Edwards Collection (page 24)

Impatiens balsamina, garden balsam
Folio 61 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Borago officinalis, borage
Folio 59 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Papaver alpinum, dwarf poppy
Folio 58 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Folio 54 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards
Folio 54 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Silene californica, Indian pink
Folio 52 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Ranunculus asiaticus, Persian buttercup
Folio 51 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Rosa rubiginosa, sweet briar rose
Folio 49 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Dianthus caryophyllus, various carnations
Folio 45 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Persicaria sp. knotweed
Folio 47 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Lathyrus latifolius, everlasting pea
Folio 42 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Magnolia sp. magnolia
Folio 43 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Hyoscyamus aureus, golden flowered henbane
Folio 41 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Folio 38 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards
Folio 38 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Gelsemium empervirens, yellow jasmine
Centaurea sp. cornflower. Folio 36 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Citrus sinensis, orange tree
Folio 34 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Rosa sp. rose
Folio 30 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Catharanthus roseus, madagascan periwinkle
Folio 29 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Convallaria magalis, lily-of-the-valley
Folio 28 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Amaranthus caudatus, love-lies-bleeding

Xipholena punicea, pompadour cotinga
Plate 341, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764)

Detail of bird beaks
Plate 281, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760). Annotated Four curious beaks of birds but little known

Tauraco persa, green turaco
Plate 7, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Natural History of Uncommon Birds, Vol. 1 (1743)

Motacilla cinerea, grey wagtail
Plate 259, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 1 (1758)

Ixobrychus minututs, little bittern, Botaurus stellaris, Eur
Plate 275, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760)

Plate from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Edward
Plate 347, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764). Annotated Red-breasted green creeper and spotted green creeper

Ramphastos vittelinus culminatus, channel-billed toucan
Plate 238, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 1 (1758)

Bison bonasus, European bison
Illustration from Gleanings of Natural History (1758-74) by George Edwards (1694-1773)

Syringa sp. Scotch lilac
Folio 75 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Folio 23 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards
Folio 23 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Viola sp
Plate 62 from Flowers by John Edwards, 1795. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Jasminum polyanthum, jasmine
Folio 68 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Rosa x damascena, damask rose
Folio 20 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Grace Edwards, October 1926, The Natural History Museum
Grace Edwards was employed on an unofficial basis by the Entomology Department to prepare illustrations and models of specimens

Senecio vulgaris, groundsel
Folio 46 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Amaranthus tricolor, Josephs coat
Folio 63 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Syringa persica, Persian lilac
Folio 53 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Folio 7 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards
Folio 7 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Circus cyaneus, marsh hawk or northern harrier
Hand coloured engraving, by George Edwards (1694- 1773), 1758. Paper size: 285 x 120 mm. Original artwork held by the Natural History Museum

Tangara chilensis, paradise tanager and snake
Hand coloured engraving, by George Edwards (1694- 1773), 1759. Paper size: 285 x 120 mm. Original artwork held by the Natural History Museum

Marguerita Sylva in Kirke La Shelles elaborate opera comique production, The Princess Chic book by Kirke La Shelle, music by Julian Edwards. Date 1900?

Ladies Football, 1895: the North Team
The North Team, representing North London, who played the opening match of the British Ladies Football Club to a crowd of 10, 000 at Nightingale Lane Ground, Crouch End

Coronation 1953, Queen Elizabeth II - St Edwards Crown
The Archbishop of Canterbury placing St. Edwards Crown on the head of Queen Elizabeth II - the supreme moment in the Coronation service at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Motor car Railroad - Medellin, Colombia
Medellin, Colombia - The tramway company Tranvia de Oriente opened a gasoline-powered line in 1925, seen here in the process of construction

Crown of England and other emblems of sovereignty
The Crown of England and other emblems of sovereignty showing the coronation ring, the sceptre with the dove, or rod of equity and mercy, the sovereigns orb, the royal sceptre with the cross and St

Queen Elizabeth II - Coronation - Westminster Abbey
Queen Elizabeth IIs coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June, 1953. Date: 1953

Positions of dignitaries, Coronation 1953
Illustration to show the positions of participants at the moment of crowning during Queen Elizabeth IIs forthcoming coronation, 1953

Edwards Gate - Peshawar, Pakistan
The Edwards Gate or Kabul Gate - the main entrance to Peshawar City, Pakistan leading into the Qissa Khawani (storyteller) Bazzar

Poster advertising Edwards desiccated soups, full of nourishing vegetables

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