Buffon Collection

Giant octopus
Plate 26 from Histoire naturelle des Mollusques by Count Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon, 1805

Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus. Extinct
Thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus (Thylacinus harrisii). Extinct. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Dodo (Buffon)
The dodo, in profile

Greenland Dog
Buffon classifies it as Chien de Sibirie and Bewick admits that the Greenland Dog is somewhat similar to the native dogs of Siberia, Lapland and Iceland

West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus, and dugong, Dugong dugon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Guinea baboon, Papio papio. Petit papion. Copperplate engraving by Baron after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle, Imprimerie Royale

Barbary macaque or magot, Macaca sylvanus. Endangered. Copperplate engraving by P.F. Tardieu after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle

Passions from Physiognomy
Passions from Johann Caspar Lavaters Physiognomy. Sadness, Weeping, Compassion, Scorn, Horror, Terror or Fright, Anger, Hatred or Jealousy and Despair

Useful Domestic Dogs, Canis lupus familiaris. Cur or cattle dog, bull or beast dog, extinct rough water dog, mastiff or guard dog, Dalmatian or coach dog, sheperds dog, Newfoundland or house dog

Brahma breed of zebu cattle, Bos taurus indicus. The Brahmin Bull in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Russell after an illustration by Horace S

Black wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou
Black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu, Connochaetes gnou. Gnus in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons

The Black Leopard, Panthera pardus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

Great blue turaco, Corythaeola cristata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Javan rusa or Sunda sambar deer, Rusa timorensis. Vulnerable. The Rusa Deer or Samboo Stag in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

Greyhound, Harrier, Foxhound, Spaniel, Pointer, Terrier. Breeds of dog, Canis lupus familiaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History

Breeds of dogs, Canis lupus familiaris
British Bull Dog, Alco or American Dog and Old English Mastiff. Breeds of dogs, Canis amazonius, Canis lupus familiaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count

African Bloodhounds in the Gardens of the Zoological Society
The African Bloodhounds in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Canis lupus familiaris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by J

Domestic goats and fallow or venison deer
Domestic goats, Capra aegagrus hircus, and fallow or venison deer, Dama dama. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

Thoroughbred Arabian horse Imaum
Thoroughbred Arabian horse. Imaum, Celebrated Arabian, Property of J.F. Herring, Esq. 1848. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by E

Golden jackal, Canis aureus. The Jackals in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

Mount Vesuvius erupting 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Thomas Kelly, London, 1829

Rodent species
Suricate or meerkat, Hamster, Great Mangouste, Mangouste or mongoose, Bobak, Phalanger or possum, Coquallin or varied squirrel, Female Phalanger

Sloth bear, Melursus ursinus. Vulnerable. The Ursine Sloth in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by W. Panormo after an illustration by W

Indian antelope or blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra. The Antelope in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons

Nilgai or blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus. The Nyl-ghaus in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons

Arabian oryx or white oryx, Oryx leucoryx. Vulnerable. The Antelope Lycoureux in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by W

Moose or elk, Alces alces. The Moose, Deer or Elk in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

Hippo or hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. Hippopotamus in the Zoological Gardens. In enclosure in a zoo with spectators and a zookeeper

The Waterfall of Niagara. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Thomas Kelly, London, 1829

South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris, vulnerable. The Tapir in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons

Zebu, Bos primigenius indicus
Zebu, indicine cattle or humped cattle, Bos primigenius indicus The Zebus in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Russell after an illustration by Horace S

Brazilian three-banded armadillo and seven-banded armadillo
Brazilian three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus, vulnerable, and seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus. Three-Banded Armadillo, Seven-Banded Armadillo

Map of the World, 1829. Copperplate drawn and engraved by Alex Findlay from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Thomas Kelly, London, 1829

African hunting dog, Lycaon pictus. The Tortoise Shell Hyaena or Hyaena Dog in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by W. Panormo after an illustration by W

The Striped Hyena and Spotted Hyena
The Striped Hyena, Hyaena hyaena, and Spotted Hyena, Crocuta crocuta, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

The Caracal or Lynx
The Caracal, Caracal caracal, or Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

Panther, Panthera pardus or Panthera onca, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by W. Panormo after an illustration by W

Black Panther, Panthera pardus or Panthera onca, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by H. Canton after an illustration by W

Leopards, Panthera pardus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus. The Chittahs or Hunting Leopards in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W. Symns after an illustration by Horace S

Tiger, Panthera tigris, endangered. The Tigers in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of

The Puma or Cougar, Puma concolor
Cougar or The Puma, Puma concolor, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

Portrait of Count Georges Buffon inside laurel garland. Copperplate from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Thomas Kelly, London, 1829

Lion, Tigress and Cubs
Lion, Pantera leo, Tigress, Panthera tigris, and hybrid cubs in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by I. W. Cook after W

Lion, Lioness and Cubs, Panthera leo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Newton after an illustration by W. Berthoud from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

The Lion Cubs in the Gardens of the Zoological Society
The Lion Cubs, Panthera leo, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

White or Silver Lions, Panthera leo melanochaita, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

Ratel or honey badger, Mellivora capensis, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W. Symns after an illustration by Horace S

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