Closeup Collection

Close-up of a vintage Bentley car, with large headlamps and various badges. Date: circa 1960s

Closeup of a gorilla
Unusual Friends - closeup of a gorilla. 1950s

Section of Chassigny meteorite
Thin section of Chassigny in cross-polarized light, showing shocked and deformed olivine grains. The field of view is 3mm

Microscope image of the Pasamonte eucrite
Microscopic image of the Pasamonte eucrite showing a basaltic texture. Field of view is 2.5mm across

Siebe Gorman pump converted to drinks cabinet
MARITIME: a rare fully fitted Admiralty pattern two diver twin cylinder double acting pump by Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd, London converted to a bespoke drinks cabinet. 23ins. x 42ins. x 20ins

Kuo Sung-Tao, first Chinese ambassdor to live in England
19th century vintage photograph: Kuo Sung-Tao (1818-?), officially known as Kuo Tajen was Chinas first diplomatic envoy to reside in Britain

Bhotia, Buddhist, Tibet. Bhotiya or Bhot
The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan - published in the 1860s under order of the Viceroy

Closeup of white horse in bridle
Closeup of a white horse in a bridle, probably with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds at Cloutsham, near Porlock, Somerset. Date: circa 1960s

Swimming Closeup Date: 1938

Splendour beetle
Close-up of splendour beetle with legs outstretched. Specimen held within the Entomology Department at the Natural History Museum, London

Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae, mole flea
A macro photograph of the largest flea in the UK, the mole flea (Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae), which is common on small mammals throughout the UK

Schizodactylus monstrosus, monstrous dune cricket
Photograph of Schizodactylus monstrosus

Closeup of a bulldog
Unusual Friends - closeup of a bulldog. 1950s

Closeup of black cat. 1950s

Closeup of a walrus
Unusual Friends - closeup of a walrus. 1950s

Close-up of a Bentley car badge. Date: circa 1960s

Wheel of a steam train, England. circa 1966

Close-up portrait of a man called Ron. Date: circa 1960s

Sopwith Model VII: Surface denudation of veins
This model shows the influence of surface denudation and faulting on otherwise flat, horizontal strata. The discontinuity between the beds as viewed at the surface can be seen

Charles Darwins pigeons
The original label on a pigeon specimen given to the Museum by Charles Darwin

Racial / Zulu Girl Close-Up
A close-up photograph of a Zulu girl with short dreadlocked hair. Date: 1936

Messerschmitt Bf108 Taifun wing closeup

Shell
Specimen shell held at the Natural History Museum, London

Woodlouse antenna
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of woodlouse antenna

Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae, mole flea
A macro photograph of the largest flea in the UK, the mole flea (Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae), which is common on small mammals throughout the UK

Physeter macrocephalus, sperm whale
Detail of the mouth of a male sperm whale skeleton on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24), at the Natural History Museum, London. Specimen found in Caithness, Scotland in 1865

Pterocnemia pennata pennata, rhea
A mounted adult specimen of Charles Darwins rhea (Pterocnemia pennata pennata), mounted by Rowland Ward Ltd in the early 1900s

Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale
Close-up of the baleen inside the mouth of a gray whale on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24), at the Natural History Museum, London

Gloripallium pallium, glory scallop
Detail of shell ribs on the glory scallop shell (Gloripallium pallium)

Ichthyosaur, Stenopterygius quadriscissus (Quenstedt) close-
This Ichthyosaur has been preserved with the broken-up skeletons of the unborn young inside. A fourth may have just been born - its skeleton can be seen below her tail

Snake skin

Chrysis rudii, ruby-tailed wasp
An illustration of a ruby-tailed wasp (Chrysis rudii)

Carausius morosus, Indian stick insect

Ctenocephalides felis felis, cat flea
A macro photograph of the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis), which is also found on dogs, and is the UKs most common flea found in the domestic environment

Flint hand axe (label)
Photograph of a human-made hand axe, which was discovered in 1859, and is thought to be about 400, 000 years old. This close-up of the label shows the date and initials J.P, for John Prestwich

Microscope image of the Zagami shergottite. The fractures in the pyroxene mineral grains and the paler patches of glass show that the rock has been shocked. Field of view is 5mm

Textures of different chondrule types in the Etihudna (L4) ordinary chondrite (field of view 4mm)

Porphyritic olivine and pyroxene chondrule
Microscopic image of a porphyritic olivine and pyroxene chondrule from the Palmyra (L3) ordinary chondrite (the chondrule is about 1.8mm across)

Radial pyroxene chondrule
Microscope image of a radial pyroxene chondrule from the ALH 88036 (H3.4) ordinary chondrite. The chondrule is about 2mm across

Formosia moneta, fly

Phytalmia, antlered fly

Capsicum annuum Filius blue

Ammophila sp. sand wasp
Page 114 of Megabugs (1995) by Miranda MacQuitty. A sand wasp with her caterpillar prey

Tulipa chrijsolora, single early tulip
Plate 70 from Album van Eeden by A C Van Eeden 1872-1881. Detailed close up of chrijsolora. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Papaver bracteatum, Oriental poppy (detail)
Watercolour painting by John Lindley 1799-1865. Lindley was Professor of Botany at UCL (University College London) and the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) library is named after him

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