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Zebra-drawn trap of Lord Walter RothschildRothschild broke in and trained several zebras to pull a trap, which he memorably used to visit Buckingham Palace in 1898 Date: 1898
Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)Carriage drawn by three zebra and a horse, driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937), founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937
Occipital bone of horse skull (Arab racing pony, NHM reference NHMADAR.H40)
Nathan Natty, 1st Baron RothschildLiberal politician, banker, philanthropist and father of Walter Rothschild, he built what became the Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum
Reindeer antler from NeschersThis reindeer antler from Neschers in France is engraved with a stylised horse. It was created by early humans and found between 1830 and 1848. Date: 1830
Market square, Iloilo, Panay, PhilippinesA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Horse-head engraved on boneLate Pleistocene wild horses head engraved on the right fourth metatarsal bone of a horse, specimen (NHM 38745). Found among horse remains from the Late Magdalenian site of Roc du Courbet, Bruniquel
Horses being used to transport a Basking shark from BrightonHand-drawn graphite and watercolour wash depicting the horses used to transport a Basking shark from North Audley Street, Brighton to London on a carriage pulled by 12 horses. 10th Dec 1812
Phiolophus vulpiceps. Skull of a dawn horse found in Harwich
Buenos Ayres Bullock-wagonsIllustration (p.150) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Fossil tooth of horse, from Bahia BlancaIllustration (p.138) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Bringing in a prisoner illustration (p.84) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Wold meteorite landing sitePen and ink sketch showing an obelisk marking the landing site of the Wold Meteorite, Yorkshire, 1812. Image from the Sowerby Collection by Gerrit van Spaendonck
Equus asinus, African wild assAfrican Wild Ass, Equus taeniopus. Fig. 149 page 53 of The Natural History of Animals (class Mammalia; animals which suckle their young) in Word and Picture, Vol
Equus hemionus, Asian wild assTibetan Wild Ass, Equus hemionus. Fig. 151 on page 55 of The Natural History of Animals (class Mammalia) in Word and Picture, Vol. 2 by Carl Christoph Vogt & Friedrich Specht, 1899
Equus caballus gomelini, tarpanThe Tarpan a wild horse, native of Russia, primaeval bay stock. Plate on page opposite page 160. Original watercolour drawing from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol
Equus caballus, horseSkull belonging to a horse (Equus caballus) from the Zoology collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Stone age horseA plastic replica of amber stone age horse carving. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule fig. 23
Equus sp. zebraPlate 222 from Capter 12 of Gleanings of Natural History by George Edwards (1694-1773), published 1758-1764
Equus burchelli, Burchells zebraThe striped skin of a stuffed Burchells zebra specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Salticus senecus, zebra jumping spiderScanning electron microscope image of a zebra jumping spider from the UK (x 35). Note the two large eyes that give them excellent binoular vision. Coloured artificially on computer
Ascent of the Drakensberg March 31, 18696.30am-sunrise light from right, green hills, warm lights, deep shadows and rolling mist. Sketch 4 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines (1859-1871)
Equus zebra, mountain zebraMountain Zebra Mare. First wounded by John Lainga killed by myself. September 1862. Sketch from Rothschild bequest 3. Part of a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines
Mesohippus
Lower cheek teeth of fossil horseShown here are the lower cheek teeth of the extinxt horse, Equus. Equus was a high-crowned grazing species and lived about 200, 000 years ago
The Installation of No BenguluInto the supreme chieftainship of Matabili land, February 1870. Sketch 36 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)
Equus quagga, quaggaOne of the last remaining quagga in captivity at London Zoo. Relative of the horse and zebra which lived in the African plains, was hunted to extinction during the end of the 19th century
The Natural History Museum at Tring, photographed in 1899Viewed from Park Street, Tring. Lord Rothschild bequeathed his entire museum to the Trustees of the British Museum provided that it became an annexe of the Museum at South Kensington
Equus sp. horseUpper molar tooth from a species of the Equus genus. Item E. 602 of the animal fossil specimens found at Piltdown, Sussex, 1912-15, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Chilian spurs, stirrup illustration (p.290) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, John Murray illustrated edition, 1890
Tibetan horse minderA young Tibetan horse minder, Urulung, Tibet
Equus zebra, zebraPhotograph of a zebra skin specimen, collection number Z 1993.149
Three unicornsMonoceros Unicornu and Caprinonq Marinq. Tab 10 from Beschriving Van de Natuur der Vier-voetige Dieren, 1660 by I. Johnston
Sea-horsePage 234 from Curious Creatures in Zoology, 1890 by John Ashton