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Geological Strata 19CA schematic representation of geology and palaeontology
Hominid craniaL to R: Australopithecus africanus; Homo rudolfensis; H.erectus; H. heildebergensis; H. neanderthalensis and H. sapiens. Arranged in chronological order these specimens (casts)
Fossils from the palaeozoic eraLife forms of the palaeozoic era (for identification of individual items, refer to the book page 13-14)
Ichthyosaurus as a museum pieceCartoon of an Ichthyosaurus as a museum piece, in the Ballad of the Ichthyosaurus
Charles DarwinCHARLES DARWIN satire : Man is but a worm
Science / EvolutionFrom the simple cell to the giraffe, via the mammoth and the pterodactyl
Australopithecus and the Rhodesian ManReconstructed: Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man. Links in the chain of human evolution: Australopithecus Africanus (3 ft high on the left), representing the Taungs skull
Charles Darwin with a lookalike apeCharles Darwin holding up a hand mirror to an ape, showing how alike the pair of them are
Angraecum sesquipedale, Madagascan orchidThis species of orchid was used by Darwin to prove his theories of evolution. Illustration from The British Museum (Natural History) by Peter Whitehead and Colin Keates, 1981
Two skeletons, human and gorillaA human skeleton compared with that of a gorilla
Peking Man A new link in human evolution. Chimpanzee, Pithecanthropus, Peking Man and Piltdown Man (later shown to be a hoax). Date: 1929
Hylobates sp. Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes, Gorilla goriGibbon, orangutan, chimpanzee, gorilla and human. Evidence as to Mans Place in Nature. Illustration published in Mans Place in Nature, Vol. 7 from a collection of essays by Thomas Henry Huxley, 1863
Australopithecus afarensisIllustration by Maurice Wilson of extinct African hominids (Australopithecus afarensis) living 3-4 million years ago. They walked upright, although they retained the ability to climb trees
Pedigree of ManTab XV from Ernst Haeckel (1879) The Evolution of man: a popular exposition of the principal points of human ontogeny and phylogeny, London: Kegan Paul, 2 v: ill
Hominid reconstructions in chronological orderFrom left to right: Australopithecus, Early Homo erectus (Java Man), Late Homo erectus (Peking Man), Homo heidelbergensis (Rhodesian Man), Neanderthal man and Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon)
Animals and plants of the Carboniferous eraEuropean landscape, with animals, during the Carboniferous Era
Evolution in FossilsThe progress of evolution, from amoebas to you and me, as displayed by the fossil record
Young Australopithecus africanusReconstruction drawing of the head of the young Australopithecus africanus, represented by the Taungs skull discovered in Bechuanaland. Date: 1925
Sinanthropus, perhaps the lowest man known to science: excavating Choukoutien Cave where Peking Man dwelt 100, 000 years ago, and moulding his image. Date: 1939
Piltdown Man article- The most ancient inhabitant of EnglandThe most ancient inhabitant of England: the newly found Sussex Man. A page from the Illustrated London News by W.P Pycraft, examining the parallels between the Piltdown Man skull and jaw
Origin Species, CH Bennett, banker - vultureVulturine. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a vulture to a banker. Known for his beak and bald head the vulture has exchanged his feathers for a broadcloth
Piltdown man reconstructedThe Piltdown man sketched by A. Forestier after Professor Keiths reconstruction, and an inset showing an alterative reconstruction after Dr. A. Smith Woodward
Darwins Theory of Evolutionhis theory is satirised - Am I a man and a brother Date: 1861 Source: unnamed artist in Punch 8 May 1861 page 206
Science / Evolution / AscentA Victorian representation of the ascent of man from ape
Evolution / Art Apes LifeAn extremely talented aspiring monkey artist sketches a less fortunate fellow monkey who is chained up whilst being sketched
Extinct dinornis or moa, aepyornis ingensAn artists impression of how the extinct dinornis or moa (aepyornis ingens), a genus of flightless birds native to Madagascar, might have looked
Charles Darwin studying a wormA satire on Charles Darwin -- after charting the Descent of Man he goes even lower and studies worms
Purple-throated hummingbirds, maleIn a fascinating example of sexual dimorphism and plant-animal relationships: the male hummingbird with a larger body and short
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). British naturalist, author of the theory of evolution by natural selection. Litography. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. Down. Down House
th Huxley / Downey PhotoTHOMAS HENRY HUXLEY English scientist and champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution
Orders of Mammalsthe Orders of Mammals
Specimens of evolution at a grand dinnerThe survival of the fittest -- specimens of evolution take part in a grand dinner. The handsome and the clever walk arm in arm, watched by many servants
Darwins PigeonsCharles Darwin gave his personal collection on pigeons to the Museum in 1867 and 1868, as part of a bigger collection of domestic birds including ducks, chickens and even cararies
The Evolution of the British Aircraft Carrier - from cross-channel steamers to modern designs Date: 1946
Charles Darwin humorous caricature, Darwinism
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date bookWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic. Extremely rare Harland and Wolff hardbound employees build/date book chronicling the history of the ships built at the yard
Railway destruction by revolutionaries in China near Shan-Kwan. Shanhaiguan District formerly Shan-hai-kwan or Shan-hai-kuan, is a district of the city of Hebei Province, China
Marcus Clark & Co AdvertisementAn advertisement illustration for Marcus Clark & Co, Ltd, based in Sydney. The image showcases The Chandler Six under the slogan Evolution of Transport. outside the Marcus Clark showrooms
Evolution of Men's Silk Top Hats 1805 -1875A selection of silk hats that men wore spanning over seventy years and how they changed style slightly. Date: 1805 to 1875
Comic postcard, Father and son discuss evolution Date: 20th century
Variety of locomotives, 1874-1886Glasgow & South Western, Great North of Scotland, Highland, North British and London Brighton & South Coast Railways locomotives, 1874-1886
Railway locomotives, 1837-1886Great Western, North London, London Chatham & Dover, St Helens and Sligo Leitrim & Northern County Railways locomotives, 1837-1886. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines
Railways locomotives, 1870-1884Great Eastern, South Eastern and London Tilbury & Southend Railways locomotives, 1870-1884. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines
GNL & SW R locomotives, 1863-1886Great Northern and London & South Western Railways locomotives, 1863-1886. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines
MS&LR locomotives, 1852-1886Midland, Metropolitan and Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railways locomotives, 1852-1886. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines
London & North Western, Wrexham Mold & Connors Quay, Mersey Tunnel, Taff Vale, Rhymney and Festiniog Railways locomotives, 1859-1885. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines
Locomotives on Stockton & Darlington and NE RailwaysLocomotives on Stockton & Darlington and North Eastern Railways, 1825-1848. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines
Railways locomotives, 1870-1886North Eastern, Lancashire & Yorkshire, North Staffordshire and South Staffordshire Railways locomotives, 1870-1886. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines
Railway locomotives, 1847-1885Caledonian, Ulster, Northern of Ireland and Great South & West Ireland Railways locomotives, 1847-1885. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines
Locomotives - Stockton & Darlington - North Eastern RailwaysLocomotives on Stockton & Darlington and North Eastern Railways, 1848-1885. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines
Types of American locomotives, 1876-1882. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines. Also illustrated with scenes such as Erie Railway Suspension Bridge. Date: 1885
Outline of growth of the locomotive engine, 1841-1884. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines. Also illustrated with scenes such as zig-zag over the Blue Mountains. Date: 1885
Types of American locomotives, 1804-1876. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines. Also illustrated with scenes such as Mohawk and Hudson River Railroad. Date: 1885
Outline of growth of the locomotive engine, 1771-1840. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines. Also illustrated with scenes such as Hetton Colliery. Date: 1885
Birth of a Gown feature (2 / 2) showing Dolly Tree designBirth of a Gown feature (1/2) showing Dolly Tree designing the wardrobe for Rita Johnson in The Girl Downstairs (1938) Date: 1938
The Evolution of the Cycle -- tricycle and two bicyclesThe Evolution of the Cycle -- the first crank-driven tricycle, Dalzells Machine (circa 1840), Landiss Machine (1861). (4 of 8) Date: 1892
The Evolution of the Cycle -- three cycling machinesThe Evolution of the Cycle -- Bramley and Parkers Machine (1830), Juliens Machine (1830), Cochranes Machine (1831). (3 of 8) Date: 1892
The Evolution of the Cycle -- Dandy-HorseThe Evolution of the Cycle -- Duke of Marlboroughs Dandy-Horse, Johnsons Dandy-Horse, Cruikshank drawing At Full Speed ( all early 1800s). (2 of 8) Date: 1892
The Evolution of the Cycle -- Ovenden and BoltonThe Evolution of the Cycle -- Ovendens Machine (1761) and Boltons Machine (1804). (1 of 8) Date: 1892
Wurzberg radar antenna Douvres Radar StationThis is just outside the Museum which is based in two well preserved bunkers and charts the evolution of radar. The dish, a Wurzberg-Reise, was removed after the war, renovated and returned here
Louis Mascre with sculptures of evolutionary manLouis Mascre, sculptor to the court of Belgium, pictured with three of a series of prehistoric studies in which he showed mans development from the Neanderthal type to the present day. 1928
MONKEY ARTISTAn extremely talented aspiring monkey artist sketches a less fortunate fellow monkey who is chained up whilst being sketched. Date: 19th century
Evolution - Art Apes LifeAn extremely talented aspiring monkey artist sketches a less fortunate fellow monkey who is chained up whilst being sketched
Evolution - Baby - MonkeysThe advent of the first human baby is celebrated by an admiring congregation of apes, who are holding a lamp to Darwins book The Descent of Man (1871)
Animals and plants of the Tertiary era in Europe. Date: BCE
Animals and homo sapiens at the time of the Flood. Date: BCE
Animals and plants of the post-Jurassic era in southern England. Date: BCE
Animals and plants of the Triassic era in Germany. Date: BCE
Animals and plants of the Jurassic era in Europe. Date: BCE
Charles Darwin - English NaturalistCharles Darwin (1809-1882) - English Naturalist and Geologist - pioneer of Evolutionary Theory. Date: circa 1870
Java Man or Pithecanthropus erectus (Homo Erectus erectus). Early human fossills discovered on island Java (Indonesia). Paleolithic
Monachus tropicalis, Caribbean monk sealA drawing of the lateral view of Phocid skeleton. Figure 7 from Seals of the World by Judith E. King. Published by The British Museum of Natural History, 1964
This Weeks Studdy - As Master Sees Me! by G. E. StuddyStuddy dog shortly after his complete evolution into Bonzo. The dog is turning away in disgust from his owners portrait of him, painted in the style of Picasso
DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid, model
The comparative sizes of extinct animalsPrinted poster, unknown author
Professor Thomas Henry Huxley - British scientistProfessor Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British scientist (biologist), champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution. Date: 1890
TEILHARD DE CHARDIN, Pierre (1881 - 1955). French Jesuit priest paleontologist and philosopher. Oil
Thomas Henry Huxley, English scientistThomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), English scientist, champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution. Date: late 19th century
The Evolution of the engagement ringHumorous postcard showing the The Evolution of the engagement ring from Ring... to Wrung... then Sting... to Stung! An engagement ring transforming swiftly into a screaming baby! circa 1904
th Huxley / W & CockerellTHOMAS HENRY HUXLEY English scientist and champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution, in 1857
th Huxley / Book PhotoTHOMAS HENRY HUXLEY English scientist and champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution
Charles Darwin as a tree-climbing anthropoidCharles Darwin depicted as a tree-climbing anthropoid
A clay reconstruction of the face of Piltdown ManA clay reconstruction of the face of the paleoanthropological hoax Piltdown Man, discovered in the grounds of Barkham Manor at Piltdown, East Sussex
The fashions of Lady Diana Cooper, 1926The Other Days of Fashions no2: the evolution of the fashions of Lady Diana Cooper from 1912, 1914 and 1919 Date: 1926
