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Prunus sp. plumPlate 13 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled La prune sans Noyau
Dicronorhina sp. rose chafer beetleA rose chafer beetle from Africa from the family Scarabaeidae; Cetoniinae. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles
Crataegus monygna, hawthornPlate 46 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Medicago sativa, alfalfaIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Quercus robur, oak leavesLeaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003
Clitoria ternatea Linn. butterfly peaFrom the Botanical Collection of Indian Drawings. Artist unknown. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhodochrosite which means rose-coloured comprises of (manganese carbonate). This specimen originates South Africa
Tragopan satyra, satyr tragopanPlate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Adoretus versutus, rose beetleA species of rose beetle from St. Helena. Specimen from the Scarabaeidae family (Wollastons Rutelidae, Dynastidae)
Prunus sp. (23) breast of Venus peach (24) royal peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Teton de Venus, Royale
Prunus sp. peaches and plums18th century watercolour drawing by by Maria van Huysum. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Acacia dealbata, mimosa or silver wattleIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Phasianus colchicus sahwii, common (Yarkand) pheasantPlate 53 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Female parasitic waspA female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs
Hydatina physis, rose-petal bubble shellWatercolour 399 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Kallee dere, from the Watling Collection
Plant watercolours by Elizabeth TwiningFrom a bound volume watercolour drawings of plants : including the originals for her Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants. Watercolour on paper. c. 1840s by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Moreton Bay chestnut seed podCastanospermum australe, Moreton Bay chestnut seed pod collected in Queensland, Australia in 1909 Date: 1909
Wild Sports of South Africa, William HarrisTitle page to William Harriss collection of drawings from 1839. Date: 1839
Mucuna with insects in different life stagesHand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726
Hura crepitans, sandbox treeGeorg D Ehret watercolour of Hura crepitans, 1740s. 511 x 372 mm. Date: 1740
Nyssa ogeche, ogeechee lime & Crataegus sp. hawthornDrawing 35 (Ewan 4) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Passiflora, passion fruit pollenPage 38, a watercolour of passiflora pollen from Drawings by Francis Bauer, depicting epidermis, hairs, pollen grains and Moustrosities
Trifolium montanum, mountain cloverIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Gracula religiosa, hill mynaPlate 71, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Fagus sylvatica, European beechIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Beech tree foliage
Salix viminalis, osier willowIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Osier willow foliage
Benincasa hispida, wax gourdFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Cucurbita pruriens
Lens esculenta, lentilIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Artocarpus altilis, breadfruit treeFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Sitodium altile
Physostigma venenosum, calabar beanIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Passiflora caerulea, blue passion flower
Gallus gallus, red junglefowlPlate 32, a watercolour by Joseph Wolf from Daniel G. Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Adenia heterophylla, lacewing vinePlate 60 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Banyan tree, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Fragaria sp. strawberryA scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a strawberry (Fragaria sp.), artificially coloured by computer
Ceriops tagal, yellow mangrove treeOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
The Furze Platt Hand AxeThe Furze Platt hand axe from the Acheulian culture (Lower Palaeolithic) about 400, 000 years ago. Found in Britain in 1919 the hand axe weighs 2.8 kilos and is 30.6 cm long
Prunus padus L. XXV 95, bird cherryAn illustrative plate of a a bird cherry tree, flowers and fruit, taken from the 1913 botanical work Icones Florae Germanicae by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbachof
Turnera ulmifolia var. angustifolia, yellow alderDrawing by J.S. Miller [pl. 269]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 8
Prunus sp. large common whiteheart cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Gros bigarreau commun
Artocarpus chaplasha, chapalishLeaves and fruit of the chapalish tree (Artocarpus chaplasha). Illutration from the John Fleming collection
Rosa centifolia anglica rubra, Cumberland rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier de Cumberland
Phasianus colchicus shawii, common pheasantPlate 51 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Prunus sp. plum (The Imperatrice Plum)Plate 4 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Balanites aegyptiaca, desert date or bito treeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, orange mangrove 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
Rosa noisettiana purpurea, pink noisettePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier noisette a fleurs rouges
Rosa gallica regalis, Royal Highness provins rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier Grandeur Royale