Butterfly studiesA plate from a field note book of Rose Monteiro depicting butterfly studies
Franklinia alatamaha, frankliniaDrawing 1 (Ewan Frontispiece) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Hydrangea hortensis, French hydrangeaPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Weeping WillowPlate 30 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771
Insects of SurinamPlate 9 from Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium (1726) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717) & Johanna Helena Herolt (1668-1773)
Durio zibethinus, durian fruitPlate 146 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Orangier des Gcnes, Arancio di GenovaTab. 8 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820, by Antoine Risso (1777-1845)
Banksia integrifolia, coastal banksiaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Gossypium barbadense, cotton plantIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Scottish Pine Forest poster with captions by Barbara Nicholson made for a printed wallchart. Signed B.EN, wallchart EB13, printed by Westerham Press, England
Quercus suber, cork oakPlate 35 from `Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871. Originally called Chene liege in this publication the Cork Oak tree is now know by the name (Quercus suber)
Cephalotus follicularis, Australian pitcher plantAn illustration by Ferdinand Bauer of an Australian pitcher plant, one of the few plants capable of trapping and digesting insects
Prunus sp. peach (Grimwoods Royal George or Grosse MignonPlate 41 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Emberiza calandra, corn buntingPlate 26 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Citrus sinensis, sweet orange
Primula auricula, primroseFolio 78 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gardenia taitensis, Tahitian gardeniaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Gardenia florida
Ocimum sanctum, holy basilAn illustration of leaves and branches of holy basil (Ocimum sanctum), also known at Tulsi. By James Kerr (1738-1782). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Telopea speciosissima, waratahDrawing 432 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Warratta
Theobroma cacao, cocoa podPlate 49 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)
Mangifera indica, mangoIllustration from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mandragora officinarum, mandrakeIllustration of the male and female mandrake, from The herbal of generall historie of plantes (1636) by John Gerard (1545-1612), edited by Thomas Johnson
Dahlia pinnata, pinnate dahliaPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Clematis viticella, Polish spiritPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Panax pseudoginseng, tienchi ginsengIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Vegetable rootsPlate 4 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Racines alimentaires
Picoides pubescens, downy woodpeckerPlate 112 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Pharmacophagus antenor, giant swallowtailGiant swallowtail butterfly and the common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae). Plate 15 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Daucus carota, carrotIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Acacia nilotica, prickly acacia treeFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Calypte anna, Annas hummingbird
Eucalyptus crebra, narrow leaved ironbark treeFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Sabatia bartramii, savannah pink & Eacles imperialis, imperiDrawing 11 (Ewan 38) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cirtus paradisi, grapefruitTab 65 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse chadec
Alnus glutinosa (Willd. ) XXI 4, alderAn illustration of alder tree fruit and foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Metrosideros excelsa, Christmas treeFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
see record 3688 - Helianthus annus, sunflowerPage 68 from Illustration of the Sexual System of Linneaus (1777) vol 2, by John Miller (1715-c. 1790)
Eucalyptus pruinosa, silver-leaved boxPlate 56 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Olea sp. olivePlate 75 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Dahlias spPlate 1 from The Beauties of Flora 1820, by Samuel Curtis (1779-1860) with drawings by Clara Maria Pope. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Protea cynaroides, king proteaPainting by Stephan Endlicher from Catalogus Horti Academici Vindobonensis pub.1842
Humboldt and his party collecting plantSpecimens at the foot of Mount Chimborazo. Detail from Plate 25 Voyage aux Regions Equinoxiales by Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
Taraxacum officinale, dandelion (fruiting head)Scanning electron microscope image showing a vertical section through an unripe fruiting head of a dandelion in the yellow flower stage. Colour added artificially by computer
Falco sparverius, American kestrelPlate 142 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Banksia coccinea, scarlet banksiaPlate 139 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Dianthus barbatus, sweet williamFolio 40 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Caprimulgus vociferus, whip-poor-willPlate 82 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Dillenia ornataIllustration from Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1829-30) by Nathaniel Wallich. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
