Discovery Collection (page 23)

Pterodroma macroptera, great-winged petrel
Ff. 93b. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria fuliginosa and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Pericriotus cinnamomeus, small minivet
Ff. 147b. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Turuds sordidulus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Antilope Gnu
Ff. 19a. Drawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775

Damaliscus pygargus, bontebok
Ff. 18b. Annotated Antilope pygarga, Antilope dorcas. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775

Tofer capensis
Ff. 12. Drawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775

Echidna nebulosa, clouded eel
Ff. 172. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated echidna variegata murona and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Mustela
Ff. 7. Mustela Galerva. Drawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775

Periphylla periphylla, helmet jellyfish
Coloured drawing by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912), made on 1 August 1902 during the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic, 1901-1904. Jellyfish found in the McMurdo Strait

Coryphaenoides armatus, abyssal grenadier
Photograph of specimen jars containing grenadier fish collected south of Australia, 1874 on the Challenger voyage (1872-1876)

Vestiaria coccinea, iiwi
A spirit preserved specimen of an iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) photographed by Cary S. Wolinsky, collected during Captain James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780). See also image number 025085

Icebergs
The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government for the purpose of scientific discovery. Copied from a print in the zoology Department of Oxford University

ZUCCHI, Jacopo (1551-1589). Allegory of the Discovery

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."

The discovery. Columbus arriving in the New World. Work by Tito Salas (1887-1974). Libertador Sim󮠂 ol� r House. Contemporary Art. Painting. VENEZUELA. Caracas

Depiction of Asia in a globe built in Nuremberg in 1492. It shows all the known territories before the discovery of America, the Equator, a Meridian, the Tropics and the twelve Zodiac Constellations

Egyptian Style 1914
An image that demonstrates that the interest in Egypt as a source of inspiration predates the discovery of Tutankhamens tomb by Howard Carter in 1922. Date: 1914

The discovery of the law of gravitation. Illustration shows a Wright Brothers airplane crashed into a tree with Sir Isaac Newton and another man in the wreckage on the ground. Date 1910 October 5

After vacation - the discovery of the home. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon illustrating the comforts of domestic life at home with the central scene showing a man bathing in a bathtub

Grand birds-eye view of the grounds and buildings of the great Columbian exposition at Chicago, Illinois, 1892-3 In commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by

View of San Francisco, formerly Yerba Buena, in 1846-7. Before the discovery of gold. Date c1884 Oct. 31

Paloeornis melanura or Black tailed paraquet perched on a branch. From: Two expeditions into the interior of southern Australia Date: 1849

Depot Glen, rocky glen through which a creek passes From: Narrative of an expedition into central Australia Date: 1849

Confluence of the Murray and the Darling rivers
The confluence of the Murray and the Darling rivers. From: Two expeditions into the interior of southern Australia Date: 1849

Grey-crowned babbler and White-browed babbler

RSS Discovery and Danish Long Boat, London
RSS Discoverys Commissioner Colquhoun (nicknamed Koko) receives an address from the crew of a Danish Long Boat, on August Bank Holiday on the River Thames in London

RSS Discovery Exhibition with sea plane on deck
Scene during an RSS Discovery Exhibition, with a sea plane on deck -- it is an Auster aircraft used by in the Swedish Norwegian British Antarctic Expedition of 1950. 1951

Sea Scouts on emergency training
Sea Scouts getting under way for emergency training on RSS Discovery. 5 March 1939

Captain Scotts cabin, RSS Discovery
Captain Scotts cabin on RSS Discovery, showing a bunk bed and drawers underneath. The ships first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition

Patrol Leaders Course, HMS Discovery
Last Patrol Leaders Course on HMS Discovery -- a group photo of adults and children. September 1978

Sea Scouts embarking on RSS Discovery for a Sea Scout Exhibition. 1944

RSS Discovery moored at Westminster Bridge, London
RSS Discovery (stern view) moored at Westminster Bridge, London. circa 1950

Sea Scouts receiving sailing instruction from Eric Evans, Master of RSS Discovery. circa 1950

Sir Percy Everett piped on board RSS Discovery
Sea Scout Exhibition RSS Discovery Sir Percy Everett, Deputy Chief Scout, being piped on board the RSS Discovery by Sea Scouts. He was visiting an exhibition on board. 1944

Exhibition on board RSS Discovery
Exhibition about an Antarctic expedition on board the training ship RSS Discovery. circa 1951

Polar tableau, RSS Discovery Exhibition
A polar tableau at an RSS Discovery Exhibition, showing a tent, a husky dog, skis, a flag and snow, as used on the the film set at Ealing Studios. 1948

Sea Scouts receiving training on RSS Discovery
Senior Sea Scouts receiving training in rope splicing on RSS Discovery. circa 1950s

Sea Scouts alongside RSS Discovery
Sea Scouts in a boat drill alongside RSS Discovery. 1944

RSS Discovery exhibition with celebrities and penguin
Scene on board RSS Discovery during an exhibition, showing the British actor John Mills, the naturalist Peter Scott (son of Captain Scott), a zoo keeper, and five Sea Scouts in polar costume

RN Prize presentation to Stephen McGory
Presentation of a Royal Navy Prize (for 1977) by Captain Charles Le Mesurier, representing Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command, to Stephen McGory (right) of Newtownards Sea Scouts

Scouting and Sea Scout leaders, London

RSS Discovery in the Antarctic. Launched in 1901 and designed for Antarctic research, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain

A Flimsy Excuse
A red-haired young thing wearing the skimpiest of red lingerie is shocked at the arrival of an unexpected visitor. Her dignity is little preserved by the thinest of see through drapes

Making a discovery
Whilst sketching in the gardens of a church, Dr Syntax notices the advances of a gentleman towards a young lady

The Abominable Clubman by Wyndham Robinson
Amusing, Festival of Britain themed cartoon, showing crowds rushing to see the sights of the Festival of Britain, while a toffish clubman shouts above the melee

Exhibits in Dome of Discovery and Shot Tower, London
Various exhibits in the Dome of Discovery and the Shot Tower at the Festival of Britain, South Bank, London. Top left shows a reconstruction of Captain Cooks ship, Endeavour

Boy on beach with Sea Mine
" Look what I ve found Mummie!" A small boy discovers a mine on the beach whilst making a sandcastle. His Mother is fainting in shock at this explosive discovery. Date: 1940s

Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London
General view of the Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London, looking down the River Thames from Big Ben. From the right can be seen County Hall, the Dome of Discovery

Queue for Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain
A long queue of people patiently waiting to enter the Dome of Discovery at the Festival of Britain on Londons South Bank on Whit Monday. Date: May 1951

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