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Background imageGriffith Collection: Sambar, Rusa unicolor. Vulnerable

Sambar, Rusa unicolor. Vulnerable
Sambar, Rusa unicolor (Malayan rusa, Cervus equinus). Vulnerable. Handcoloured engraving by Thomas Landseer after an illustration drawn from life by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffiths The

Background imageGriffith Collection: Tibetan red deer, Cervus canadensis wallichi. Endangered

Tibetan red deer, Cervus canadensis wallichi. Endangered
Tibetan red deer, Cervus canadensis wallichi (Nepaul stag, Cervus wallichii). Endangered. Handcoloured engraving by Thomas Landseer after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith based on an Indian

Background imageGriffith Collection: White-headed capuchin, Cebus capucinus

White-headed capuchin, Cebus capucinus (White-throated sai, Simia capucina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by M. Griffith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageGriffith Collection: Skeleton of the common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes

Skeleton of the common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes. Endangered. (Chimpanzee, Homo troglodytes.) Copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageGriffith Collection: Ursine howler monkey, Alouatta arctoidea

Ursine howler monkey, Alouatta arctoidea (Ursine howling monkey, Simia ursina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1824

Background imageGriffith Collection: San women of South Africa

San women of South Africa (Bush women). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1824

Background imageGriffith Collection: Lion-tailed macaque, pig-tailed macaque and toque macaque

Lion-tailed macaque, pig-tailed macaque and toque macaque
Wanderoo or lion-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus (endangered), northern pig-tailed macaque, Macaca leonina (vulnerable), and toque macaque, Macaca sinica (endangered)

Background imageGriffith Collection: Siamang, Symphalangus syndactylus. Endangered

Siamang, Symphalangus syndactylus. Endangered (Siamang, Simia syndactylus). Drawn and engraved by Thomas Landseer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageGriffith Collection: Agile gibbon, Hylobates agilis. Endangered

Agile gibbon, Hylobates agilis. Endangered
Agile or black-handed gibbon, Hylobates agilis. Endangered. (Smaller gibbon, Simia lar minor) Drawn by Charles Hamilton Smith and engraved by M. Griffith

Background imageGriffith Collection: Common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes. Endangered

Common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes. Endangered. (Chimpanzee, Homo troglodytes.) Drawn and engraved by Thomas Landseer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageGriffith Collection: Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata

Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata. Critically endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by M. Griffith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageGriffith Collection: Cotton-top tamarin, Saguinus oedipus. Critically endangered

Cotton-top tamarin, Saguinus oedipus. Critically endangered (Pinche or red-tailed monkey, Simia oedipus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by M

Background imageGriffith Collection: Koala or coola, Phascolarctos cinereus

Koala or coola, Phascolarctos cinereus. Female with young. From an illustration by John Lewin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageGriffith Collection: Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus. Endangered

Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus. Endangered. (Malay tapir, Tapirus malayanus). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith, engraved by J. Scott

Background imageGriffith Collection: Lowland tapir, Tapirus terrestris

Lowland tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1824

Background imageGriffith Collection: Aged native of Otaheite (Tahiti) and New Hollander

Aged native of Otaheite (Tahiti) and New Hollander (Australia). Portraits by John Lewin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imageGriffith Collection: Rock hyrax, Procavia capensis

Rock hyrax, Procavia capensis (Syrian hyrax, Hyrax syriacus). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from a specimen in Frankfurt Museum, engraved by James Basire

Background imageGriffith Collection: Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis. Vulnerable

Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis. Vulnerable. Engraved by Griffith, Harriet or Edward. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageGriffith Collection: White-lipped peccary, Tayassu pecari. Vulnerable

White-lipped peccary, Tayassu pecari. Vulnerable
White-lipped peccary, Tayassu pecari (Tagnicati or white-lipped pecary, Dicotyles labiatus). Vulnerable. Engraved by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imageGriffith Collection: Common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus

Common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus (Cape Verde boar, Sus africanus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1825

Background imageGriffith Collection: Warthog, Phacochoerus africanus

Warthog, Phacochoerus africanus (Aethiopian boar). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1824

Background imageGriffith Collection: Wild boar, Sus scrofa

Wild boar, Sus scrofa (Sus afer). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith, engraved by Griffith, Harriet or Edward. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageGriffith Collection: Buru babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa. Vulnerable

Buru babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa. Vulnerable. (Babiroussa, Sus babirussa) Drawn by Charles Hamilton Smith, engraved by J. Scott

Background imageGriffith Collection: African bush elephant, adult female, Loxodonta africana

African bush elephant, adult female, Loxodonta africana (Elephas africanus). Vulnerable. Illustration drawn by Charles Hamilton Smith from Berlin Library

Background imageGriffith Collection: Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Red platypus, Ornithorhynchus rufus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Harriet or Edward Griffith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron

Background imageGriffith Collection: Chinese pangolin, Manis pentadactyla. Endangered

Chinese pangolin, Manis pentadactyla. Endangered. (Short-tailed manis, Manis brachyura). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by T

Background imageGriffith Collection: A Hoodee o Gunna, chief of Ranghee Hoo, New Zealand

A Hoodee o Gunna, chief of Ranghee Hoo, New Zealand
A Hoodee o Gunna, chief of Ranghee Hoo (Rangihoua), New Zealand. Tattooed Maori chief, probably Turi-a-kuna (Tooree Oganna). Portrait by John Lewin, engraved by M. Griffith

Background imageGriffith Collection: Southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla

Southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla (Tamandua, annulated var. Myrmecophaga tetradactyla var.). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageGriffith Collection: Northern tamandua, Tamandua mexicana

Northern tamandua, Tamandua mexicana (Ursine ant-eater). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1824

Background imageGriffith Collection: Giant anteater or antbear, Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Giant anteater or antbear, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Great ant-eater, Myrmecophaga jubata). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith, engraved by Thomas Landseer

Background imageGriffith Collection: Aardvark, Orycteropus afer

Aardvark, Orycteropus afer (Cape ant-eater, Orycteropus capensis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by M. Griffith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker

Background imageGriffith Collection: Big hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus

Big hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus
Big hairy armadillo or large hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus (Hairy armadillo, or fourth tatou of d Azara). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The

Background imageGriffith Collection: Giant armadillo, Priodontes maximus

Giant armadillo, Priodontes maximus (Dasypus giganteus). Vulnerable. Illustration by James Basire, engraved by T. Bradley

Background imageGriffith Collection: Linnaeuss two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus

Linnaeuss two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus (Two-toed sloth or unau, Bradypus didactylus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Thomas Landseer from a specimen in the British Museum

Background imageGriffith Collection: Three toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus

Three toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus
Three toed sloth or ai, Bradypus tridactylus. Illustration drawn and engraved by Thomas Landseer from a specimen in the British Museum

Background imageGriffith Collection: Pygmy three-toed sloth, Bradypus pygmaeus

Pygmy three-toed sloth, Bradypus pygmaeus. Critically endangered. Three toe d sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, var. Two feet one inch in length. Illustration drawn and engraved by Thomas Landseer

Background imageGriffith Collection: Maned sloth, Bradypus torquatus. Vulnerable

Maned sloth, Bradypus torquatus. Vulnerable. (Three toe d sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, var.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageGriffith Collection: Portrait of Yango Mungo ye Yango, New South Wales

Portrait of Yango Mungo ye Yango, New South Wales
Portrait of Yango Mungo ye Yango, a native of Bathursts Plains, New South Wales, 19th century. He wears a possum-skin cloak. (Man of the Wiradjuri people?) Portrait by John Lewin, engraved by M

Background imageGriffith Collection: Agouti, Dasyprocta species

Agouti, Dasyprocta species. Aguti or olive cavy, Cavia aguti. Engraved by Griffith, Harriet or Edward. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageGriffith Collection: Cavy or guinea pig, Cavia porcellus

Cavy or guinea pig, Cavia porcellus (Aperea or wild guinea pig, Cobaya aperea). Engraved by Griffith, Harriet or Edward. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageGriffith Collection: Tapeti or Brazilian cottontail, Sylvilagus brasiliensis

Tapeti or Brazilian cottontail, Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Tapeti hare, Lepus tapeti). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith after a drawing in Berlin Library

Background imageGriffith Collection: Prairie dog species

Prairie dog species
Prairie dog variety, perhaps Cynomys species (Prairie marmot, Arctomys? ludoviciani). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith

Background imageGriffith Collection: Aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis

Aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis (Cheiromys madagascariensis). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Landseer from Edward Griffiths The Animal

Background imageGriffith Collection: Western grey squirrel, Sciurus griseus clarkii

Western grey squirrel, Sciurus griseus clarkii. (Clarks squirrel, Sciurus clarkii.) Drawn by Charles Hamilton Smith at the Philadelphia Museum

Background imageGriffith Collection: Ring-tailed ground squirrel, Notocitellus annulatus

Ring-tailed ground squirrel, Notocitellus annulatus. (Lewis squirrel, Sciurus lewisii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith drawn in Philadelphia Museum

Background imageGriffith Collection: Cape ground squirrel, Xerus inauris?

Cape ground squirrel, Xerus inauris?
Cape ground squirrel, Xerus inauris (Gingi squirrel?, Sciurus ginginianus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Landseer from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageGriffith Collection: Native of the island of Solor, Indonesia, 19th century

Native of the island of Solor, Indonesia, 19th century
Malay man, native of the island of Solor (Indonesia), 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageGriffith Collection: Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum

Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum
Indian palm squirrel, Funambulus palmarum, and thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Palm squirrel, Sciurus palmarum and striped American marmot)



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