
Girls operating the public lottery by turning wheels with numbers on them, Brazil. Date: 1922

EMBRAER - EMB-111 P-95 FAB 7052
Brazilian Air Force - EMBRAER (EMB-111) P-95 FAB 7052, at the 1978 SBAC Farnborough Air show on 9 September 1978 Date: 1978

Fokker S-12 Instructor PH-NDC
Fokker S-12 Instructor prototype PH-NDC (msn 6287) at White Waltham for a Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party. This aircraft is preserved at the Nationaal Luchtvaart-Themapark Aviodrome

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Avenida Presidente Vargas (named after Getulio Dornelles Vargas). Date: circa 1950s

Racial Types - Brazil Postman
A smartly dressed Brazilian postman delivers the mail to two native Brazilians who are hardly dressed at all Date: circa 1905

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