Zarafa the Giraffe / 1826Zarafa the giraffe arrives in Paris, a gift to Charles X from the Viceroy of Egypt
Science / EvolutionFrom the simple cell to the giraffe, via the mammoth and the pterodactyl
Giraffes in Zoo 1912Two adults and a baby giraffe in captivity
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
Medici, Lorenzo the Magnificient (1449-1492). Italian patrician and humanist, ruler of Florence from 1469 to 1492. Lorenzo de Medici receiving gifts from his ambassadors. VASARI, Giorgio (1511-1574)
Hunting the Giraffe by William C HarrisColour lithograph c. 1836 Date: circa 1836
Oswald Mosley as a giraffe by George WhitelawSir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (1896-1980), British right-wing politician, founder and leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF) caricatured as a giraffe
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
Adam & Eve Name AnimalsAdam in Eden names the creatures in creation
Giraffe on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Kronheim / GiraffeA giraffe uses its dextrous tongue to pick off the leaves from a very tall tree
Giraffe at Paris 1826Zarafa, a giraffe presented to Charles X of France by the Viceroy of Egypt, and housed in the jardin d acclimatation, Paris
Giraffe / Nat Library 1835Giraffes in North Africa
Giraffe, Cocher
WW2 Birthday Card, A Good SpotterA WW2 birthday greetings card, a good spotter to bring you luck! The image shows a black cat symbolic of good fortune, that has climbed up the neck of a giraffe to act as a spotter with binoculars
Mansion Polish Advertisement IllustrationAn advertisement illustration promoting Mansion Polish, it comically shows a gathering of small rabbits on a shiny floor, with the large figure of a giraffe lurching through the open window
Laughing AnimalsAn illustration portraying a gentleman smoking a cigar, walking alongside a young lady wearing a decorative patterned dress and an extravagant hat, a crowd of animals including an elephant, pelican
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Giraffe at Metro Toronto Zoo Date: circa 1970s
Tower Babel 1563 Brueghel Pieter Elder Bruegeltower, babel, 1563, brueghel, pieter, elder, bruegel, allegories, time, vanitas, architecture, building, crane, construction, death, allegory, giraffe, megalomania, nebuchadnezzar, ii, biblical, old
SPANISH WAR/CAMP POSTERPropaganda poster from Communist group Socorro Rojo de Espana advertising children's summer camps at the seaside Date: 1936 - 1939
Original Artwork - Multi-scene Christmas card featuring a turkey, Santa Claus, a Giraffe, Christmas carols and hanging up the holly. Date: circa 1937
A Giraffe in a Zoo Date: circa 1920s
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
The Waterfall of Niagara. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Thomas Kelly, London, 1829
William Heath Robinson, Not Now but Soon, The Wonder Book of the Then and Now, front endpapers. circa 1923
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
Le Vaillants camp on the banks of the Orange River in the Richtersveld. A giraffe skin is undergoing taxidermy on a frame. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa
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
Kordofan giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum (Camelopardalis antiquorum). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History
Giraffe and clove treeGiraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, with handler and clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pfitzer after an illustration by A
African animals: zebra, giraffe, chimpanzeeAfrican animals: zebra, Equus quagga, giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, endangered chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, and the endangered Asian jocko (orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus)
Animal silhouettes - including a giraffe, a crocodile, a horse, a stag, a donkey, and a jockey riding a horse. circa 1820
Giraffe Date: 1910
Young giraffe and adults in Woburn Wildlife Park, BedsYoung giraffe and adults in Woburn Wildlife Park, Bedfordshire, England
WW1 - Comic Postcard - The Long and the Short of itWW1 - Comic Postcard - " The Long and the Short of it". A lady and her remarkably tall fella! Date: 1916
Giraffe in the roadway with carsUnusual Friends - giraffe in the roadway with cars. 1950s
The Kings Cameleopard -- George IVs giraffeThe Kings Cameleopard -- King George IVs giraffe, the first one in Britain, a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt. 1827
Wild Sports of South Africa, William HarrisTitle page to William Harriss collection of drawings from 1839. Date: 1839
Zebras and Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) invading Katavi airport (Equus grevyi). Tanzania - Africa
Giraffe - feeding on plant leaves (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park South Africa
Giraffe - 3 Giraffes with African Bush / Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in forground - at waterhole (Giraffa camelopardalis). Etosha National Park, Namibia
Giraffa camelopardalis, giraffePlate 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
The Rowland Ward dioramaA young and adult giraffe in the Rowland Ward Diorama at the Natural History Museum, London. This display was removed in 2004
Giraffe - with young African Bush / Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - at waterhole (Giraffa camelopardalis). Etosha National Park, Namibia
Victorian Scraps - Page of Animals. late 19th century
Giraffe, parrot and baby in pramUnusual Friends - giraffe, parrot, and baby in pram. 1950s
Mother and baby giraffe in a zooUnusual Friends - mother and baby giraffe in a zoo. 1950s
Mammiferes - mammalsA variety of mammals including giraffe, camel, anteaters and buffalo. Date: 1930