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Giraffid Collection

Background imageGiraffid Collection: Hunting the Giraffe by William C Harris

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

Background imageGiraffid 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 imageGiraffid 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 imageGiraffid 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 imageGiraffid Collection: Fossil skeletons of extinct bat, giraffid

Fossil skeletons of extinct bat, giraffid, mastodon and horse.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber

Background imageGiraffid Collection: Sivatherium, an extinct genus of giraffid that

Sivatherium, an extinct genus of giraffid that ranged throughout Africa to Southern Asia.. Colour printed illustration by Heinrich Harder from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1916

Background imageGiraffid Collection: Sivatherium, Sivatherium giganteum, extinct

Sivatherium, Sivatherium giganteum, extinct genus of giraffid.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg

Background imageGiraffid 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 imageGiraffid 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 imageGiraffid 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 imageGiraffid 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 imageGiraffid 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 imageGiraffid Collection: Okapia johnstoni, okapi

Okapia johnstoni, okapi
Strips of hide from an okapi skin obtained in 1900 by Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston (1858-1927), High Commissioner of Uganda

Background imageGiraffid Collection: Okapi

Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) - a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest, located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in central Africa


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