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Giraffa Collection

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Siena, Italy - Contrada - Giraffa (Giraffe)

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Giraffa (Giraffe)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Giraffa (Giraffe), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Hunting the Giraffe by William C Harris

Hunting the Giraffe by William C Harris
Colour lithograph c. 1836 Date: circa 1836

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffe (Bewick)

Giraffe (Bewick)
giraffa camelopardalis The Cameleopard as it is known in Bewicks day is the worlds tallest animal, standing over 5.5m tall. The okapi is a relative

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Indian antelope or blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra

Indian antelope or blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra. The Antelope in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis

Male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Head of a giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis

Head of a giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Kordofan giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum

Kordofan giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum (Camelopardalis antiquorum). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffe and clove tree

Giraffe and clove tree
Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, with handler and clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pfitzer after an illustration by A

Background imageGiraffa Collection: African animals: zebra, giraffe, chimpanzee

African animals: zebra, giraffe, chimpanzee
African animals: zebra, Equus quagga, giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, endangered chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, and the endangered Asian jocko (orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus)

Background imageGiraffa Collection: The Kings Cameleopard -- George IVs giraffe

The Kings Cameleopard -- George IVs giraffe
The Kings Cameleopard -- King George IVs giraffe, the first one in Britain, a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt. 1827

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Wild Sports of South Africa, William Harris

Wild Sports of South Africa, William Harris
Title page to William Harriss collection of drawings from 1839. Date: 1839

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Zebras and Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) invading

Zebras and Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) invading Katavi airport (Equus grevyi). Tanzania - Africa

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffe - feeding on plant leaves

Giraffe - feeding on plant leaves (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park South Africa

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffe - 3 Giraffes with African Bush / Savanna

Giraffe - 3 Giraffes with African Bush / Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in forground - at waterhole (Giraffa camelopardalis). Etosha National Park, Namibia

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffa camelopardalis, giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis, giraffe
Plate 412 (332) Girafe, Femelle. From Histoire Naturelle des Mammifcres, avec des figures originales, Vol. 4, 1819-42, by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Baron Georges L. C. Frederic D. Cuvier

Background imageGiraffa Collection: The Rowland Ward diorama

The Rowland Ward diorama
A young and adult giraffe in the Rowland Ward Diorama at the Natural History Museum, London. This display was removed in 2004

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffe - with young African Bush / Savanna Elephant

Giraffe - with young African Bush / Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - at waterhole (Giraffa camelopardalis). Etosha National Park, Namibia

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Animals at a French Zoo - Giraffe

Animals at a French Zoo - Giraffe - Giraffe in Paddock. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo.The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffe or camelopard, towering over a native

Giraffe or camelopard, towering over a native with bow and arrows, Giraffa camelopardalis.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis

Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffe - group

Giraffe - group (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park - South Africa

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffes - with Zebras

Giraffes - with Zebras (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). Hluhluwe National Park - South Africa

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffes

Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis). Saadani Natural Park - Tanzania - Africa

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffes - Watched by tourists in Land Rover

Giraffes - Watched by tourists in Land Rover - Silhouette at sunset (Giraffa camelopardalis). Ndutu - Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Msai GIRAFFE - x three, Giraffe peers over 2nd

Msai GIRAFFE - x three, Giraffe peers over 2nd giraffes back with tongue out (Giraffa camelopardalis). Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffe - drinking at waterhole

Giraffe - drinking at waterhole (Giraffa camelopardalis). Etosha National Park, Namibia

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Exhibition of a giraffe to the public

Exhibition of a giraffe to the public
A printed poster advertising the last week of the magnificent living Giraffe or camelopardalis with its Nubian attendant

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Exhibition of a giraffe to the public, Manchester

Exhibition of a giraffe to the public, Manchester
A printed poster advertising the exhibition of a giraffe from the Surrey Zoological Gardens, displayed in Piccadilly, Manchester

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Boys sketching giraffes, 1949. The Natural History Museum

Boys sketching giraffes, 1949. The Natural History Museum
For the really keen young naturalist aged between 10 and 15, a Junior Naturalists Club was established. Entry was gained by producing a piece of fieldwork to prove ones dedication to the study of

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Natural History display at Montagu House

Natural History display at Montagu House
Staircase near the entrance of the old British Museum in Montagu House, 1845. This housed the original collection of the Natural History Museum, London. From a watercolour by George Scharf (1788-1860)

Background imageGiraffa Collection: Giraffes on steps, October 1903 at the Natural History Museu

Giraffes on steps, October 1903 at the Natural History Museu
More space to exhibit larger animals to an eager public fascinated by discoveries made on worldwide expeditions. This trio formed part of the new mammal display in 1903 along the first floor East

Background imageGiraffa Collection: A Solitary Giraffe / C19

A Solitary Giraffe / C19
A Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)


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