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Longboat and gondolaLongboat 2 and gondola 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar
Yacht, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Yacht, longboat and gondolaYacht 1, longboat 2 and Venetian gondola 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Merchant ship. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Cutter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Strychnine tree and ginseng rootStrychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica 1, with fruit in section a, grain b, flower c, and ginseng, Panax quinquefolius 2, with flower d, root e, dried root f
Sea urchins and spinesSea urchins, red 1, green 2, 5, yellow 6, brown 3, 4, and spines 7-11. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Frigate 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Galley. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Ship of the line, with section through interior of the hull. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Vanilla orchid and colocynthVanilla orchid, Epidendrum vanilla 1, and colocynth or bitter apple, Citrullus colocynthis 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
European lobster, edible crab and Atlantic horseshoe crabEuropean lobster, Homarus gammarus 1, edible crab, Cancer pagurus 2, and Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, dorsal 3, ventral 4
True rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum, roots 1, flower 2, leaf outline 3, stalk exterior 4, stalk section 7, root sections 5, 6
South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Hippopotamus, vulnerableHippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, vulnerable 1. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Anil and dyers madderAnil or wild indigo, Indigofera suffruticosa 1, and dyers madder, Rubia tinctorum 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia and the Temple of ArtemisStatue of Zeus at Olympia 2, and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur
The colossus at Rhodes, ancient lighthouse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or the Tomb of Mausolus 2, 3, built by five architects Scopas, Bryaxis, Timotheus, Leochares and Pythis
The city walls of Babylon surrounding the hanging gardens and the tower of Babel. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)
Sperm whale and narwhalSperm whale or cachalot, Physeter macrocephalus, vulnerable 1, and narwhal or narwhale, Monodon monoceros, near threatened 2
Hanging gardens of BabylonThe hanging gardens of Babylon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Great pyramid of GizaThe great pyramid of Giza 1, interior chambers 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Cork oak tree and terebinth treeCork oak tree, Quercus suber 1, and terebinth or turpentine tree, Pistacia terebinthus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Chinese dwarf sparrows and vervain hummingbirdChinese dwarf sparrows 1, 2, 3 and vervain hummingbird, Mellisuga minima 4, on a tea bush, Camellia sinensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Cardamon and caper plantsCardamon, Elettaria cardamomum 1, and caper bush, Capparis spinosa 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792
Roc, basilisk, phoenix, unicorn, vegetable lamb, and dragonMythical creatures: roc bird 1, basilisk 2, phoenix 3, unicorn 4, vegetable lamb of Tartary Agnus scythicus or Planta Tartarica Barometz, 5, and dragon 6
Nutmeg and clove spice treesMace and nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, and clove spice tree, Syzygium aromaticum, 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr
Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis, with ripe fruit and sections. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann
Metamorphosis of a silkworm, from young caterpillar, shedding skin, spinning silk cocoon, chrysalis stage, and emergence as moth
Levant cotton and tea plantLevant cotton plant, Gossypium herbaceum, and tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Christian Muller from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs
Mahogany and caesalpinia treeMahogany tree, Swietenia mahagoni 1, and caesalpinia tree, Caesalpinia violacea 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)
Queen rose and moss roseQueen rose, Rosa regina rubicans, and moss rose, Rosa muscosa major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur
Classical architecture orders: original 1, Tuscan 2, Doric 3, Ionic 4, Corinthian 5 and Roman or Composite 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Bowhead whale, dolphin and porpoiseBowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus 1, short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis 2 and porpoise, Phocoena phocoena 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Harbour porpoise, beluga and northern bottlenose whaleHarbour porpoise, Phocaena phocaena 1, beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas 2, and northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus 3
Indian elephant and sukotyroEndangered Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, female suckling her young, 1, and mythical beast sukotyro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Austrian copper rose and white virgin roseAustrian copper rose, Rosa punicea, and white virgin rose, Rosa truncata virginalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs
Sperm or trump whale, Physeter macrocephalus 1, 2, vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802
Dead mans rope and kelpDead mans rope, Chorda filum 1, and kelp or oarweed, Laminaria digitata 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar
Intestinal worms: Pork tapeworm, Taenia solium 1, a, b, c, and human polycephalus, Polycephalus hominis 2, d, e. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur
Andean condor, palm-nut vulture and houbara bustardAndean condor, Vultur gryphus 1, palm-nut vulture, Gypohierax angolensis 2, and houbara bustard, Chamydotis undulata 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch
Red seaweed and sea lettuceRed seaweed, Membranoptera alata 1, and sea lettuce, Fucus tremella var. lactuca 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)
Fin whale, bottlenose dolphin and bottle-nosed whaleFin whale or rorqual, Balaenoptera physalus, endangered 1, bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus 2, and northern bottle-nosed whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus 3
Giant peacock moth, Saturnia pyriGiant peacock moth or giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri, with caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)
Curiosities of the 18th centuryBird and egg hunters abseiling down cliffs in the Orkney Islands 1, and geysers spouting and the volcano Hekla erupting in Iceland
Cinnamon and camphor treesTrue cinnamon, Cinnamomum verum 1, and camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora 2 Laurus camphora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Forest giant owl butterfly, Caligo eurilochus, upperside 2, and underside 1. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)