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Sayornis phoebe, eastern phoebePlate 120 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
Corylus avellana L. CXXXVI, hazelAn illustrative plate of hazel tree foliage, catkins and fruit from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Dendroica petechia, yellow warblerPlate 35 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
Lophura bulweri, Bulwers pheasantPlate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Dendroica cerulea, cerulean warblerPlate 49 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
Rosa cf. damascena, damask roseIllustration No.15 by Jacobus Van Huysum, c. 1730s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Gentiana ascepiadea, willow gentianIllustration by Frederick Polydore Nodder, c. 1770s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rousselet hatif, pearPears plate no 3 from Pomona Franconica Vol 3 1776 by J Mayer
Lophura swinhoii, Swinhoes pheasantPlate 16 hand coloured lithograph by John Gould and Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol.7, (1850-83)
Ceratonia siliqua, carob bean treeIllustration of carob beans by B. Thanner. The beans were used as weights for gems and precious metals
Erodium hymenodes, herons billDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1908. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Hibiscus tiliaceus, beach hibicusWatercolour 25 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, 1847
Hibiscus cf. syriacus, Syrian roseWatercolour 19 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, 1847
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China roseUnsigned artwork 125 from the Indian Drawings Miscellaneous Collection (IDM Collection), c. early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Hibiscus simplex, Chinese parasol treeUnsigned artwork 115 from the Indian Drawings Miscellaneous Collection (IDM Collection), c. early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa canina, dog roseWatercolour no.4 by Ralph Stennett, 1807. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pelargonium klierianum, geraniumIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. By Leopald Trattinick, 1825
Clytus arietis, wasp beetleA wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) visiting bramble flowers in England
Guajacum sanctumIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Limacodidae, nettle caterpillar from BelizeA brightly coloured nettle caterpillar from the family Limacodidae. Specimen photographed in Belize
Cynipidae, adult gall waspsAdult gall wasps inspecting an oak gall in which the parasitic wasps lay their eggs
A female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs
Acronicta aceris, sycamore moth caterpillarThe brightly coloured caterpillars of the sycamore moths are found in southern England and feed on the leaves of the sycamore tree, as well as other deciduous trees
Oak apple gallsGalls growing on the tips of two oak twigs
Theobroma cacao, chocolateCollected by Sir Hans Sloane in Jamaica. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Malacosoma castrense, plum lackey mothAn illustration of a plum lackey moth with a common bullace plum tree (Prunus insititia) by John Abbot
Ranunculus asiaticus (flower) Aesculus pavia (fruit) ViburnuSketch 254 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Syrmaticus ellioti, Elliots pheasantPlate 98 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Nymphalis phalerati, silver spotted fritillaryAn illustration of a Great American silver spotted fritillary butterfly and and may cock or flesh coloured passion flower by John Abbot (1751-1840)
Nelumbo lutea, American lotus and Triodopsis albolabri, snaiDrawing 34 (Ewan 59) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Pen, ink and watercolour
Ficus carica L. FigSketch 15 from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Carica papaya L. papaya or melon pawpawSketch 7 from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lophura diardi, Siamese fireback
Sterculia and Eriobotrya japonica, Chinese almond and loquaWatercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge (1858-1949). From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952. Held in the Zoology Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Leucaena leucocephala, coffee bushSketch 215 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Phasianus colchicus formosanus, common (Formosan) pheasantPlate 56 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Leptospermum scoparium, New Zealand tea treePainting by George Forster
Urtica foliis, nettlesIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Monarda punctata, horsemint (right) & Gleditsia tracanthosSketch 262 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rosa centifolia, moss rose
Juglans nigra, black walnut
Malus sp. apple tree and wrenBodycolour and watercolour by William King, c. 1750 s. Size: 410 x 325 mm. Original artwork held by the Natural History Museum, London
Prunus sp. peach (Neals Early Purple Peach)Plate 23 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pyrus sp. apple (The Court of Wick Pippin)Plate 32 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pyrus sp. pear (Wormsley Bergamot Pear)
Ficus bengalensis, banyan treeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Pyrus sp. pear (Chaumontel Pear)Plate 11 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rubus sylvestrisIllustration is a copy from De Materia Medica made by the Greek physician Dioscorides. The copy was made in 1460 and was owned by Sir Joseph Banks