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Leverian Collection

Background imageLeverian Collection: Shell of the Eastern mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum

Shell of the Eastern mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum (Pensylvanian tortoise var. Testudo pensylvanica) from the Leverian Museum

Background imageLeverian Collection: Crimson-crested woodpecker, Campephilus melanoleucos

Crimson-crested woodpecker, Campephilus melanoleucos (Buff-crested woodpecker, Picus melanoleucus). Based on a skin in the Leverian Museum

Background imageLeverian Collection: Greater bird of paradise, Paridisaea apoda

Greater bird of paradise, Paridisaea apoda.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature (1798-1802)

Background imageLeverian Collection: Round-tailed manati or manatee, Trichechus manati

Round-tailed manati or manatee, Trichechus manati.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or

Background imageLeverian Collection: Angel fish or monk fish, Pomacanthidae

Angel fish or monk fish, Pomacanthidae.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature (1798-1802)

Background imageLeverian Collection: Long-armed ape or gibbon, Hylobates species

Long-armed ape or gibbon, Hylobates species.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature (1798-1802)

Background imageLeverian Collection: Greater rhea or American ostrich, Rhea americana

Greater rhea or American ostrich, Rhea americana.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Background imageLeverian Collection: Great or gigantica mantis, Mantis gigas, from Amboyna

Great or gigantica mantis, Mantis gigas, from Amboyna.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Background imageLeverian Collection: Western, variegated duck or Stellers eider

Western, variegated duck or Stellers eider, Polysticta stelleri.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Background imageLeverian Collection: Pithecia pithecia, white-faced saki

Pithecia pithecia, white-faced saki
Fox-tailed Monkey, Simia pithecia. Plate facing p. 169 of Museum Leverianum; specimens from the museum of the late Sir Ashton Lever, by George Shaw. Published by James Parkinson, proprietor, 1792-1796

Background imageLeverian Collection: Bradypus tridactylus, pale-throated three-toed sloth

Bradypus tridactylus, pale-throated three-toed sloth
Pale-throated three-toed sloths. Plate from a collection of original watercolour drawings, c. 1781-1785, by Sarah Stone, held at the Natural History Museum

Background imageLeverian Collection: Capra hircus, goat

Capra hircus, goat
Domestic Goat, Angora Breed. Plate from a collection of original watercolour drawings, c. 1781-1785, by Sarah Stone, held at the Natural History Museum


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