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Himalayan Collection

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Rabbits & Hares / Lydon

Rabbits & Hares / Lydon
An assortment of rabbits (Himalayan, Lop-eared, Flemish Giant, Angora, Black & Tan, Silver Grey, Dutch Grey & White, Dutch Black & White), and a Belgian Hare

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Mount Kanchenjunga from Darjeeling, by Edward Lear

Mount Kanchenjunga from Darjeeling, by Edward Lear (1812-1888). Date: 1877

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Climbers on Chomolhari, Bhutan, May 1937

Climbers on Chomolhari, Bhutan, May 1937
Photograph showing two climbers on the 24, 000 ft. Himalayan mountain Chomolhari, near Phari Dzong, Bhutan, 20th May 1937. The photograph, taken by F. Spencer Chapman, shows C.E

Background imageHimalayan Collection: India - Shimla - Mayo Orphanage

India - Shimla - Mayo Orphanage. The main building of the college was constructed in 1869 as Himalayan Christian Orphanage

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman paddles a wooden boat

Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman paddles a wooden boat
Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman with two small children paddles a flat-bottomed wooden boat, or shikara Date: 1986

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Sikkim, Northern India - The Maharajah Maharani and suite

Sikkim, Northern India - The Maharajah Maharani and suite
Sikkim - a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayas - The Maharajah Maharani and suite. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHimalayan Collection: The abominable snowman footprint? Taken in the Himalayan mou

The abominable snowman footprint? Taken in the Himalayan mou
A photograph taken by Mr Frank Smythe in 1937 of the possible tracks of the abominable snowman. As witnessed by him on his visit to the Himalayans

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera

Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera (Large-lipped balsam, Impatiens macrochila). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Background imageHimalayan Collection: 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition

1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - The Camp at 23, 000 feet on the North Col of the mountain. Date: 1922

Background imageHimalayan Collection: The Kamri Pass, India, Himalaya Mountains

The Kamri Pass, India, Himalaya Mountains
The pass of Kamri in the Himalaya Mountains in India, between Kashmir and the Indus. A caravan of locals crosses the pass, and a campsite is seen in the background. Date: 1885

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Trisul, Kumaon Himalayas

Trisul, Kumaon Himalayas
Artwork of Trisul, a group of three Himalayan mountain peaks of Western Kumaun Date: circa 1929

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Ratel or honey badger, Mellivora capensis

Ratel or honey badger, Mellivora capensis, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W. Symns after an illustration by Horace S

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus laniger

Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus laniger
The Thibet bear or Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus laniger, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by W. Symns after an illustration by Horace S

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan goji berry, Lycium barbarum

Himalayan goji berry, Lycium barbarum, Licio di Barberia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Mahuwa tree, Madhuca longifolia

Mahuwa tree, Madhuca longifolia. (Bassia longifolia, Bassia di lunghe foglie.) Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Asian paradise-flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster

Asian paradise-flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster
Asian paradise-flycatcher (Himalayan), Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster (Muscipeta leucogaster). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan iris, Iris decora

Himalayan iris, Iris decora Nepaul flower de luce, Iris nepalensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Background imageHimalayan Collection: White Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera candida

White Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera candida (White balsam, Impatiens candida). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Rindliya or scabby balsam, Impatiens scabrida

Rindliya or scabby balsam, Impatiens scabrida (Three-horned balsam, Impatiens tricornis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan monal, Lophophorus impejanus

Himalayan monal, Lophophorus impejanus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Asian paradise-flycatcher (Himalayan), Terpsiphone

Asian paradise-flycatcher (Himalayan), Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster (White-bellied flycatcher, Muscipeta leucogaster)

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Menzies Himalayan cinquefoil, Potentilla atrosanguinea

Menzies Himalayan cinquefoil, Potentilla atrosanguinea var. menziesii flore pleno. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Benthams cornel, Cornus capitata

Benthams cornel, Cornus capitata
Benthams cornel or Himalayan flowering dogwood, Cornus capitata (Benthamia fragifera). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan woodland-poppy, Meconopsis villosa

Himalayan woodland-poppy, Meconopsis villosa
Himalayan woodland-poppy Meconopsis villosa (Cathcartia villosa). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan aucuba or aokiba, Aucuba himalaica

Himalayan aucuba or aokiba, Aucuba himalaica. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan tahr, Hemitragus jemlahicus

Himalayan tahr, Hemitragus jemlahicus (Jemlah goat, Capra jemlahica). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in the British Museum from Edward Griffiths

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa

Himalayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Walter Fitch from William Jackson Hookers Botanical Magazine, London, 1839

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan ruellia, Phaulopsis imbricata

Himalayan ruellia, Phaulopsis imbricata (Long-leaved phaylopsis, Phaylopsis longifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William

Background imageHimalayan Collection: View of the Himalayan mountains

View of the Himalayan mountains. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Theodore Goetz from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1823

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Girl from the Himalayan mountains playing with a parrot

Girl from the Himalayan mountains playing with a parrot.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Background imageHimalayan Collection: A boatman steers a shikara boat loaded with animal fodder

A boatman steers a shikara boat loaded with animal fodder in the Vale of Kashmir, near Srinagar. The Himalayan mountains can be seen in the distance. Date: 1986

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Kashmir, Srinagar - boatman paddles boat with animal fodder

Kashmir, Srinagar - boatman paddles boat with animal fodder
Kashmir, Srinagar. A boatman paddles a boat carrying animal fodder though a canal covered with green weed Date: 1986

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Kashmir - senior woman in traditional dress eats from bowl

Kashmir - senior woman in traditional dress eats from bowl
Kashmir - a barefoot senior woman in traditional dress eats from bowl while squatting on the ground outside her home Date: 1986

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Four happy Kashmir children run along banks of River Jhelum

Four happy Kashmir children run along banks of River Jhelum
Four happy Kashmir children run along the banks of the River Jhelum and smile for the camera Date: 1986

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Kashmir - young horseman rides up steep hill

Kashmir - young horseman rides up steep hill from his village in the Sind Valley in the Himalayan foothills Date: 1986

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Ramshackle wooden houses alongside the river in Sind Valley

Ramshackle wooden houses alongside the river in Sind Valley
Ramshackle wooden houses with patched shingle roofs alongside the river in the Sind Valley, Kashmir Date: 1986

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Srinagar, Kashmir - floating houseboats

Srinagar, Kashmir - floating houseboats Date: 1986

Background imageHimalayan Collection: A Kashmiri woman with a basket and pot on her head

A Kashmiri woman with a basket and pot on her head walks along a grassy ridge in the Vale of Kashmir. The Himalayan foothills in the background Date: 1989

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Bhutia man with long pigtail - Darjeeling

Bhutia man with long pigtail - Darjeeling
A Bhutia man with long pigtail. The Bhutia are ethnic Tibetans who speak a Tibetan dialect. Their ancestors migrated from Tibet to Sikkim, Darjeeling

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Bantony Cottage - residence of Maharajah of Sirmur (Nahan)

Bantony Cottage - residence of Maharajah of Sirmur (Nahan)
Bantony Cottage - residence of Maharajah of Sirmur (Raja Nahan) at Shimla, the capital and also the largest city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, located in northern India

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Tibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on trail

Tibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on trail
Tibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on a narrow Himalayan Mountain trail by means of suspending two poles on ropes and man-handling the animal across. Date: 1907

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Martes flavigula, yellow-throated marten

Martes flavigula, yellow-throated marten
Plate from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal, 1818-1858, by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)

Background imageHimalayan Collection: General view of Darjeeling, India

General view of Darjeeling, India, with the Himalayan mountain range in the distance. Date: circa 1905

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himachal Pradesh, India - A Group of Pangwals

Himachal Pradesh, India - A Group of Pangwals - Meat-eating Hindus in the foothills of the Himalayas. They worship Lord Shiva and Devi in the most primitive way

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Tibet, Ice Caverns on Rongbuk Glacier, Mallory Expedition

Tibet, Ice Caverns on Rongbuk Glacier, Mallory Expedition
Ice Caverns on the Rongbuk Glacier located in the Himalaya of southern Tibet. The English climber George Mallory first explored the main Rongbuk Valley

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Tibet - A High Lama Standard Bearer

Tibet - A High Lama Standard Bearer Date: 1907

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Animals at a French Zoo - Yak Bull

Animals at a French Zoo - Yak Bull - Yak Bull. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. The yak (Bos grunniens and Bos mutus)

Background imageHimalayan Collection: Himalayan Snowstorm

Himalayan Snowstorm
NEPAL : a snowstorm in the Himalayas, seen across the lower mountains. Date: 1907



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