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Gigantea Collection

Background imageGigantea Collection: Disc jellyfish species, Eudora ondulosa disopra

Disc jellyfish species, Eudora ondulosa disopra. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Background imageGigantea Collection: Nereids

Nereids
Leodice antennata, Nereidonta antennata 1, and Eunice sanguinea, Nereidonta sanguinea 2. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageGigantea Collection: Giant dragonfly, Petalura gigantea

Giant dragonfly, Petalura gigantea. Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan, London, 1815

Background imageGigantea Collection: Laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae

Laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae (Gigantic dacelo, Dacelo gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Background imageGigantea Collection: Giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus

Giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus (as Precellaria gigantea, error for Procellaria gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageGigantea Collection: Lobster, shrimp, giant centipede and tapeworm

Lobster, shrimp, giant centipede and tapeworm
Lobster, Homarus gammarus 1, shrimp species 2, giant centipede, Scolopendra gigantea 3, unknown insect, Pinnoter 4, and tapeworm, Taenia species 5

Background imageGigantea Collection: Giant kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima gigantea

Giant kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Great African kingfisher, Ispida gigantea). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists

Background imageGigantea Collection: Giant puffball, common puffball and pestle puffball

Giant puffball, common puffball and pestle puffball
Giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea (Lycoperdon giganteum), common puffball, Lycoperdon gemmatum, and pestle puffball, Handkea excipuliformis (Lycoperdon saccatum)

Background imageGigantea Collection: Gigantic water lily variety, Victoria amazonica

Gigantic water lily variety, Victoria amazonica (Nymphaea gigantea or Victoria fitzroyana). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Background imageGigantea Collection: Rhynchostylis gigantea orchid

Rhynchostylis gigantea orchid (Vanda densiflora). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageGigantea Collection: Saguaro cactus, Carnegiea gigantea

Saguaro cactus, Carnegiea gigantea (Cereus giganteus). Lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageGigantea Collection: Exotic cockroaches and stink bugs

Exotic cockroaches and stink bugs
Banana cockroach, Panchlora nivea 1, Central American giant cockroach, Blaberus giganteus 2, Egyptian desert cockroach, Polyphaga aegyptiaca

Background imageGigantea Collection: Azure hawker and exotic insects

Azure hawker and exotic insects
Azure hawker, Aeshna caerulea 1, Lampyris gigantea 2, Phoraspis picta 3, and lantern fly, Phrictus diadema 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imageGigantea Collection: Giant cabuya, green-aloe or Mauritius-hemp, Furcraea foetida

Giant cabuya, green-aloe or Mauritius-hemp, Furcraea foetida (Furcraea gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822

Background imageGigantea Collection: African asclepias, Stapelia gigantea?

African asclepias, Stapelia gigantea?
L Asclepias d Affrique. African asclepias, Stapelia gigantea? Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Background imageGigantea Collection: Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea orchid

Rhynchostylis gigantea subsp. violacea orchid (Violet vanda, Vanda violacea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imageGigantea Collection: Giant cabuya, Furcraea foetida

Giant cabuya, Furcraea foetida (Gigantic furcroea, Furcroea gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821

Background imageGigantea Collection: Siphocampylus giganteus (endangered)

Siphocampylus giganteus (endangered)
Siphocampylus giganteus, endangered (Gigantic lobelia, Lobelia gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr

Background imageGigantea Collection: Great scolopendra or centipede, Scolopendra morsitans

Great scolopendra or centipede, Scolopendra morsitans.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Background imageGigantea Collection: Darkling Beetle - burrowing in the sand to escape

Darkling Beetle - burrowing in the sand to escape heat of the day (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Background imageGigantea Collection: Giant metallic ceiba borer beetle, Euchroma gigantea

Giant metallic ceiba borer beetle, Euchroma gigantea.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imageGigantea Collection: Leguats Giant, Leguatia gigantea, extinct

Leguats Giant, Leguatia gigantea, extinct type of giant rail.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg

Background imageGigantea Collection: Crimson and mauve tea rose Cheshunt hybrid

Crimson and mauve tea rose Cheshunt hybrid, Rosa gigantea, Rosa chinensis.. Handcolored botanical drawn and lithographed by W.G. Smith from H.H. Dombrains Floral Magazine 1872. Worthington G

Background imageGigantea Collection: Stapelia gigantea, giant carrion flower

Stapelia gigantea, giant carrion flower from Zululand and Namaqua Land, South Africa.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageGigantea Collection: Gigantic-flowered birthwort, Aristolochia gigantea

Gigantic-flowered birthwort, Aristolochia gigantea.. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hookers Curtiss Botanical Magazine

Background imageGigantea Collection: Darkling Beetle - runs for a cover after feeding at dawn

Darkling Beetle - runs for a cover after feeding at dawn (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Central Karacum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Background imageGigantea Collection: Darkling Beetle - crosses tracks of other similar beetles

Darkling Beetle - crosses tracks of other similar beetles (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - March

Background imageGigantea Collection: Darkling Beetle - emerges from day shelter in

Darkling Beetle - emerges from day shelter in sand where he buries itself to escape heat of the day (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - March

Background imageGigantea Collection: Darkling Beetle - along with various prints left

Darkling Beetle - along with various prints left on sand after night activity of beetles, lizards and jerboa (Sympiezocnemis gigantea)

Background imageGigantea Collection: The mammoth trees (Sequoia gigantea), California (Calaveras

The mammoth trees (Sequoia gigantea), California (Calaveras County). Print shows several giant sequoias, each identified by name, circumference, and height

Background imageGigantea Collection: Rosa Gigantea

Rosa Gigantea, the largest species of the Rosaceae family, with white, creamy or yellow flowers. Seen here is a close-up of two white flowers


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