Major Collection (page 7)

Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis, and red plantain, Plantago major rubrifolia. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Green spurge, Euphorbia esula, and petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Boat-tailed grackle, Quiscalus major (Boat-tailed grakle, Gracula barita). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Sergeant major fish and pennant coralfish
Sergeant major fish, Abudefduf saxatilis 1, 2, and pennant coralfish, Heniochus acuminatus 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Miss Coignet after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

Major Mitchells cockatoo, superb parrot
Major Mitchells cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri (Plyctolophus leadbeateri) 1, superb parrot, Polytelis swainsonii (Palaeornis barrabandii) 2, and rainbow lorikeet

Harpy eagle, Brazilian merganser, Harpalus
Harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja 3, Brazilian merganser, Mergus octosetaceus, critically endangered 4, Harpalus beetle 1, and harp snail, Harpa major 2. Harpale, harpe, harpie, harle

Black woodpecker and great spotted woodpecker with egg
Black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius, and great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major. Pic noir et Pic epeiche moyenne. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

The large blue Periwinkle, The pleasures of memory
The large blue Periwinkle, Vinca major, The pleasures of memory. Handcoloured lithograph by Deana and Munday after Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

The Mexican Tiger-flower, Tigridia pavonia, Change; The blue major Convolvulus, Night. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of

Malayan urn vine, Dischidia major (Dischidia rafflesiana). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Italian honeysuckle, Lonicera caprifolium
Goat-leaf honeysuckle or Italian honeysuckle, Lonicera caprifolium major. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Triggerplant or greater stylidium, Stylidium major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany

Bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle or blue periwinkle, Vinca major. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Duruisseau after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus

Greater weever, Trachinus draco (Greater weaver or sting-bull, Trachinus major). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Alpine anemone, Anemone alpina L. var. major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1818

Skeleton of African macaque species
African macaque species, Cercopithecus angolensis major. Skeleton. Copperplate engraving by Chevillet after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc

African macaque species, Cercopithecus angolensis major. Copperplate engraving by Chevillet after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle

Pinalia spicata orchid (Close-headed woolwort, Eria convallarioides major). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Great double daisy, Bellis perennis var. major flore pleno. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1793

Lyons chelone, Chelone lyonii (Chelone major). Handcoloured botanical engraving by Weddell from John Sims Curtiss Botanical Magazine, Couchman, London, 1816

Spanish daffodil, Narcissus hispanicus (Large yellow Spanish narcissus, Narcissus major). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr

Queen rose and moss rose
Queen 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

Giant peacock moth, Saturnia pyri
Giant 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)

Balsam apple, Clusia rosea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1823

Greater burnet-saxifrage, Pimpinella major (Pimpinella magna). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Portuguese squill, sea daffodil and pyramidal bugle
Portuguese squill, Scilla peruviana 1, 2, sea daffodil, Pancratium maritimum 3 and pyramidal bugle, Ajuga pyramidalis 4. (Hyancinthus peruanus, Narcissus major seu Pancratium)

Luftwaffe Radar Station Bunkers Douvres Normandy
This was not only a radar station but as it was on high ground it was a major defensive position with bunkers, barbed wire and minefields. The bunkers are often hidden by crops

Souvenir Song Card, Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II)
Souvenir Song Card, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). 1947

The Indian cricket team
An article by E.H.D. Sewell about the Indian cricket team in 1911; photographs from top to bottom: Mr J. S. Warden; Mr P. Balu; Dr. H.D. Kanga (vice-caption); Mr K. Sesha Chari; Major K. M

Some celebrities of Bucks Club playing golf caricatured by Fred May in The Tatler. Includes the Duke of Leeds, Lord Chesham, Major Tommy Bouch, Lord Tweedmouth and Captain Hubert Buckmaster

Major E Harris St. John at the St. Leger
Major E. Harris St. John with Mrs G. M. Graham at the Doncaster races to see the St. Leger. Behind is the Hon. Celia Monckton. Date: 1948

Marchioness of Lansdowne presents cup to Harris St. John
The Marchioness of Lansdowne presenting the Col. John McKie Memorial Challenge Cup to Jajor E. D. Harris-St.John, who won the race at the Perth Hunt meeting, Scone Palace on Rough Proof. Date: 1950

Motor racing champion Major Sir Henry Seagrave prior to his death in a speedboat on Lake Windermere, Lake District, June 1930. 1930

Busts of the Period - Major General Wolseley
Figaro Cartoon, Busts of the Period - Major General Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley

W G Cahill, Chief Commissioner, Queensland Police
Major William Geoffrey Cahill (1854-1931) VD (Volunteer Officers Decoration), Chief Commissioner (1905-1917), Queensland Police Force, Australia. Date: circa 1900s

The Dogs Bath Club in Beauchamp Place, London where every imaginable facility was available for pampered pooches. Owners could relax in the cosy lounge with cocktail bar which was decorated with a

WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - 1914
WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - Field Marshall Sir John Frenchs Historical Dispatch explained. A pictorial map showing the famous British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

Captain JRB Newman, Middlesex Regiment
Captain JRB Newman, Trinity College Cambridge, later a Major in the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. Date: circa 1908

America - Arrest Of Major Andre
Major John Andres arrest in Tarrytown, New York During The American War of Independence, Date: 1780

America - Charles Lee Captured By The British
Major General Charles Lee is Captured By The British At Basking Ridge, New Jersey 12 December 1776

Florence Mills programme for Black Birds - London Pavilion
Florence Mills programme for Black Birds at the London Pavilion. Florence Mills (1896-1927) singer and dancer who became a major star of vaudeville and revue in the 1920s in both America and Britain

Florence Mills portrait. Photographer: James VanDerZee. Florence Mills (1896-1927) singer and dancer who became a major star of vaudeville and revue in the 1920s in both America and Britain

Rosita Forbes at the Venice Lido
Mrs Arthur McGrath, aka the renowned writer, traveller and journalist, Rosita Forbes at the Venice Lido in 1931 surrounded by her husband (in the hat) and Major Mathews and Major Duffus. Date: 1931

Felicia Stewart (later Felicia Pepys Cockerell)(1890-1970), featured in The Sketch on the occasion of her engagement to Major W. Headfort Brook

Programme, The Flag Lieutenant
Theatre programme, The Flag Lieutenant, by Major W P Drury and Leo Trevor, at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, from The Playhouse, London, in a production by Cyril Maude and his London company. 1909

An evening with Johann Strauss, including Johannes Brahms, Max Kalbeck, Johann Strauss (at the piano), Carl Goldmark, Alfred Grunfeld, Eduard Strauss, De Bayros, Mrs Strauss, Marquise De Bayros

Portuguese Major and Indian Letter Carrier
A Portuguese Major and an Indian Letter Carrier. 1832

Major-General Sefton Brancker, RAF
Major-General Sir William Sefton Brancker (1877-1930), civil aviation pioneer, portrayed by Lieutenant Percival Anderson during the First World War when he was Comptroller-General of Equipment

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