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Miscellany Collection (page 6)

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas

Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas (Balloon cuttlefish, Sepia tunicata). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea

Blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea (Blue grossbeak, Loxia caerulea). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: True harp shell, Harpa harpa

True harp shell, Harpa harpa (Harp buccinum, Buccinum harpa). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Water stick insect, Ranatra linearis

Water stick insect, Ranatra linearis (Linear nepa, Nepa linearis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Scarlet mormon butterfly, Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia

Scarlet mormon butterfly, Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia (Deiphobus butterfly, Papilio deiphobus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Plumose anemone, Metridium dianthus

Plumose anemone, Metridium dianthus (Carnation actinia, Actinia dianthus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Raphael catfish, Platydoras costatus

Raphael catfish, Platydoras costatus (Ribbed soldier fish, Cataphractus costatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Red-necked tanager, Tangara cyanocephala

Red-necked tanager, Tangara cyanocephala (Collared tanager, Tanagra festiva). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Long-armed chafer beetle, Euchirus longimanus

Long-armed chafer beetle, Euchirus longimanus (Long-armed beetle, Scarabaeus longimanus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Common death adder, Acanthophis antarctica

Common death adder, Acanthophis antarctica (Antarctic boa, Boa antarctica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Finny snake eel, Caecula pterygera

Finny snake eel, Caecula pterygera (Rostrated sphagebranchus, Sphagebranchus rostratus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Sea peach, Halocynthia aurantium

Sea peach, Halocynthia aurantium (Orange ascidia, Ascidia aurantium). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: White witch moth, Thysania agrippina

White witch moth, Thysania agrippina (Agrippina butterfly, Phalaena agrippina). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder after Maria Sibylla Merian

Background imageMiscellany Collection: White witch moth caterpillar, Thysania agrippina

White witch moth caterpillar, Thysania agrippina (Agrippina butterfly, Phalaena agrippina). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder after Maria Sibylla Merian

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Great cormorant (Eurasian), Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis

Great cormorant (Eurasian), Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (Chinese pelican, Pelecanus sinensis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Deaths head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos

Deaths head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, moth, caterpillar and pupa (Jasmine sphinx, Sphinx atropos). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Branched murex, Chicoreus ramosus

Branched murex, Chicoreus ramosus (Murex ramosus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Jack knife-fish, Equetus lanceolatus

Jack knife-fish, Equetus lanceolatus (Knight fish, Eques americana). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Collared kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris

Collared kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris (Green headed kingfisher, Alcedo chlorocephala). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Horrid elbow crab, Daldorfia horrida

Horrid elbow crab, Daldorfia horrida (Crested crab, Cancer cristatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Tulip cone, Conus tulipa

Tulip cone, Conus tulipa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1802

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Turatis boubou, Laniarius turatii

Turatis boubou, Laniarius turatii (Blue shrike, Lanius bicolor). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Luna or comet moth, Actias species?

Luna or comet moth, Actias species? (Long-tailed phalaena, Phalaena macroura.) Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Widest pacific conch, Sinustrombus latissimus

Widest pacific conch, Sinustrombus latissimus (Wing strombus, Strombus latissimus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Bluespotted cornetfish, Fistularia tabacaria

Bluespotted cornetfish, Fistularia tabacaria (Fibre-tailed fistularia). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Long-billed starthroat hummingbird, Heliomaster longirostris

Long-billed starthroat hummingbird, Heliomaster longirostris (Stripe-cheeked hummingbird, Trochilus superbus). Illustration drawn by George Shaw and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Common green birdwing, female, Ornithoptera priamus

Common green birdwing, female, Ornithoptera priamus (Panthous butterfly, Papilio panthous). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Emperor nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius

Emperor nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius
Emperor nautilus shell and section through shell showing chambers, Nautilus pompilius (Great nautilus, Nautilus pompilius) Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Harlequin bass, Serranus tigrinus

Harlequin bass, Serranus tigrinus (Variegated holocentrus, Holocentrus tigrinus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Crimson topaz hummingbird, Topaza pella

Crimson topaz hummingbird, Topaza pella (Topaz-throated hummingbird, Trochilus pella). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Parides aeneas and Papilio peranthus butterflies

Parides aeneas and Papilio peranthus butterflies (Papilio aeneas, Papilio peranthus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Shark sucker fish, Remora remora

Shark sucker fish, Remora remora (Fork-tailed remora, Echeneis remora). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Tethys sea slug, Tethys fimbria

Tethys sea slug, Tethys fimbria (Crenulated tethys). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Crowned baler, Melo aethiopicus

Crowned baler, Melo aethiopicus (Ethiopian volute, Voluta aethiopica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Depilatory sea hare, Aplysia depilans

Depilatory sea hare, Aplysia depilans (Mediterranean aplysia). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Blue parrotfish, Scarus coeruleus

Blue parrotfish, Scarus coeruleus (Blue coryphaena, Coryphaena caerulea). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Green-winged pytilia, Pytilia melba

Green-winged pytilia, Pytilia melba (Variegated finch, Fringilla elegans). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Protesilaus butterfly, Protesilaus protesilaus

Protesilaus butterfly, Protesilaus protesilaus (Papilio protesilaus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Largescale four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps

Largescale four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps (as four-eyed anableps, Anableps tetropthalmus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Orange flag and cobweb cone shells, Conus

Orange flag and cobweb cone shells, Conus ammiralis arausiacus and Conus araneosus (as Conus arausiacus and Conus arachnoideus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Spindle tibia shell, Tibia fusus

Spindle tibia shell, Tibia fusus (spindle strombus, Strombus fusus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Pilot fish, Naucrates ductor

Pilot fish, Naucrates ductor (pilot mackrel, Scomber ductor). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis

Ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis (White billed woodpecker Picus principalis). Critically endangered. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Leachs spider crab, Inachus phalangium

Leachs spider crab, Inachus phalangium (slender legged crab, Cancer phalangium). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Admiral cone varieties, high admiral and cedo nulli

Admiral cone varieties, high admiral and cedo nulli, Conus ammiralis, Conus cedonulli (Conus ammiralis var. summus, Cedo nulli). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Bar jack fish, Caranx ruber

Bar jack fish, Caranx ruber (as red mackrel, Scomber rubra). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus

Pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus (Picus pileatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageMiscellany Collection: Red underwing moth, Catocala nupta

Red underwing moth, Catocala nupta (Phalaena nupta). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw



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