George Edwards Collection

Kingfisher
Plate 336, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764). Annotated Crested kingfisher

Eulemur macaco, black lemur
Plate 217 from Capter 7 of Gleanings of Natural History Vol. 5 by George Edwards (1694-1773), published 1758-1764. Entitled The Black Maucauco

Plate 327 from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Ed
Plate 328, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764). Annotated Brasilian saw-billed roller

Simias sp. pig-tailed monkey from Sumatra
Illustration from Gleanings of Natural History (1758-74) by George Edwards (1694-1773)

Elephas maximus, Asian elephant & rhinoceros
Plate 221 from Capter 11 of Gleanings of Natural History by George Edwards (1694-1773), published 1758-1764

Gavia artica, black-throated diver
Plate 146, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Natural History of Uncommon Birds, Vol. 3 (1750)

Polyplectron bicalcaratum, grey peacock-pheasant

Frontispiece from George Edwards A Natural History of Birds, Part 1, (1743). Annotated Georgii Edvardi Ornithologia Nova

Plate 344 from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Ed
Plate 344, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764). Annotated White faced mannikin and ruby-crested hummingbird

Lonchura maja, white-headed munia and an unidentified bird
Plate 261, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760). Annotated Malacca gros-beak

Pteroglossus sp. toucan
Plate 64, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Natural History of Uncommon Birds, Vol. 2 (1747). Annotated Brazilian toucan

Equus sp. zebra
Plate 222 from Capter 12 of Gleanings of Natural History by George Edwards (1694-1773), published 1758-1764

Plate 302 from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Ed
Plate 302, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760). Annotated Little blue-grey flycatchers

Raphus cucullatus, dodo, Ara macao, scarlet macaw
Oil painting attributed to Roelandt Savery (c. 1625). Given to The Natural History Museum, London, in 1759 by G. Edwards. See N04297 for black and white image

Xipholena punicea, pompadour cotinga
Plate 341, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764)

Detail of bird beaks
Plate 281, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760). Annotated Four curious beaks of birds but little known

Tauraco persa, green turaco
Plate 7, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Natural History of Uncommon Birds, Vol. 1 (1743)

Motacilla cinerea, grey wagtail
Plate 259, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 1 (1758)

Ixobrychus minututs, little bittern, Botaurus stellaris, Eur
Plate 275, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760)

Plate from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Edward
Plate 347, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764). Annotated Red-breasted green creeper and spotted green creeper

Ramphastos vittelinus culminatus, channel-billed toucan
Plate 238, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 1 (1758)

Bison bonasus, European bison
Illustration from Gleanings of Natural History (1758-74) by George Edwards (1694-1773)

Circus cyaneus, marsh hawk or northern harrier
Hand coloured engraving, by George Edwards (1694- 1773), 1758. Paper size: 285 x 120 mm. Original artwork held by the Natural History Museum

Tangara chilensis, paradise tanager and snake
Hand coloured engraving, by George Edwards (1694- 1773), 1759. Paper size: 285 x 120 mm. Original artwork held by the Natural History Museum

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