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Vandasia retusaFinished 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
Lotus corniculatus, birds foot trefoilIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Dolichos soja, soybeanIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Tragopan temminckii, Temmincks tragopanLarge Series plate 56, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China. The plant is Gentiana sp
Gallus gallus, red junglefowlLarge Series plate 39, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Ducula pacifica, Pacific imperial pigeonFf. 139. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba globicera and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Glycyrrhiza echinata, liquoriceIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Trifolium sp. cloverIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Glycyrrhiza glabra, liquoriceIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Lotus nelumbo, lotusPlate 47 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Onobrychis sativa, sainfoin seedIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Caesalpinia sp
Sesbania coccineaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Aeschinomene speciosa
Haematoxylum campechianum, bloodwood treeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Vigna adenantha, wild peaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Phaseolus amoenus
Vanellus indicus, red-wattled lapwingPlate 94, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Lyrurus tetrix, Eurasian black grousePlate 6 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Canavalia rosea, beach beanFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Glycine rosea
Wisteria sp
Ceratonia siliqua, carob
Philesternus carrunculatus, saddlebackFf. 73, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)
Dalbergia latifolia, Indian rosewood
Acacia verek, acaciaIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Acacia-like podPart of Acacia-like pod, 14 cm long, from the Eocene of the Paris Basin
Plate 240 from Reichenbachs Synopsis Avium
Bauhinia divaricata L. bulls hoofSketch 15 (66 Drawings Volume). 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
Butea frondosa, flame of the forestOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London. Butea frondosa, flame of the forest
JunglefowlA watercolour from Giovanni da Udines Raccolta di Uccelli (c. 1850)
Cytisus scoparius L. Scotch broomSketch 30 (66 Drawings Volume). 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
Erythrina spA native Erythrina sp. flowering in a shade coffee farm located in the crater of Volcan Chinameca, El Salvador
Bryobia praetiosa, clover mite modelA large scale model of the clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa), a common mite found in grassland, native to Britain. Held within the Natural History Museum, London
Nelumbo sp. lotusIllustration of lotus (Nelumba sp.) by Sydney Parkinson
Lagopus mutus, rock ptarmiganPlate 196 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Entada sp. sea beansSea beans or drift seeds from vines and trees along tropical coasts and rainforests which drift along with ocean currents and wash up on beaches
Arsenura armida, Emperor moth caterpillars on coral treeEmperor moth caterpillars on coral tree from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of te Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten by Maria Sibylla Merian
Bryobia praetiosa, clover miteScanning electron microscope image of a clover mite (x 70K), they have front legs which are nearly twice as long as the hind legs
Streblorrhiza speciosaUnissued lithograph by M. Fahrmbacher, based on a sketch by Ferdinand Bauer. Previously unpublished. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Bird illustration from Sir Hans Sloanes Natural History ofIllustration from Sir Hans Sloanes Natural History of Jamaica, Vol. 2 (1707-25)
Meleagris ocellata, ocellated turkeyA specimen of an ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocallata) on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring
Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotusA drawing by Paul Hermann from the collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 5 Page 286)
Tyrannus dominicensis, grey kingbirdPlate 170 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
Passerina cyanea, indigo buntingPlate 74 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
Callaeas cinereus, kokakoFf. 52. Wtarecolour painting by George Forster (17774) annotated Callaeas cinerea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Biziura lobata, musk duckPlate 18, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol.7, (1840-1848)
Lagopus lagopus, willow grousePlate 191 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
Casuarius bennetti, dwarf cassowaryWatercolour by John Keulemans, (c. 1900) commissioned by Lord Rothschild and drawn from a live specimen at his menagerie at Tring, Hertfordshire
Erythrina corallodendron, coral bean treePlate 189 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cassia nodosa, pink cassiaPlate 138 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London