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Jungle Collection

Background imageJungle Collection: Fidel Castro in 1959

Fidel Castro in 1959
FIDEL CASTRO - President of Cuba, on manoeuvres in the jungle in 1965. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*

Background imageJungle Collection: Jungle Book. Mowgli. Baloo

Jungle Book. Mowgli. Baloo
Baloo the bear, with Mowgli seated on his back, runs with wolves whilst Shere Khan the tiger watches in the background

Background imageJungle Collection: Colonialism / Lord Curzon

Colonialism / Lord Curzon
GEORGE NATHANIEL, MARQUESS Lord Curzon of Kedleston with the Maharaja of Rewa and Captain Wigram " in the jungle with his bag of tigers"

Background imageJungle Collection: Mowgli & Wolves. Jungle

Mowgli & Wolves. Jungle
Shere Khan the tiger watches Mowgli with his wolf family

Background imageJungle Collection: Tarzan & Gorilla

Tarzan & Gorilla
Tarzan: the untamable

Background imageJungle Collection: Jungle, Sri Lanka

Jungle, Sri Lanka
Parasitic plants in the Sri Lanka jungle Date: 1913

Background imageJungle Collection: Going with a Swing

Going with a Swing
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orang utan swinging on vines. Entitled Gran pop travels a la Carte

Background imageJungle Collection: Krakatoa Ship Beached

Krakatoa Ship Beached
The steamer Berouw is carried by a tidal wave into the jungle at Telokh-Betang, Sumatra

Background imageJungle Collection: Bren Gunner, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Burma, 1944 (c)

Bren Gunner, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Burma, 1944 (c)
Photograph: A well-concealed Bren Gunner of the 7th Gurkha Rifles amongst the thick foliage of the Burmese jungle, 1944 (c)

Background imageJungle Collection: King George V shooting expedition 1911

King George V shooting expedition 1911
His Imperial Majesty making his way through the jungle during the great big-game shoot in Nepal. Date: December 1911

Background imageJungle Collection: A naturalist being mobbed by Pteroglossus beauharnaesii, cur

A naturalist being mobbed by Pteroglossus beauharnaesii, cur
Illustration from Henry Walter Bates The Naturalist on the Amazons (1884)

Background imageJungle Collection: Chicago Stockyards 1

Chicago Stockyards 1
Butchers in the Chicago stockyards at work on beef carcases, exposed by Upton Sinclair in his 1905 novel The Jungle

Background imageJungle Collection: Africa / Exploration / Congo

Africa / Exploration / Congo
CONGO - French and German officials, determined to correctly map the boundary between their territories, make their way through the marshy Lobaye valley

Background imageJungle Collection: Army patrol in Malaya, 1957

Army patrol in Malaya, 1957
Photograph of an Army patrol in Malaya, 1957.From an album of photographs covering military and social aspects of army life in Malaya, 1957. Date: 1957

Background imageJungle Collection: Chimpanzees in the African jungle

Chimpanzees in the African jungle, knuckle-walking, swinging from creepers and generally monkeying around! Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageJungle Collection: Battery firing at Japanese positions - Burma

Battery firing at Japanese positions - Burma
A Battery commanded by Major O.T. Hackett fires a 3.7 Howitzer (light artillery) at Japanese positions in the Burma Hills - circa 1945. The Battery is itself under fire

Background imageJungle Collection: Jungle Book / Kipling

Jungle Book / Kipling
Baloo the bear, Kaa the snake, Bagheera the panther & the elephants

Background imageJungle Collection: Nutwell Court, Exeter

Nutwell Court, Exeter, seen from the River Exe, seat of Sir Thomas Trayton Fuller-Eliott-Drake. Georgian neo-classical manor house with portico entrance

Background imageJungle Collection: Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In No 5 Mk I

Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In No 5 Mk I
Lee Enfield. 303 in No 5 Mk I bolt action rifle, 1944 (c); known as the Jungle Carbine; fitted with flash eliminator, sling swivels and a rubber cushion on the buttplate

Background imageJungle Collection: Traversing the Jungle

Traversing the Jungle
Illustration of a lady on horseback in the jungle accompanied a man and two native guides. Artist: Anon. Date: 1926

Background imageJungle Collection: Human sacrifices in the Country of the Bakutis

Human sacrifices in the Country of the Bakutis
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Human sacrifices in the country of the Bakutis, near the Equator station. Chromolithography

Background imageJungle Collection: Africa. Catholic Mission in Gabon

Africa. Catholic Mission in Gabon
History of Africa. 19th century. Catholic Mission in Gabon. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageJungle Collection: Africa. The Congo. Herd of elephants

Africa. The Congo. Herd of elephants
History of Africa. 19th century. Herd of elephants. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageJungle Collection: Flights into the Future - creatures of the air jungle

Flights into the Future - creatures of the air jungle
An unfortunate pilot is thrown out of his plane by creatures fllying around the air jungle, the product of the imagination of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who wrote of strange monsters

Background imageJungle Collection: PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA A tribe meets to discuss the death of their sacred bird, the blue Bird of Paradise Date: 1930s

Background imageJungle Collection: Two dancing teams who entertain on the polished

Two dancing teams who entertain on the polished floors of Hotels and Night Clubs, 1928. Ricardo and Lucita (top left) introducing a new dance Fantasie Parisienne and Jimmy Pendleton and Valeda Worth

Background imageJungle Collection: Ox train pulling logs through the jungle, Burma, India

Ox train pulling logs through the jungle, Burma, India
Ox train for pulling logs through the jungle, Burma, India. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageJungle Collection: Huge logging train of oxen in jungle, Burma India c. 1910

Huge logging train of oxen in jungle, Burma India c. 1910
Huge logging train of oxen in the jungle, Burma India c.1910

Background imageJungle Collection: Historical views of the Eastern Islands (Indonesia)

Historical views of the Eastern Islands (Indonesia). Natives of the Ladrones Islands (Marianas) sailing in a proa sailboat 34, Abba Thule

Background imageJungle Collection: Jungle runner and golden tegu

Jungle runner and golden tegu
Jungle-runner, Ameiva ameiva, , Lucertola ameiva 1 and golden tegu, Tupinambis teguixin, Salvaguardia d America 2. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus

Background imageJungle Collection: Saw-scaled viper and Madagascar leafnose snake

Saw-scaled viper and Madagascar leafnose snake
Saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus 1, and Madagascar leafnose snake, Langaha madagascariensis 2. Scitale zigzag, Langaha a muso appuntato

Background imageJungle Collection: Jungle cock or Indian pheasant, Phasianus indicus

Jungle cock or Indian pheasant, Phasianus indicus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan, London

Background imageJungle Collection: House on stilts of the Minangkabau people

House on stilts of the Minangkabau people in Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Background imageJungle Collection: Title page with vignette of two rose-ringed

Title page with vignette of two rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri, in a jungle setting. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageJungle Collection: Hunting for tapirs, Tapirus terrestris (endangered)

Hunting for tapirs, Tapirus terrestris (endangered) from a river boat in South America. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857

Background imageJungle Collection: Rye grass, African corn lily and jungle geranium

Rye grass, African corn lily and jungle geranium
Perennial rye grass, Lolium perenne 1, 2, spotted African corn lily, Ixia maculata var. fuscocitrina 3, 4 and jungle geranium, Ixora coccinea 5-7. Ivraie, Ixie, Ixore

Background imageJungle Collection: Method of catching wild elephants using lassos in Burma

Method of catching wild elephants using lassos in Burma. Adapted from an illustration in Michael Symes Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava

Background imageJungle Collection: View of the town of Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil

View of the town of Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageJungle Collection: Puri people moving through the Amazon jungle

Puri people moving through the Amazon jungle
Nomadic Puri people armed with spears and sticks moving through the Amazon jungle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageJungle Collection: Jungle geranium and yellow oleander

Jungle geranium and yellow oleander
Jungle geranium, Ixora coccinea, and yellow oleander, Thevetia neriifolia, Cascabela thevetia. Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden

Background imageJungle Collection: Ambrosius Ehinger en route for New Granada

Ambrosius Ehinger en route for New Granada
Ambrosius Ehinger, a German conquistador, heads on horseback with a contingent of men through the jungle towards New Granada, where he has been appointed governor by the Welser family. Date: 1529

Background imageJungle Collection: Casmuniz 52 PT-AZU

Casmuniz 52 PT-AZU (msn 1, also, known as Casmuniz 5-2). The sole aircraft first flew in April 1952 and completed flight testing by 1955, whilst registered as PP-ZPD

Background imageJungle Collection: Exterior and interior of Prince Ranjitsinhjis portable shooting-box

Exterior and interior of Prince Ranjitsinhjis portable shooting-box, which could be despatched by rail to any given point in the jungle on a trolley by oxen or by elephants. 1907

Background imageJungle Collection: Prince of Wales in Nepal Terai, shooting bears 1876

Prince of Wales in Nepal Terai, shooting bears 1876
Prince of Wales, (later Edward VII), having a some lunch between shoots in his expedition in the Terai, crossing a nullah in the jungle. Date: 1876

Background imageJungle Collection: INDIAN PYTHON

INDIAN PYTHON
The Indian Python or Indian Rock Python, is a snake found in India, especially in the mangrove forest, scrub jungle and cool dense rain forests. Date: 1970s

Background imageJungle Collection: ELEPHANTS / GRISET 1889

ELEPHANTS / GRISET 1889
Elephants in the jungle: Sunset in the Tropics. Date: 1889

Background imageJungle Collection: AFRICA / EXPLORATION / CONGO

AFRICA / EXPLORATION / CONGO
Cutting through the jungle with a machete in the swamps of the Lobaye, the French and Germans establish frontiers in the Congo. Date: 1913

Background imageJungle Collection: Lord Curzon in India

Lord Curzon in India
Lord Curzon of Kedleston with the Maharaja of Rewa and Captain Wigram in the jungle with his bag of tigers. Date: 1903



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