Illustration Collection (page 7)

Panax pseudoginseng, tienchi ginseng
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Vegetable roots
Plate 4 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Racines alimentaires

Lama pacos, alpaca
Alpaca. Llama Alpaca, 1884. Hand coloured lithograph of a drawing by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins from Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall; Hoofed Quadrupeds, 1850

Protea cynaroides, king protea
Painting by Stephan Endlicher from Catalogus Horti Academici Vindobonensis pub.1842

Ptychozoon kohli, flying gecko
Hand coloured lithograph from final volume of Erpetologie Generale ou Histoire Naturelle complcte des Reptiles (1854) by A.M.C. Dumeril, G. Bibron, and A. Dumeril

Longhorn beetle

Continental Drift
The world 200 million years ago in Upper Triassic times, showing the single continent of Pangaea and the universal ocean, Panthalassa

Picoides pubescens, downy woodpecker
Plate 112 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Homo neanderthalensis in action at Swanscombe, UK
An illustration by Angus McBride showing a group of Homo neanderthalensis on the ancient banks of the river Thames in modern day Swanscombe, Kent

Aix galericulata, mandarin duck
Plate 69 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Cypripedium calceolus, Ladys slipper orchid
Watercolour from British Orchids (1792-1817), by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Theobroma cacao, cocoa pod
Plate 49 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Ananas aculeatus, pineapple
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held 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

Octopus
Watercolour 401 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection

Pharmacophagus antenor, giant swallowtail
Giant swallowtail butterfly and the common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae). Plate 15 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Dianthus barbatus, sweet william
Folio 40 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Mandragora officinarum, mandrake
Illustration of the male and female mandrake, from The herbal of generall historie of plantes (1636) by John Gerard (1545-1612), edited by Thomas Johnson

Coal forest diorama
A diorama of a Carboniferous coal forest (354 to 290 million years ago) previously on display at the former Geological Museum which is now part of the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus sp. peach (Grimwoods Royal George or Grosse Mignon
Plate 41 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Angraecum sesquipedale, Madagascan orchid
This species of orchid was used by Darwin to prove his theories of evolution. Illustration from The British Museum (Natural History) by Peter Whitehead and Colin Keates, 1981

Daucus carota, carrot
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Acacia nilotica, prickly acacia tree
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Phoenicopterus ruber, greater flamingo
Plate 431 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Anser brachyrhynchus, pink-footed goose
Watercolour and ink by John Gould (c. 1865). An example of a prelliminary work by Gould in preparation for an illustration which would be published in one of his books

Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Paradise Lost. 1886-. Illustration for John Miltons work. Etching

Art deco illustration of couple dancing, 1927 Date: 1927

The sinking of the Titanic by Fortunio Matania
An illustration showing the Titanic sinking with all its lights on. Life boats full of survivers can be seen in the foreground. Date: 15th April 1912

Glamour art deco postcard by Dolly Tree
Fragrant Greetings - art deco sketch by Dolly Tree Date: 1918

Art deco cover for Theatre World, September 1926
Art deco cover for the magazine Theatre World, September 1926, Vol IV no20. Artwork by Bovey. Date: 1926

Sketch of the Dolly Sisters, Paris
Illustration of the Dolly Sisters by Zig for a promotional leaflet for Paris - New York, Casino de Paris, 1927 1927

Cinderella ballet, Ugly Sisters trying to dance
The Ugly Sisters try to follow their dancing master while Cinderella stands disconsolately by the fire. A scene from a ballet version of Cinderella, based on French and Spanish fairytales

This is it! Your 1954 Holiday, Prestatyn Holiday Camp
Cover illustration for This is it! Your 1954 Holiday, Prestatyn Holiday Camp. A smiling woman looks down at the holiday camp buildings

Gebrauchsgrafik illustration 1928
A highly stylised art deco illustration of a man and woman in evening dress, possibly off to the theatre

British battleships
Illustration of unidentified British battleships at sea during World War Two, with guns firing

Hanworth Park, Londons Country Flying Club
Illustration showing Londons Country Flying Club, a mansion set in the middle of Hanworth Park

The Divotee, H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration showing the results after a rather untalented golfer has tried to tee off

Mr and Mrs W. E. Gladstone
Colour illustration of William Ewart Gladstone, English Liberal statesman, (1809-98) together with his wife, Catherine Gladstone (1812-1900), nee Glynne, enjoying tea in the garden at their home

Skiiers out of place in the Riviera
A humorous illustration showing out of place William Heath Robinson characters receiving curious glances from glamorous holiday makers in a Howard. K. Elcock illustration

HMS Habbakuk in section
Illustration showing a cross section of the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War

Front cover from The Tatler
Front cover illustration for The Tatler by Lewis Baumer, showing a jolly couple dancing

Don t worry about me! by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing Bonzo the dog being cuddled by his lady owner. Studdy created Bonzo for The Sketch magazine in the early 1920s

The Flower Market Of The Madeleine by Blampied
An illustration by Edmund Blampied of a bustling flower market at the Place de la Madeleine in Paris. Blampied (1886-1966) drew countless illustrations for the ILN magazines

The Cocktail Girl! By Alfred Leete
A surreal illustration of a lady made from cocktail paraphernalia, showing her leisurely smoking a cigarette. The illustration is evocative of the 1920s when cocktails

HMS Habbakuk with HMS Indefatigable, 1946
Illustration showing the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk (centre), a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War

RAF Bristol Blenheim Fighter-Bombers; Second World War, 19
Illustration showing three Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim mark IV fighter-bomber-reconnaissance airplanes over enemy territory in 1941

German Armoured Vehicles; Second World War, 1944
Illustration showing a selection of German armoured vehicles used during the Battle for Normandy in 1944. The vehicles shown include Panther and Tiger tanks (left foreground)

Commandos Crossing the Rhine at Wesel; Second World War, 194
Sketch showing the night crossing of the River Rhine, made by British Royal Marine Commandos of the 21st Army Group, near Wesel in Germany, 23rd March 1945

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