Linnaeus Collection

Methodus plantarum sexalis in sistemate naturae descripta
Watercolour by George Ehret Dionysius (1708- 1770), 1736. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London

Carl Linnaeuss Systema Naturae (1736)
Watercolour illustration by Georg Ehret, of Carl Linneauss sexual system for the classification of plants from Systema Naturae, published in 1736

see record 3688 - Helianthus annus, sunflower
Page 68 from Illustration of the Sexual System of Linneaus (1777) vol 2, by John Miller (1715-c. 1790)

Astacus astacus Linnaeus, crayfish
Suppl. Tb LVI from Insecten-Belustigung 1756-61, Volume 3 by August Johann R� von Rosenhof (1705-1759)

Bewick / Mouflon
Linnaeus considered the mouflon a goat (capra ammon) but it is now classified as a sheep, indeed the smallest wild sheep and ancestor of all domestic breeds

Linnaeus (Evans)
CARL VON LINNE, known as LINNAEUS Swedish naturalist Date: 1707-1778

Linnaeus / Lizars
CARL VON LINNE, ka LINNAEUS Swedish naturalist in Lapland dress, 1732

Carl Linnaeus, Swedish, botanist
Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist depicted in Sami costume of Lappland. Steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology: Hummingbirds, Edinburgh, W.H

Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). Engraving. Colored
Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). Swedish physician and botanist. Engraving by G. Neumann in Our Century, 1883. Colored

Gray four-eyed opossum, Didelphis opossum, and Linnaeus mouse opossum, Marmosa murina.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris

Maned three-toed sloth, Bradypus torquatus and Linnaeuss two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals

Home of Linnaeus
The home of LINNAEUS at Hammarby, near Upsala, Sweden. Date: circa 1750

Linnaeus Slips
CARL VON LINNE, known as LINNAEUS Swedish naturalist, depicted in a tricky situation while botanising in the icy north. Date: 1707-1778

Linnaeus and Scene
CARL VON LINNE, known as LINNAEUS Swedish naturalist, with a scene showing him botanising in a park while a gardener brings him specimens. Date: 1707-1778

Parnassius apollo Linnaeus, Papilionidae; Maculinea arion Li
And Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, Lycaenidae. Classis II Tab XLV from Insecten-Belustigung 1746-61, Volume 3 by August Johann R� von Rosenhof (1705-1759)

Bust of Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist. Linnaeus is known as the Father of Taxonomy. In the collection at the Natural History Museum

Cebus capucinus, white-faced capuchin
Plate 2 from Museum S.R.M. Adolphi Friderici, by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), c. 1754-1764

Bust of Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Pharmacopoea cabinet
Frontispiece from Materia Medica, Liber 1, De Plantis by Carl Linnaeus, 1749

Title page from Carl Linnaeuss Systema Naturae (1758)
A compendium and classification of the natural world published by Carl Linnaeus. Volume 1, 10th Edition, published 1758

Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Painting of Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, by Magnus Hallman, c. 1780. Original held at the Natural History Museum, London. Linnaeus is known as the Father of Taxonomy

Magnolia acuminata, cucumber tree
Illustration from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands (1731) by Mark Catesby, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Haplophyllum patavinum, ruta patavina

Magnolia tripetala, umbrella magnolia
Illustration from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands (1731) by Mark Catesby, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Clathrus ruber, latticed stinkhorn
Illustration from Nova Plantarum (1729) by Pietro Antonio Micheli, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Thelypteris reticulata, latticevein fern
Illustration from Description des Plantes de l Amerique (1693) by Charles Plumier, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Perilla frutescens, beef steak plant
Plate from Thesaurus Zeylanicus (1737) by J. Burman, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Haworthia viscosa, haworthia
Illustration from Prludia Botanica (1703) by Caspar Commelin, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Ceropegia candelabrum, ceropegia
Illustration from Hortus Indicus Malabaricus (1678-1703) by Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Magnolia grandiflora, magnolia
Illustration from Icones Animalium et Plantarum (1776-1782) by John Frederick Miller, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Passiflora laurifolia, water lemon
Illustration from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by Maria Sibylla Merian, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Stemmacantha uniflora
Illustration from Flora Sibirica (1747-1769) by Johann Georg Gmelin. Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Proiphys amboinense
Illustration from Plantarum Horti Medici Amstelodamensis (1706) by Caspar Commelin. Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Camellia japonica L. camellia
Type specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). From Amoenitatum exoticarum politico (1712) by Engelbert Kaempfer

Papilio ecclipsis, hoax butterfly species
This insect was uncovered as hoax by John Curtis. It is infact a European brimstone butterfly with patches carefully painted on its wings. Specimen from the Linnean Society photographed by the NHM

Babiana ringens, rats tail babiana
Illustration from Plantarum Horti Medici Amstelodamensis (1706) by Caspar Commelin. Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Arctopus echinatus
Plate from Rariorus Africanus Plantarum (1738-1739) by J. Burman, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Page of drawings of goldfish made in Canton c. early 19th century under the supervision of John Reeves, who commissioned many such drawings

LINNAEUS, Carolus (1707-1778). Swedish naturalist. Title page of Carl von Linns work Genera Plantarum. Edition

LINNAEUS, Carolus (1707-1778). Swedish naturalist
" LINNAEUS, Carolus (1707-1778). Swedish naturalist. Illustrated page with flowers of Carl von Linn駳 work " Compendium Botanices Systematis Linnean"

Bookplate of English author, Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks. Print shows books on shelves, with Mrs. Banks book The Manchester Man opened on a table in the foreground. Date ca. 1876

Dc Solander / Round Eng
DANIEL CARL SOLANDER Swedish botanist, assistant to Linnaeus

Linnaeus / Pasch
CARL VON LINNE, ka LINNAEUS Swedish naturalist

Four Nice Moths
White Plumed Moth Linnaeus Glyphipteryx Dark Porcelain Moth Many-Plumed Moth (Really Stunning !)

Linnaeus / Botanist / Roslin
CARL VON LINNE known as LINNAEUS Swedish naturalist and botanist

Linnaeus / Naturalist / Anon
CARL VON LINNE known as LINNAEUS Swedish naturalist and botanist

Bewick / Tapir
(tapirus terrestris) This is the South American Tapir, classified by Linnaeus as a hippopotamus : it avoids its predators by diving into water

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