Darwin Collection (page 2)

The Origin of Species
Foreign-language first editions of some of the works of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

TELEGRAPH / AUSTRALIA / 1873
Australian overland Telegraph in distant locations, such as Darwin and Roper River. Date: 1873

CHARLES DARWIN CARTOON
CHARLES DARWIN The advent of mankind is celebrated by a congregation of apes, who hold a lamp to Darwins book The Descent of Man (1871). Date: 1809 - 1882

APES, MONKEYS & BABY APES, MONKEYS & BABY
The advent of the first human baby is celebrated by an admiring congregation of apes, who are holding a lamp to Darwins book The Descent of Man (1871)

Evolution - Baby - Monkeys
The advent of the first human baby is celebrated by an admiring congregation of apes, who are holding a lamp to Darwins book The Descent of Man (1871)

Charles Darwin
CHARLES DARWIN (1809 - 1882), Naturalist Photographed circa 1854 Date: c. 1954

Charles Darwin - English Naturalist
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) - English Naturalist and Geologist - pioneer of Evolutionary Theory. Date: circa 1870

The anus of a bot fly
Scanning electron microscope image of the anus of a bot fly. Image on display in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Xanthopan morganii praedicta, Madagascan sphinx moth
Darwins sphinx moth, found in Madagascar. The species as a whole is known as Morgans sphinx

Charles Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle
Charles Darwin during his voyage on the HMS Beagle in the 1830s, when he discovered a variety of flora and fauna and begins to have thoughts about the origin of species and evolution

Darwins Pigeons, English Pouter
Figure 18, Original line drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol.1) Date: 1868

Amphiroa orbignyana, coralline red algae
Amphiroa algae specimen collected by Charles Darwin, held in Sir William Hookers private collection of preserved plant and algal specimens, Herbarium Hookeranium

Thomas Henry Huxley, English scientist
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), English scientist, champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution. Date: late 19th century

First circumnavigation of Australia by seaplane - 1924
A map showing the route of the first circumnavigation of Australia by seaplane in 1924. On April 6, 1924, RAAF pilots Wing Commander Stanley James (Jimmy) Goble (1891-1948)

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
JEAN-BAPTISTE-PIERRE-ANTOINE LAMARCK French naturalist who in some respects anticipated Darwin, but accepted the transmission of acquired characteristics. Date: 1744 -1829

Fuegians
Three Fuegians: Fuegia Basket, Jemmy Button and York Minster. Jemmy Button is centre right portrait. Taken from Charles Darwin: The Man and his Warfare

Vampire Bats / Darwin
A vampire bat (desmodus d orbignyi) caught at the back of Darwins house in Chile, South America

Charles Darwin as a tree-climbing anthropoid
Charles Darwin depicted as a tree-climbing anthropoid

Susi - looking at an illustration in a book. 1950s

Susi - with books - feeling rather sleepy. 1950s

Darwin, Australia, circa 1870s - early view of the settlemen
Darwin, Australia, circa 1870s - Very early view of the settlement. Date: circa 1870s

Erasmus Darwin / Haughton
ERASMUS DARWIN Writer and scientist, grandfather of Charles Darwin Date: 1731 - 1802

Erasmus Darwin / Holl
ERASMUS DARWIN Writer and scientist, grandfather of Charles Darwin Date: 1731 - 1802

Darwins Pigeons, Short-faced English Tumbler
Figure 23, Original drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

Darwins Pigeons, African Owl
Figure 22, Original drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

Darwins Pigeons, English Fantail
Figure 21, Original drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

Darwins Pigeons, The Rock Pigeon
Figure 17, Original drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

Darwins Pigeons, English Barb
Figure 20, Original line drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

Darwins Pigeons, English Carrier
Figure 19, Original line drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

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

SaB 2000 of Darwin Airline to launch scheduled flights from Cambridge on 2 Sept 2013 - PR 200513

SaB 2000 of Darwin Airline - PR 070114

De Havilland Dragon VH-CPP private Darwin, Australia 1956
De Havilland Dragon VH-CPP privately-owned at Darwin, Australia on 23 March 1956 Date: 1956

Culpeo, Lycalopex culpaeus.. Magellanic aguara fox, Cerdocyon magellanicus. Canis magellanicus in Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle

Darwins fox, Lycalopex fulvipes Critically endangered
Darwins fox, Lycalopex fulvipes. Critically endangered.. Chiloe Island, Chile. Handcolored engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith from Sir William

Rudolf Willemoes-Suhm
RUDOLF VON WILLEMOES-SUHM German scientist who exchanged letters with Darwin Date: 1847 - 1875

Horace Moquin-Tandon
HORACE BENEDICT ALFRED MOQUIN- TANDON French physician and botanist who corresponded with Darwin. Date: 1804 - 1863

James Lord Monboddo
JAMES BURNETT, lord MONBODDO Scottish judge and anthro- -pologist, renowned for his radical - some said eccentric - views on human evolution which anticipated Darwin. Date: 1714 - 1799

Steel bow - additional part for spinal machine. Engraving from Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; or, The laws of organic life. Vol III Date: 1801

Spinal machine - intended for straightening spine. Engraving from Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; or, The laws of organic life. Vol III Date: 1801

Cupid with flaming torch and flower. Engraving, probably by (or after) Thomas Holloway, from Erasmus Darwin, The Botanic Garden: a poem in two parts. Page viii, Proem of Vol. 2. Date: 1791-94

Flora at play with Cupid. Engraving by S. Alkin, from Erasmus Darwin, The Botanic Garden: a poem in two parts. Frontispiece for Vol.2. Date: 1791-94

Flora attired by the elements. Engraving by Anker Smith, from Erasmus Darwin, The Botanic Garden: a poem in two parts.Frontispiece for Vol.1. Date: 1791-94

Darwin finch drawn for the cover of the 99% Ape publication

Climate Change Wall
The Climate Change Wall in the Darwin Centre of the Natural History Museum, London

Shu No Kigen, Tokyo, 1914
This is the first edition of the Japanese translation of The Origin of Species. The book was published as a pocket-size edition in five volumes and includes a folding image of a speciation tree

Back page of Wallace - Darwin paper, with Wallaces notes
WP7/9 - Back page of Alfred Russel Wallaces annotated copy of his joint 1858 paper with Darwin. Wallace papers, Natural History Museum, London

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