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Callipepla californica, Californian quailPlate 413 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Main components of the Solar SystemPanoramic artwork showing the relative distances of the planets from the Sun
Pharomacrus mocinno, resplendent quetzal
Sturnella magna, eastern meadowlarkPlate 136 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Pipistrellus pipistrellus, common pipistrellePlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Ramphastos vitillenus, channel-billed toucan
RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Zapotec Civilization. 1947. Mural Pre-Hispanic Mexico and Colony in the corridor of the north wall. Detail
Reconstruction of the Templo Mayor complex in the city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, founded in 1325. It was the capital of the Aztec Empire until its occupation in 1521 by Hernᮠ Cort鳠 during
IguanodonThis dinosaur was a large bipedal herbivore which stood 14 feet high and 30 feet long. It lived during the Lower Cretactous around 140 to 110 million years ago
Ardea herodias, great blue heronPlate 211 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Pieridae sp. clouded yellow butterfliesOriginal drawing for a plate in A field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Europe. Artwork by Brian Hargreaves. This picture must not be used without permission from Brian Hargreaves
Riparia riparia, Hirundo rustica, Delichon urbicaPlate 36 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)
Ovis aries, sheepPlate 2 from The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands Vol. 2, 1842, by David Low (1786-1859). Entitled Breed of the Higher Welsh Mountains
Ephemera danica, mayfly larvaThe larval stage of a mayfly lasts about a year, and is spent entirely underwater. When it hatches as an adult in the spring, usually May, it is only very short-lived
Tragopan melanocephala, western tragopanPlate 23 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Phasianus colchicus decollatus, common (Chinese ringless) phPlate 57 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Early Precambrian EarthAn impression of the Earths surface during the early Precambrian period (4, 500 to 543 million years ago), by Barry Evans
Ceratagymna elata, yellow-casqued hornbillWatercolour and gouache John Gerrard Keulemans
Megatherium and GlyptodonSheet 5 of a series of posters by Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862 showing Megatherium and Glyptodon. Date: circa 1862
Anoplotherium commune & gracile, PalaeotheriumSheet 4 of a series of posters called Extinct Animals by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862. This collection of mammals could be found during the Eocene epoch some 50 million years ago
BESSIERES, Jean-Baptiste (1768-1813). Marshal of the French Empire. Duke of Istria. He fought with Napoleon in the campaigns of Egypt, Spain and Russia
IRAN. Pasagarda. Tomb of Cyrus II the Great, founder of Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Architecture
ISABEAU of Bavaria (1371-1435). Queen of France (1385-1422), wife of Charles VI. Entry of Queen in Paris on August 22, 1389 for her coronation
Aquila chrysaetus, golden eaglePlate 78 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
Jynx torquilla, wryneck, Dendrocopos major, great spotted woPlate 60 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
Iguanodon & MegalosaurusIguanodon was a bipedal herbivorous dinosaur that lived 140-110 million years ago. Less is known about the Megalosaurus, but it lived a little earlier than Iguanodon as a large carnivorous dinosaur
Prionailurus planiceps, flat-headed catFelis planiceps. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. One of 43 hand-coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Joseph Smit (1836-1929)
Megalosaurus and PterodactyleSheet 2 of a series of posters by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862, showing Megalosaurus and Pterodactyle
Mergellus albellus, smewPlate 37 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Gavia stellata, red-throated diverPlate 45 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Motacilla alba, white wagtailPlate 2 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Crex crex, corncrakePlate 87 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Carduelis flammea cabaret, lesser redpollPlate 52 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Lanius collurio, red-backed shrikePlate 15 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Smokejacks Brickworks, SurreySmokejacks Brickworks in Ockley, Surrey shows part of the Upper Weald Clay Formation of Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) age
Peppered mothTwo specimens of peppered moths exhibited on a soot-covered tree. This is a good demonstration of genetic selection through changing environment
Reptile Gallery, November 1889The Reptile Gallery displayed a collection of stuffed specimens and skeletons of reptiles, including crocodiles, lizards, snakes and tortoises
Eocene London clayEli Marsden Wilsons impression of the Eocene (55 to 34 million years ago) London Clay landscape
MegalosaurusThis was a carnivorous dinosaur that lived 140 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic. It grew up to 20 feet long and fossils have been discovered in the English Midlands and in Southern England
Talpa europaea, European molePlate 123 Common Mole. Original watercolour drawing from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol. 3, 1833-1843, by Sir William Jardine (1800-1874)
Permian landscape
Firefighters in action, Rosebery Avenue, WW2Firefighters in action in burning debris in Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London, following a flying bomb attack. Date: 1944
Old Sugar Mill, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Tea estate, Sri LankaAustralian coral tree in a tea estate in Agrapatana, Sri Lanka. Photographed by Harry Taylor
Perdix perdix, grey partridgePlate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Phalacrocorax aristotelis, European shagPlate 53 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Circus aeruginosus, marsh harrierPlate 73 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
SandflySandflies belong to the family Phlebotominae and are responsible of spreading sandfly fever