Gymnosperm Collection

Ginkgo biloba, maidenhair tree
Plate 41 from `Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871

Pinus strobus L. Weymouth or white pine

Juniperus communis, juniper
Plate 53 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Macrozamia communis, burrawang palm
Drawing LS 16 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Buroowang

Cycas revoluta, sago palm
A watercolour illustration of a sago palm (Cycas revoluta). Original artwork part of the James Yates (1789-1871) collection presented by the Linnean Society, 1914

Larch Fir
Plate 14 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Encephalartos horridus, Eastern Cape blue cycad
A watercolour illustration of the Eastern Cape blue cycad (Encephalartos horridus), native to South Africa. Original artwork part of the James Yates (1789-1871)

Bombycilla cedrorum, cedar waxwing
Plate 43 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Aegithalos caudatus, long-tailed tit
Plate 28 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Pinus wallichiana, pine tree
Plate 848 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Zamia pungens
Plate 1. Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, 1839 by Augusta Innes Withers (c.1791/2-1876). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1839

Pinus sylvestris, scotch fir
Plate 15 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. Originally issued in 1771

Tringa ochropus, green sandpiper
Plate 56 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Loxia pytyopsittacus, parrot crossbill
Plate 46 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Parus bicolor, tufted titmouse
Plate 39 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Pinus pinaster Aiton, cluster pine
Sketch 39 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Cycadeoidea marylandica, fossil cycad
144-149 million year old specimen of a cycad from the Early Cretaceous, Maryland, USA

Agathis australis, kauri pine
Kauri pine, New Zealand. This tree is the source of resin known as kauri gum. Figure 5 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule by Andrew Ross, 1998

Cupressus sempervirens, Italian cypress
An illustration of (Cupressus sempervirens) the Italian cypress from the Botany Library Collection, the Natural History Museum, London

Zamites gigas
Jurassic leaves of the extinct cycad like bennettitalean gymnosperm from York, England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Araucaria mirabilis, pine cone
Silicified cones from the Cerro Cuadrado Fossil Forest (Jaramillo Fossil Forest), Argentina dating from the Upper Jurassic. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Homo sapiens cranium (Liujiang 1)
Frontal view of a cast of (Qafzeh 6), a homo sapiens cranium with dentition. Discovered at Djebel Kafzeh, Israel by R. Neuville & M. Stekelis, 1934. Middle Palaeolithic 250, 000-35, 000 BP

Brachyphyllum princeps, fossil plant
This specimen of Brachyphyllum princeps is from Solenhofen Limestone, Bavaria, Germany

Picea abies, European spruce
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Resin from a cedar tree
Resin oozing from under the bark of a cedar tree. Resin once fossilised becomes amber. Figure 3 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Caesalpinia sappan, Indian redwood

Pinus palustris Miller, long-leaf pine

Martes martes, European pine marten
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Muscicapa striata, spotted flycatcher
Plate 120 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

The Strawberry
Represents five varieties of the Strawberry. Upper is the Golden-Drop, on the right is the Hautboy, the middle is the Chili Strawberry, and the lower is the Scarlet-Flesh Pine

Carduelis cannabina, common linnet
Plate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Serinus serinus, European serin
Plate 38 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Sequoiadendron giganteum, giant sequoia on display at the top of the Natural History Museums Central Hall

Nucifraga caryocatactes, Eurasian nutcracker
Plate 65 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Pine wood with resin filled cavity
A piece of pine wood with a resin filled cavity inside. Fossilised resin becomes amber. Figure 4 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Cycas media, nut palm

Cycas angulata, cycad
Plate 159 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Cypress twig in Baltic amber
A cypress twig in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule (1998) by Andrew Ross

Picea glauca (Moench. ) Voss. white spruce
Sketch 42 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Spruce or Norway Fir
Plate 16 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Cedar Avenue, Hamilton, Bermuda 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Cedar
Plate 9 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Cypress tree
Plate 10 from The Shape, skeleton and foliage of 32 species of Trees (1786). The series was originally issued in 1771

Casuarina sp. ironwood tree and Pandanus sp. screw pine tr
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Picea glauca, white spruce
Watercolour depicting white spruce foliage from page 42 of Ehret Drawing Book, by Georg Dionysius Ehret, c. 1740 s

Pine cones
A photograph of a specimen of pine cones and their seeds

Picea excelsa, fossilised spruce cone
Shown here is the fossilised cone of (Picea excelsa), a spruce tree dating from the Pleistocene and approximately 500, 000 years old. Originates from Cromer Forest, Mundesley, Norfolk, UK

Loxia curvirostra, red crossbill
Plate 152 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

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