Giant Collection (page 19)

Passiflora quadrangularis, water lemon
Illustration by James Sowerby, c. 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Megaladapis edwardsi, giant lemur
Skull of the giant lemur, Megaladapis edwardsi. The giant lemur was roughly gorilla-sized and lived as recently as 2, 000 year ago. Specimen dates from the Quaternary, near Ampoza, S.W Madagascar

Forest giant sketched near Para
Drawing by Alfred Russel Wallace during December 1848

Nummulites gizehensis, giant foraminiferan
Shown here is a giant foraminiferan originating from the Eocene of Egypt. Foraminifera are amoeba-like, single-celled protistids and can still be found in abundance today

Waterhouse Way, the Natural History Museum
Children in Waterhouse Way looking at the Megatherium, or giant sloth skeleton, Gallery 20, Life Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London

Glyptodon clavipes, giant armadillo
Extinct herbivore that died out about 10, 000 years ago on display in the Central Hall at The Natural History Museum, London. The Glyptodon was named by Sir Richard Owen in 1839

Staff posing with blue whale model, 1938
Percy and Stuart Stammwitz were part of the team that built the famous 27m (90 ft) blue whale model, currently on display at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed in January 1938

Sperm whale excavation, Natural History Museum, 1938
This sperm whale skull and skeleton arrived in February 1937 from Bridlington, Humberside. Published in Life Through A Lens

Cocytius antaeus antaeus Drury, giant sphinx moth
Watercolour by Edith Blake (1845-1928), 1892, from Lady Edith Blakes collection of drawings of Jamacian lepidoptera and plants, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Megaceros giganteus, giant deer
Head of a female giant deer (Megaceros giganteus) skeleton from the Pleistocene epoch, on display in the Mammals and Whale Gallery at the Natural History Museum, London

Ailuropoda melanoleuca, giant panda

Architeutis dux, giant squid
This 8.62-metre giant squid (Architeutis dux), called Archie, was caught off the coast of the Falkland Islands in March 2004

Pterygotus anglicus, giant water scorpion

Glyptodon, giant armadillo
Skeleton of Glyptodon, meaning carved tooth. The Glyptodon was a mammal which lived between 2 million years ago to around 15, 000 years ago. See image number 1136 for model

Dinornis giganteus, giant moa
Specimen of the extinct bird the giant moa (Dinornis giganteus), the largest bird that ever lived

Heteropteryx dilatata, jungle nymph
A close-up head on view of a jungle nymph, a giant stick insect (Heteropteryx dilatata) from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Asterophyllites grandis, giant horsetail leaves
Giant leaves of the horsetail fern (Asterophyllites grandis). 320-290 million year old specimen from the Late Carboniferous, Dudley, West Midlands, U.K

Gryphaea dilatata, devils toenail
This giant hooked oyster also known as a devils toenail originates from Sowerby, Upper Jurassic, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Odontoceti (suborder), toothed whale
Sailors throwing barrels from a ship to conciliate two whales. Page 217 from Curious Creatures in Zoology (1890) by John Ashton

Meniscium reticulatum, giant reticulated fern
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771.. Illustration annotated Polypodium reticulatum

Rosa gallica flore giganted, giant-flowered provins rose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier de provins a fleur gigantesque

KLIMT, Gustav (1862-1918). Beethoven Freize
" KLIMT, Gustav (1862-1918). Beethoven Freize. 1902. AUSTRIA. Vienna. Wiener Sezession. Detail of the wall dedicated to " The Evil Forces" (fom left to right): the three Gorgons

Yosemite Park - California - Mariposa Grove - the tremendous Grizzly Giant redwood - 34 ft diameter Date: 1952

Preparing a giant plum pudding at Marylebone Workhouse, Lond
Members of The United Cooks Society preparing a monster plum pudding for during the festive season at Marylebone Workhouse for the Lancashire operatives

A tight squeeze for a giant. Source unknown

Helpful giant. Source unknown

Talking with a Giant. Source unknown

Giant attacking children. Source unknown

Giant in a trap. Source unknown

Giant head in the snow

The Brave Little Tailor. From Once Upon a Time no. 14

Perspective picture of Minamoto Raiko battling the giant spider and its demons. Print shows a house haunted by a large demon, a large spider

A wagon laden with remarkable giant cabbages
Giant Cabbages - freshly picked..... Possibly a bit of creative photography, although you never know....! Date: 1910

New York, New York. Dock stevedore at the Fulton fish market holding giant lobster claws. Date 1943 May-June

Utah. The giant club and kettle, Green River. Date between 1898 and 1905

The giant squid at bay

Fallen statue of Rameses II, Memphis, Egypt
The fallen statue of Rameses II at the Great Temple of Ptah of Mit-Rahina near Memphis, Egypt. It is made from red granite. It was discovered in 1820 by Giovanni Battista Caviglia

Russian Easter Card - A fantasy greetings postcard depicting a little girl riding a huge broken egg filled with littlemulti-coloured eggs, being pulled by a giant chick

Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon, representing Amenhotep III, built at the gateway to a mortuary temple at Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt. Early Greek travellers equated them to Memnon, the son of Aurora

Cafe and Tea Rooms, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Walton Cafe and Tea Rooms at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, displaying a giant advertisement for Lyons Tea. A smart family of five children and five adults pose for their photo. circa 1900

Great bells at Solovetsky Monastery
Russia, Solovky Islands, Solovetsky, Solovetsky Monastery - Great Holy Bells. 2010

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