Equus Collection

Zebra-drawn trap of Lord Walter Rothschild
Rothschild 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

South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris, vulnerable. The Tapir in the Gardens of the Zoological Society

Wild horse of Siberia, or Yakutian horse. Equus ferus caballus. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812

Hungarian warmblood horse, Equus caballus var. hungaricus

Extinct quagga, Equus quagga quagga
Quagga, Equus quagga quagga (Hippotigris quagga) extinct species of zebra

Arabian horse, Equus caballus var. arabicus
Arabian or Arab horse, Equus caballus var. arabicus. With Napoleons brand on its flank and French soldiers and cannon in a North African battlefield setting

English thoroughbred horse, Equus caballus var. anglicanus. With vignette of horse race

Zebra, quagga, donkey and Arabian horse
Zebra c, Equus quagga, extinct quagga d, Equus quagga quagga, donkey b, Equus asinus, and Arabian horse a, Equus ferus caballus

Plains zebra and mountain zebra
Plains zebra, Equus quagga, and mountain zebra, Equus zebra, vulnerable. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Horse, Equus caballus

Arabian horse, Equus ferus caballus

Mountain zebra (vulnerable) and Malayan tapir (endangered)
Mountain zebra, Equus zebra (vulnerable), and Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus (endangered)

Burchells zebra or Damara zebra, Equus quagga burchellii (Equus burchellii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Plains zebra, Equus quagga. Cheval-tigre d Afrique, Zebra species

Africans hunting warthog, zebra and jackal
Hunters in Africa hunting warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, zebra, Equus quagga, and black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas, with gun, spear and bow and arrow

Black wildebeest and extinct quagga
Black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu, Connochaetes gnou, and extinct quagga, Equus quagga

African animals: zebra, giraffe, chimpanzee
African animals: zebra, Equus quagga, giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, endangered chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, and the endangered Asian jocko (orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus)

Rhinoceros, zebra, porcupine and babirusa
Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, plains zebra, Equus quagga, male 2, female 3, Indian porcupine, Hystrix indica, and Sulawesi babirusa, Babyrousa celebensis

Domesticated horse and dziggetai
Domesticated horse, Equus ferus caballus 2, and dziggetai or Gobi khulan, Equus hemionus luteus 3

Occipital bone of horse skull (Arab racing pony, NHM reference NHMADAR.H40)

Quagga, (Equus quagga quagga), an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra. 1814

Nathan Natty, 1st Baron Rothschild
Liberal politician, banker, philanthropist and father of Walter Rothschild

Reindeer antler from Neschers
This 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

Wild horses of the Diluvial era, extinct genus of Equus ferus

Zebras and Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) invading Katavi airport (Equus grevyi). Tanzania - Africa

Working Horse - lying down sleeping (Equus ferus caballus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

Market square, Iloilo, Panay, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Horse-head engraved on bone
Late Pleistocene wild horses head engraved on the right fourth metatarsal bone of a horse, specimen (NHM 38745)

African zebra or Equus zebra.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Horse, Equus caballus.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Zebra, Equus quagga.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature (1798-1802) published by Harrison, London

Wild mule, Equus mulus

Horse, Equus ferus caballus, and extinct quagga, Equus quagga quagga.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816

Wild horses of the later Tertiary era, extinct genus of Equus ferus

Burchells / Plains / Common Zebra - fighting (Equus burchellii / Equus quagga). Hluhluwe National Park - South Africa

Burchells / Plains / Common Zebra (Equus burchellii / Equus quagga). Hluhluwe National Park - South Africa

Working Horse (Equus ferus caballus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

Burchells / Plains / Common Zebras and Wildebeests (Connochaetes taurinus) - On migration (Equus quagga burchelli ). Ndutu - Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Tanzania - Africa

Horses being used to transport a Basking shark from Brighton
Hand-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-wagons
Illustration (p.150) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Fossil tooth of horse, from Bahia Blanca
Illustration (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

Equus asinus, African wild ass
African 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 ass
Tibetan 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, tarpan
The 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, horse
Skull belonging to a horse (Equus caballus) from the Zoology collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Stone age horse
A plastic replica of amber stone age horse carving. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule fig. 23

Equus sp. zebra
Plate 222 from Capter 12 of Gleanings of Natural History by George Edwards (1694-1773), published 1758-1764

Equus burchelli, Burchells zebra
The striped skin of a stuffed Burchells zebra specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Salticus senecus, zebra jumping spider
Scanning 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, 1869
6.30am-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 zebra
Mountain 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 horse
Shown 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 Bengulu
Into the supreme chieftainship of Matabili land, February 1870. Sketch 36 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

Equus quagga, quagga
One 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 1899
Viewed 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. horse
Upper 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 minder
A young Tibetan horse minder, Urulung, Tibet

Equus zebra, zebra
Photograph of a zebra skin specimen, collection number Z 1993.149

Three unicorns
Monoceros Unicornu and Caprinonq Marinq. Tab 10 from Beschriving Van de Natuur der Vier-voetige Dieren, 1660 by I. Johnston

Sea-horse
Page 234 from Curious Creatures in Zoology, 1890 by John Ashton

Spanish horse, type Equus Hispanicus. German illustration from 18th century

Herd of zebra in a sunny, wooded area
A herd of zebra (Equus Quagga) in a sunny, wooded area

Pencil sketch of a Zebra (Equus quagga) at London Zoo

ZEBRA
An early depiction of a male zebra (equus or hippotigris zebra) : the stripes, which serve as camouflage in the wild, are beautifully delineated

Hyginus / Equus
EQUUS the horse

Animals / Zebra / Quagga
equus quagga

Tarpan / Unknown Source
The native horse of Tartary

Bewick / Zebra
(equus burchelli) Along with the aardvark, this relative of the horse is assured of a place in every index of animals, albeit at different ends

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