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Elephant Collection (page 5)

Background imageElephant Collection: Photograph of Elephant & Castle PH, Grinshill, Shropshire

Photograph of Elephant & Castle PH, Grinshill, Shropshire. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageElephant Collection: Anthropomorphic animals

Anthropomorphic animals
Mixed Bathing. A humorous scene depicting a hippo, camel, monkey, bear enjoying a bathe in the sea while an elephant sprays water over a lion. Artist: William Henry Ellam Date: 1914

Background imageElephant Collection: Man and woman of Persia, 1818

Man and woman of Persia, 1818. The man wears a turban, cloack, tunic, harem pants and scimitar, the woman wears a turban with veil, cloak and dress

Background imageElephant Collection: Historical views of Asia Minor

Historical views of Asia Minor. Turkish pilgrims in a Hajj caravan over the desert to Mecca 1, Turks destroying Greek statues 2, and Achilles dragging the dead body of Hector outside Troy 3

Background imageElephant Collection: Scenes from Madagascar, 1820

Scenes from Madagascar, 1820
Slave traders leading an enslaved family to market 58, a crocodile seizing a bullock 59, and stranded French sailors meeting the King of Madagascar 60. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Background imageElephant Collection: Brazilian three-banded armadillo and seven-banded armadillo

Brazilian three-banded armadillo and seven-banded armadillo
Brazilian three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus, vulnerable, and seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus. Three-Banded Armadillo, Seven-Banded Armadillo

Background imageElephant Collection: King George IV leaving Dun Laoghaire after his royal tour

King George IV leaving Dun Laoghaire after his royal tour, September 3, 1821. Departure of the King & unconsolable grief of the Hibernians

Background imageElephant Collection: Johnnys Pa soaked by an Elephant at the Zoo

Johnnys Pa soaked by an Elephant at the Zoo
Comic Postcard - Johnnys Pa - Johnnys Pa takes the children to the Zoo (and gets a little more than he was bargaining for...!). Date: 1907

Background imageElephant Collection: Sketches in Siam from The Illustrated London News. Date: 1855

Sketches in Siam from The Illustrated London News. Date: 1855

Background imageElephant Collection: The Golden Princess & the Elephant Hunters, Hippodrome

The Golden Princess & the Elephant Hunters, Hippodrome
Scene from The Golden Princess and the Elephant Hunters, the Christmas production at the London Hippodrome, with Miss Ened Hett as the princess and Hetty Chattell as the Silver Prince

Background imageElephant Collection: Section of underground railway tunnel, City Line, London

Section of underground railway tunnel, City Line, London
Section of the underground railway tunnel on the City Line, London, between City and Elephant & Castle stations. Now part of the Northern Line

Background imageElephant Collection: Interior of electric underground train, City Line, London

Interior of electric underground train, City Line, London
Interior of an electric underground train on the City Line, London. Now part of the Northern Line, the City Line originally ran from City (now Bank) to Stockwell, via Borough, Elephant & Castle

Background imageElephant Collection: Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan

Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia. The king hunting elephant, deer and boar 2, and the coronation of Shah Khosrau II, 1

Background imageElephant Collection: Francois Le Vaillants camp at Poort after

Francois Le Vaillants camp at Poort after a great elephant hunt, South Africa. Among the huts, wagons and tents, a huge fire roasts elephant meat

Background imageElephant Collection: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus. Endangered

Asian elephant, Elephas maximus. Endangered. Elephas maximus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian Daniel

Background imageElephant Collection: Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus. Endangered

Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus. Endangered. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant locust, Pamphagus elephas

Elephant locust, Pamphagus elephas (Gryllus elephas). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageElephant Collection: Bedstraw, elephant and pine hawkmoths

Bedstraw, elephant and pine hawkmoths
Bedstraw hawkmoth or galium sphinx, Hyles gallii, elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila elpenor, and pine hawkmoth, Sphinx pinastri

Background imageElephant Collection: Vine hawkmoth, Mediterranean hawkmoth

Vine hawkmoth, Mediterranean hawkmoth
Vine hawkmoth, Hippotion celerio, Mediterranean hawkmoth, Hyles nicaea, and small elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila porcellus

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant creeper, Argyreia nervosa

Elephant creeper, Argyreia nervosa. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L. Reeve, London, 1878

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant ear species, Caladium lilliputiense

Elephant ear species, Caladium lilliputiense. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration by A. Goossens from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1895

Background imageElephant Collection: African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana

African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Background imageElephant Collection: Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina

Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina (Phoca proboscidea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Background imageElephant Collection: Southern elephant seal, female, Mirounga leonina

Southern elephant seal, female, Mirounga leonina (Elephant seal, Phoca proboscidea). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Hamiltons

Background imageElephant Collection: Southern elephant seal, male, Mirounga leonina

Southern elephant seal, male, Mirounga leonina (Elephant seal, Phoca proboscidea). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Hamiltons Amphibious

Background imageElephant Collection: Eggs of elephant bird, ostrich, cassowary, condor, etc

Eggs of elephant bird, ostrich, cassowary, condor, etc
Large bird eggs: elephant bird, Aepyornis maximus (extinct) 1, 2, ostrich, Struthio camelus 3, southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius 4, Andean condor, Vultur gryphus 5, bearded vulture

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant apple or chulta, Dillenia indica

Elephant apple or chulta, Dillenia indica, Dillenia speciosa, Dillenie elegante. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar

Background imageElephant Collection: Painted coral snake, Indian elephant and box turtle

Painted coral snake, Indian elephant and box turtle
Painted coral snake, Micrurus corallinus 1, Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus 2, and common box turtle, Terrapene carolina 3. Elaps, elephant, emyde

Background imageElephant Collection: Common seal and elephant seal

Common seal and elephant seal
Common seal, Phoca vitulina 1 and northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris 2. Phoque commun, Phoque a trompe (macrorhine)

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant ear, Colocasia affinis

Elephant ear, Colocasia affinis (Alocasia jenningsii). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant foot yam, Amorphophallus campanulatus

Elephant foot yam, Amorphophallus campanulatus
Elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum, Amorphophallus campanulatus. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageElephant Collection: Funeral procession and cortege for a queen

Funeral procession and cortege for a queen of Tonkin, Vietnam. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageElephant Collection: Funeral procession and cortege for a king of Tonkin, Vietnam

Funeral procession and cortege for a king of Tonkin, Vietnam. The kings body on a palanquin with servants holding parasols and fans

Background imageElephant Collection: Method of catching wild elephants using lassos in Burma

Method of catching wild elephants using lassos in Burma. Adapted from an illustration in Michael Symes Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava

Background imageElephant Collection: North-east view of the Kailasa temple, Ellora

North-east view of the Kailasa temple, Ellora rock cut temple caves, India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageElephant Collection: Cortege of a Mughal ruler in India

Cortege of a Mughal ruler in India. Mogul and courtiers riding in palanquins on elephants, guarded by cavalry and infantry

Background imageElephant Collection: Flora and fauna of Asia, including elephant

Flora and fauna of Asia, including elephant
Flora and fauna of Asia, including bamboo, elephant, rhinoceros, camel and deer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageElephant Collection: African bush elephant, adult female, Loxodonta africana

African bush elephant, adult female, Loxodonta africana (Elephas africanus). Vulnerable. Illustration drawn by Charles Hamilton Smith from Berlin Library

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant foot yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Elephant foot yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Campanulate arum, Arum campanulatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis

Background imageElephant Collection: Indian elephant and sukotyro

Indian elephant and sukotyro
Endangered Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, female suckling her young, 1, and mythical beast sukotyro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Background imageElephant Collection: British Raj hunters shooting tigers in India

British Raj hunters shooting tigers in India
British colonial hunters mounted on elephants with Indian guides chasing and shooting at a tiger in a river in India. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Theodore Goetz from Friedrich Johann

Background imageElephant Collection: Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Elephant on Velocipede

Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Elephant on Velocipede
Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Elephant on a Velocipede. 1892

Background imageElephant Collection: Frieze, Indian scene with elephant

Frieze, Indian scene with elephant

Background imageElephant Collection: Book cover - Lots of Pictures

Book cover - Lots of Pictures
Front cover of a book called Lots of Pictures showing children riding on an elephant at the zoo. Date: c.1930

Background imageElephant Collection: Toy Theatre - characters in The Elephant of Siam

Toy Theatre - characters in The Elephant of Siam (Thailand)

Background imageElephant Collection: An Elephant caparisoned, governed by a Zoarch

An Elephant caparisoned, governed by a Zoarch (commander)

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant Hotel, Margate City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Elephant Hotel, Margate City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Elephant Hotel, Margate City, an old landmark, south of Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Date: 1919

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant presentation dance, Nha Trang, South Vietnam

Elephant presentation dance, Nha Trang, South Vietnam
Elephant presentation dance in a public square at the Festivity of the Tet (New Years Feast), Nha Trang, South Vietnam (then known as Annam)



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