Canis Collection

Mary Anning (1799-1847)
Pioneer fossil collector of Lyme Regis, Dorset. Oil painting by an unknown artist, before 1842. Golden Cap is visible in the background. Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Greyhound design
Drawing 26 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)

Heathland
Original artwork for Heathland by Barbara Nicholson, signed B.E.N. copyright British Museum (Natural History) 1973, printed in England by Lund Humphries

Heathland poster with captions by Barbara Nicholson, signed B.E.N. copyright British Museum (Natural History) 1973, printed in England by Lund Humphries

Ballyregan Bob, greyhound
Photograph of Ballyregan Bob, the famous racing greyhound. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Thylacinus cynocephalus, thylacine
The last known thylacine, or Tasmanian Wolf, to survive in captivity. It died on 7 September 1936 in the Beaumaris Zoo, Hobart, Tasmania

Canis Major Star Map
Canis Major (dog) and Lepus (hare) constellation

The Wolf by Edward Donovan
The Wolf, in Edward Donovans The Natural History of British Quadrupeds Volume 1. Held in the Library and Archives

Whittaker / Canis Major
Including the Canis Major (dog) and Lepus (hare) constellation

Kita a Norwegian elkhound, photographed by Harry Taylor

Monoceros Etc Constell
The constellation of Monoceros - a unicorn - and Canis Minor - a small dog

Canis Minor Star Map
The constellation of the Unicorn and Canis Minor

Hyena (Bewick)
canis hyaena THE STRIPED HYENA Its eyes are remarkably wild, sullen and ferocious

FENNEC
Canis zerda. Fox-like creature from Africa, notable for its very long ears. All the better to hear you with

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

Spring crocus and European peacock butterfly
Spring crocus, Crocus vernus, and European peacock butterfly, Aglais io. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre Joseph

Wolf
The grey wolf (Canis lupus), or just wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivor. Its sharp teeth helps them tear large chunks of meat from dead animals. Date: 1903

ALASKA FOX
Living, the fox (canis vulpes) provides sport for hunters : dead, its fur keeps well-to-do ladies snug and warm. What a useful animal ! Date: 20th century

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

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

Wolves of Hudson Bay, Canis lupus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, London. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

Calligraphic title page with vignette of tiger by J. Webb. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature

Sheepdog, Canis lupus familiaris (Canis familiaris pastoralis). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches

Boar-hound of Germany, Canis lupus familiaris (Canis familiaris suillus). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Bulldog and poodle breeds of dog, Canis lupus familiaris. (Mislabeled mastiff, Canis molossus, and water dog, Canis aquaticus)

St. Bernard and King Charles spaniel, Canis lupus familiaris. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches

Common jackal in graveyard
Common jackal, Canis aureus aureus (Sacalius aureus). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Newfoundland dog, Canis lupus familiaris (Canis familiaris terrae novae). After an illustration by James Stewart. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Canadian eskimo dog or qimmiq, Canis familiaris borealis. Endangered. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Hungarian Kuvasz sheepdog, Canis lupus familiaris
Hungarian Kuvasz sheepdog, shaggy variety, Canis familiaris pannonicus var. hirsutus. Engraved by A. Scipp from an illustration by C. Klette

Hungarian Pumi sheepdog, Canis familiaris pannonicus var. villosus. Engraved by A. Scipp after an illustration by C. Klette

Dingo, sheepdog, scent hound and pomeranian
Dingo, Canis dingo, sheepdog, Canis domesticus, scent hound, Canis gallicus, and pomeranian, Canis pomeranus. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural

Pointer, dachshund and basset hound
Pointer, Canis avicularius, dachshund, Canis vertagus, and basset hound, all breeds of Canis lupus familiaris. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural

Dog breeds including poodle, chow, pug, etc
Lurcher or matin dog, Canis laniarius, Bichon, Spanish dog, Chow Chow, Pug dog, Canis fricator, and Poodle or water hunting dog, Canis aquaticus

Greyhound and bulldog
English greyhound, Canis leporarius, and English bulldog, Canis molossus anglicus. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Newfoundland dog and St. Bernard dog
Newfoundland dog, Canis lupus familiaris 1, and St. Bernard dog, Canis lupus familiaris 2. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men

Shepherd dog, Canis familiaris, and wolf, Canis lupus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G. Kearsley, London, 1813

King Charles spaniel and Barbet breeds of dog, Canis lupus familiaris. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Golden jackal, Canis aureus, and striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Susemihl from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Holosteon or white plantain, Plantago albicans, and meadow flax, Linum pratense. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

East Indian linsang and dhole (endangered)
East Indian linsang, Prionodon linsang gracilis, and wild dog or dhole, Cuon alpinus (endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon

Fennec fox or fennec, Vulpes zerda. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Africans hunting warthog, zebra and jackal
Hunters in Africa hunting warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, zebra, Equus quagga, and black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas, with gun, spear and bow and arrow

Red slender loris, wolf and Eurasian otter
Red slender loris, Loris tardigradus endangered 1, wolf, Canis lupus 2 and Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra 3. Loris, loup, loutre

Fennec fox, Vulpes zerda (Fennec, Canis megalotis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker

Golden jackal, Canis aureus, and Senegalese jackal, Canis aureus anthus (Chacal and chacal of Senegal, Canis anthus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bradley from Edward Griffiths The Animal

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