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Epitheria Collection (page 10)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Mazama canepestris guaszuti design

Mazama canepestris guaszuti design
Drawing 62 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Affenbande am Flusse

Affenbande am Flusse
A troup of monkeys on the riverside, page 199 from Loango Expedition 1873-1876 published in 1879, by P Gussfeldt et al

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Elephas maximus, Asian elephant & rhinoceros

Elephas maximus, Asian elephant & rhinoceros
Plate 221 from Capter 11 of Gleanings of Natural History by George Edwards (1694-1773), published 1758-1764

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Canis lupus dingo, dingo

Canis lupus dingo, dingo
Dog of New South Wales. Drawing 52 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Ibis, monkey, common genet and crow design

Ibis, monkey, common genet and crow design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Felis silvestris ornata, Asian steppe wildcat

Felis silvestris ornata, Asian steppe wildcat
Felis ornata. 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)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Conilurus albipes, white-footed tree-rat

Conilurus albipes, white-footed tree-rat
Native name Gnar-ruck. Detail from drawing 81, possibly by Thomas Watling (1762 -c. 1814), from the Thomas Watling Drawings Collection, 1788-c. 1797, held at the Natural History Museum

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Whaling boats

Whaling boats
A photograph from A Cruise in the Arctic (1888) by Livingstone-Learmonth

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Potorous tridactylus, long-nosed potoroo

Potorous tridactylus, long-nosed potoroo
Poto Roo. Drawing 59 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Bison bison, American bison

Bison bison, American bison
Plate 123 (414) Le Bison d Amerique from Histoire Naturelle des Mammifcres, avec des figures originales, Vol. 1, 1819-42, by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Baron Georges L. C. Frederic D. Cuvier

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Iguana, delundung, racoon and gecko design

Iguana, delundung, racoon and gecko design
Four springers in entrance hall. Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Dog, owl and eagle design

Dog, owl and eagle design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Cow and calf design

Cow and calf design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Panther design

Panther design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Mandrillus leucophaeus, drill

Mandrillus leucophaeus, drill
Plate 139 (58) Le Drill Vieux. From Histoire Naturelle des Mammifcres, avec des figures originales, Vol. 1, 1819-42, by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Baron Georges L. C. Frederic D. Cuvier

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Dasyurus viverrinus, eastern native cat or quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus, eastern native cat or quoll
Native names Mer-re-a-gan and Din-e-gow-a. Detail from drawing 84, possibly by Thomas Watling (1762 -c. 1814), from the Thomas Watling Drawings Collection, 1788-c

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Homo heidelbergensis cranium (Petralona 1)

Homo heidelbergensis cranium (Petralona 1)
An adult male cranium (cast) discovered at the foot of Katsika Hill, Petralona, south east of Thessaloniki, Greece. The specimen dates back 400, 000 years. It was discovered by J

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Homo erectus cranium (OH9)

Homo erectus cranium (OH9)
The cranium (cast) of Homo erectus discovered at Bed II, site LLK at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania by Louis Leakey in 1960. This specimen is the Holotype of Homo leakeyi. This specimen dates back c

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Micronycteris brachyotis, orange-throated bat

Micronycteris brachyotis, orange-throated bat
An orange-throated bat (Micronycteris brachyotis) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Barbastella barbastellus, western barbastelle

Barbastella barbastellus, western barbastelle

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Moschus chrysogaster, alpine musk deer

Moschus chrysogaster, alpine musk deer
Plate 191 from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal, 1818-1858, by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: The Malay Archipelago

The Malay Archipelago
Title page of The Malay Archipelago, The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of travel with studies of Man and Nature. By Alfred Russel Wallace, 1874

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Sonchus palustris, marsh sow-thistle

Sonchus palustris, marsh sow-thistle
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Sturnira lilium parvidens, yellow-shouldered bat

Sturnira lilium parvidens, yellow-shouldered bat

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Ailurus fulgens, red panda

Ailurus fulgens, red panda
Plate 96 from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal, 1818-1858, by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Nyctalus noctula, common noctule

Nyctalus noctula, common noctule
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Dragonflies and Fish

Dragonflies and Fish
Dragonflies from Libellulinae Europaeae by Toussaint de Charpenter, 1840. Fish from Voyage de la Coquille, Zoology Atlas II by Duperrey

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Cervidae (family), deer

Cervidae (family), deer
Balgowan (deer park in Perthshire, Scotland). Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Lepus europaeus, European brown hare and Mustela nivalis, le

Lepus europaeus, European brown hare and Mustela nivalis, le
Hare and Weasel. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Rhinolophus hipposideros, lesser horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros, lesser horseshoe bat
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Clethrionomys glareolus, bank vole

Clethrionomys glareolus, bank vole
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Microchiroptera (suborder), microbat

Microchiroptera (suborder), microbat
Photograph of the left side view of the skull of a microbat, measuring 4cm, with its relatively short snout and lower jaw

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Pteronotus davyi fulvus, Davys naked-backed bat

Pteronotus davyi fulvus, Davys naked-backed bat
A Davys naked-backed bat (Pteronotus davyi fulvus) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Pteropus poliocephalus, grey-headed flying fox

Pteropus poliocephalus, grey-headed flying fox
The cranial view of the skull of a grey-headed flying fox; a megabat measuring 7cm. The long snout helps it to smell out fruit. See also 40857

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Lepus timidus, Mustela erminea and Mustela nivalis

Lepus timidus, Mustela erminea and Mustela nivalis
Arctic hare, ermine and least weasel. Mountain hare, stoat and weasel. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Globicephala melas, long-finned pilot whale

Globicephala melas, long-finned pilot whale

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Lepus timidus hibernicus and Lepus timidus scoticus

Lepus timidus hibernicus and Lepus timidus scoticus
Skins of Irish mountain hare and Scottish mountain hare. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Rattus norvegicus, brown rat

Rattus norvegicus, brown rat
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Missouri Leviathan

Missouri Leviathan
Kochs Missourium. The reliquia of animal indigenous to North America exhibited in 1842 at the Egyptian Hall, London

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Ochotona curzoniae, black-lipped pika

Ochotona curzoniae, black-lipped pika
Plate 119a from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal, 1818-1858, by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Magyarosaurus & Cetiosaurus oxoniensis

Magyarosaurus & Cetiosaurus oxoniensis
Magyarosaurus was a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (about 70 mya) of Transylvania. Cetiosaurus an early sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England (170 - 160 mya)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Diphylla ecaudata, hairy-legged vampire bat

Diphylla ecaudata, hairy-legged vampire bat
A hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Capreolus capreolus, western roe deer

Capreolus capreolus, western roe deer
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Rhynchonycteris naso, proboscis bat

Rhynchonycteris naso, proboscis bat
A proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Martes martes, European pine marten

Martes martes, European pine marten
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Orcinus orca, orca

Orcinus orca, orca
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Detail of terracotta moulding of monkeys in the Waterhouse B

Detail of terracotta moulding of monkeys in the Waterhouse B
The Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageEpitheria Collection: Sceloglaux albifacies, laughing owl

Sceloglaux albifacies, laughing owl
This owl, native only to New Zealand, became extinct in c. 1914, probably due to deforestation and the disappearance of its favourite prey the Kiori rat. Artist unknown



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