Historic Collection (page 3)

Muntiacus muntjak, Indian muntjac
Zoological drawing 6 (1:6) Cervus plicatus. Pencil outline, lateral and front views, of head of Indian muntjac, made by Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771) during Captain Cooks first voyage of discovery

Henry Walter Bates (1825-1892) see 51935
Bates collections and notebooks are held at the Natural History Museum, London. Bates is best known for his publication Naturalis on the River Amazon (1863) and his work on mimicry

Pollard Weeping Willow
Plate 31 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892)
Portrait of Sir Richard Owen, an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. Picture shows Owen and the skeleton of Dinornis maximus, c. 1877. From The Life of Owen (1894)

Plate from The Natural History of Carolina by Mark Catesby
Illustration from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol 1 by Mark Catesby (1683-1749)

Piltdown forgery meeting
Meeting to present the extent of the forgery at the Geological Society of London at Burlington House on 30 June 1954

The Naze Tower, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Naze Tower at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. An historic landmark, it was built on the cliffs in 1721 by Trinity House as a navigation mark to guide shipping

Steam train at Kingston, South Island, New Zealand
A steam train, the Kingston Flyer, at Kingston, South Island, New Zealand. Kingston is a small town at the southernmost end of Lake Wakatipu

Conference table, Livadia Palace, Yalta, Ukraine
View of the conference table in the Livadia (Livadija) Palace, Yalta, Ukraine, where the historic February 1945 meeting took place between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

Conference table and photos, Livadia Palace, Yalta, Ukraine
View of a conference table, and two photos on the walls, in the Livadia (Livadija) Palace, Yalta, Ukraine, where the historic February 1945 meeting took place between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

General view of Cuzco, Peru, South America
A general view of Cuzco (or Cusco), historic capital of the Inca Empire, Peru, South America

Artillery piece and soldiers, Toamasina, Madagascar
Vintage 19th century photograph: artillery piece and soldiers, Farafaty (Farafate), Toamasina, Madagascar

Captioned Hova Fort Tamatave, Toamasina, Madagascar
Vintage 19th century photograph: Captioned Hova Fort Tamatave, Toamasina, Madagascar, French soldiers marching past; presumably Fort Manda

c. 1880s - The Pump Room Strathpeffer, Scotland
c.1880s - The Pump Room Strathpeffer, Scotland

View of Nice France c. 1890
View of Nice France c.1890

Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, c. 1890
Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, c.1890

Galata Bridge, Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey. c. 1890 s
Pedestrians on the Galata Bridge, Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey. c.1890 s

Piazza San Domenico and church, Bologna Italy
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Piazza San Domenico and church, Bologna Italy

Adelaide Hills, Australia
Late 19th century photograph - Adelaide Hills, Australia

Army barracks, Subathu, India, now a Gurkha base
Vintage 19th century photograph: Army barracks, Subathu, India, now a Gurkha base

Loch Eynort, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, c. 1880 s
19th century vintage photograph: Loch Eynort, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, c.1880 s

Crowd in St. Peters Square, blessing from Pope in Vatican
Vintage 19th century photograph - large crowd in St. Peters Square for a blessing by the Pope from the Vatican. Most liklely Leo XIII

Camel train pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Camel train pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Firenze, Italy, c. 1890
19th century vintage photograph - portico of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Firenze, Italy, c.1890

View of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: View of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

Turkey Istanbul - Sultan on his way to Friday prayers
c.1890s Turkey Istanbul Constantinople photochrome - the sultan on his way to Friday prayers

c. 1900 New Zealand - Maori women rubbing noses
c.1900 New Zealand - Maori women rubbing noses

New railway bridge, Kobe, Japan, c. 1880
New railway bridge, Kobe, Japan, c.1880

Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, Jersualem, c.1880 s

Railway track, Royal Gorge, Arkansas River, Colorado, 1880 s

1880 s, Spain, Cordoba city view

Large crowd at the Kabaa, Mecca. Saudi Arabia. Sacred site in Islam
Vintage 19th century photograph: large crowd at the Kabaa, Mecca. The Kaaba, also spelled Ka bah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Ka╩┐bah al-Musharrafah

1940s East Africa - train Limuru escarpment, Kenya
1940s East Africa - train descending the Limuru escarpment, Kenya Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1940s East Africa BOAC seaplane Golden Hind Seychelles
1940s East Africa - BOAC seaplane Golden Hind Seychelles Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Fisherman on the River Tiber, Rome, Italy
Fisherman on the River Tiber, Rome, with St Peters and St Angelos Castle, Italy c.1870 s

c. 1890s New Zealand - Jackson, west coast
c.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - Jackson, west coast

c. 1890s New Zealand - the harbour at Lyttelton
c.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - the harbour at Lyttelton - showing RMS Tainui

India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan 1860s
19th century vintage photograph India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan Shepherd and Robertson, 1860s

India - a maharaja, child prince and his officials 1860s
19th century vintage photograph India - India - a maharaja and his officials, Shepherd and Robertson, 1860s

India - a maharaja and his officials
19th century vintage photograph - India - a maharaja and his officials

c. 1890s Italy - the harbour at Trieste by moonlight
c.1890s Italy - the harbour at Trieste by moonlight

c. 1890s Italy - the harbour at Trieste
c.1890s Italy - the harbour at Trieste

Piazza di Spagna, Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Piazza di Spagna, Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy

British army in India - NC officers 93rd Highlanders 1864
British army in India - NC officers of the 93rd Highlanders 1864

c. 1900 Austria Vienna city view with Stephanie Bridge
c.1900 Austria Vienna city view with Stephanie Bridge

Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy, viewed from the canal
Vintage 19th century photograph - Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy, viewed from the canal

c. 1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachel
c.1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachel

Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi-donkey with load & Armenian d
Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - a donkey with its load and its Armenian driver. Vintage 19th century photograph

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