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Infants at play on beach. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy.Header to second discourse
First page of first discourse: l Histoire Naturelle. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy. Date: 1750
Containers for transporting & storing plants & seeds. Illustration from John Ellis, Directions for bringing over seeds and plants from the East Indies to which is added
Parakeet undulatedParrakeet undulated, article taken from George Shaws The Naturalists Miscellany vol. 16, 1751-1813
Reptiles from New ZealandDescriptions of two hitherto unrecorded species of Reptiles from New Zealand. Passage taken from The Zoological Miscellany by John Edward Gray, 1831
Collinsonia canadensis, horse weedA hand written description of horse weed from Flora Nov Eboracensis, part of the the Banks Collection. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
LYRE, Nicol᳠de (1270-1340). Theologian. Plan" LYRE, Nicol᳠ de (1270-1340). Theologian. Plan and description of the Temple of Jerusalem. Illustration of an edition of his " Postillae per-petuae in universam S
Title page of the book Description of Quito" Title page of the book " Description of Quito province", on the discovery of the New World. Work printed in Madrid in 1783. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum."
Polo, Marco (1254-1324). Venetian traveller. Manuscript edition in French (14th c.). Trade of grains and fabrics. Description of the World. s.XIV. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris
Map of Palestine. Illustration of the work Description of the Earth. Depiction of the world parts (15th c.). Miniature
View from Kipling Pagoda - Moulmein - The site has been occupied by a pagoda since 700AD. Gold pagoda under repair. Wide terraces with dipping roofed steps leading down the steep hill
A Persian woman enveloped in her chadre. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821
A soldier in the European organization in the service of Abbas Mirza.. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821
The city of Teheran from the Ispahan RoadA view of Teheran. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821
At Persepolis
At Mourg AubAn angel-like figure carved in stone. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821
A Persian lady. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821
A Persian Khan. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821
A wild ass. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821
Maori chiefTangieri, a Maori chief of the Maungakahia from New Zealand. Frontispiece to vol. 1 of Polacks Manners and customs of the New Zealanders.. Book: Manners and customs of the New Zealanders Date: 1840
Maori priestPortrait of Te Wainga, Maori priest of Araitehuruthe presiding deity of the entrance of the river Hokianga. Book: Manners and customs of the New Zealanders Date: 1840
Maori signatureEmblematic signature of E Gnogni, Maori chief of Mukou, lat. 38 deg. S. drawn by himself on the wood.. Book: Manners and customs of the New Zealanders Date: 1840
Leopard and HyenaCamelopard (giraffe) and Spotted hyenae (or laughing hyena). Book: An account of a voyage to New South Wales by George Barrington
Cape of Good Hope. Book: An account of a voyage to New South Wales by George Barrington, superintendant of the convicts; to which is prefixed a detail of his life, trials, speeches, &c. &c
George Barrington, holding a quill penPortrait of George Barrington, holding a quill pen. Book: An account of a voyage to New South Wales by George Barrington, superintendant of the convicts; to which is prefixed a detail of his life
Aborigine woman in a canoeEngraved title page, showing an Aborigine woman in a canoe, fishing. Book: An account of a voyage to New South Wales by George Barrington
Par autorisation de M. Le Maire de la ville de Rouen. Le Sieur Bolle, inventeur d un balloon representant un elephant... dont l inventeur se fera un plaisir de donner la description aux amateurs
Interior of a Spanish church From: Voyages faits en divers temps en Espagne, en Portugal, en Allemagne, en France et ailleurs Date: 1700
Case del campo From: Voyages faits en divers temps en Espagne, en Portugal, en Allemagne, en France et ailleurs Date: 1700
Changing nature of Chinese charactersIllustration to show the changing nature of Chinese characters, as imagined by the Dutch. From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces
A market in Amsterdam From: Voyages faits en divers temps en Espagne, en Portugal, en Allemagne, en France et ailleurs Date: 1700
Paloeornis melanura or Black tailed paraquet perched on a branch. From: Two expeditions into the interior of southern Australia Date: 1849
Portrait of Johannes Nieuhof (1618-1672), From: Het gezandtschap der Ne견 andtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den tegenwoordigen keizer van China Date: 1655
Portuguese bullfight
Dutch version of the Viceroy of Canton. The Old viceroy is sitting in front of his officials. From: Het gezandtschap der Ne견 andtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
Boats in Canton harbour From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655
Qing Emperor ShunzhiPortrait of The Great Cham Emperor Qing Emperor, Shunzhi (1638-1661). From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655
Chinese men and women labeled Rusticks From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655
Madrid streetscape From: Voyages faits en divers temps en Espagne, en Portugal, en Allemagne, en France et ailleurs Date: 1700
Depot Glen, rocky glen through which a creek passes From: Narrative of an expedition into central Australia Date: 1849
Buddhist pagodaPagoda by Sinkicien, A Buddhist pagoda, with men, women and a Chinese junk in the foreground, houses and a walled city in the background
Tail-piece of the Dutch edition. From: Het gezandtschap der Ne견 andtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den tegenwoordigen keizer van China Date: 1655
The Alhambra in Granada From: Voyages faits en divers temps en Espagne, en Portugal, en Allemagne, en France et ailleurs Date: 1700
Old Viceroy of CantonOgilbys version of the Old Viceroy of Canton. From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655
A bullfight in Spain From: Voyages faits en divers temps en Espagne, en Portugal, en Allemagne, en France et ailleurs Date: 1700
A tea plant, and workers harvesting tea - ChinaA tea plant, and workers harvesting tea in China in 1655. From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655
Palace at Aranjuez near Madrid. From: Voyages faits en divers temps en Espagne, en Portugal, en Allemagne, en France et ailleurs Date: 1700
Taoist and Buddhists priests, a Jesuit and a Confucian