Natural Collection (page 21)

Banded grunt and squirrelfish
Banded grunt, Pomadasys furcatus 1, and squirrelfish, Holocentrus ascensionis 2. Pristipomo asta, Olocentro sogo. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus

Human tapeworm, Taenia asiatica, Taenia saginata, Taenia solium.. Botriocefalo dell Uomo, Tenia larga. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

Longtail croaker and stone bass
Longtail croaker, Lonchurus lanceolatus 1 and meagre, croaker, stone bass, shadefish, Argyrosomus regius 2. Lonchurus dianema 1, Lonchiuro dianema Sciena Corvo di mare o Ombrina

Shi drum and cingle
Shi drum, Umbrina cirrosa 1 and cingle, zingel, Zingel zingel 2. Ombrina barbuta, Cinglo. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

Green algae, Draparnaldia hypnosis, Draparnaldia in forma d Ipno. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Fossils of extinct marine creatures
Fossil of extinct demosponge Verticillites 1, Rubula soldanii 2, and Nubecularia lucifuga 3. Verticillite crecateo d Ellis, Rubula del Soldani, Nubecularia lucifuga

Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese elm or lacebark elm, Ulmus parvifolia, Ulmus chinensis, Olmo della China. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Amargo, Quassia amara
Amargo, bitter-ash, bitter-wood or hombre grande, Quassia amara. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Cyrtandre plant, Cyrtandra staminea, Cirtandra staminea. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

European black elderberry, Sambucus nigra, Sambuco nero o comune. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Seagrape or baygrape, Coccoloba uvifera, Uva marina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Agarwood, Aquilaria malaccensis, Critically endangered. Aquilaria ovata, Aquilaria di Malacca. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

Roughhead grenadier and hollowsnout grenadier
Roughhead grenadier or onion-eye grenadier, Macrourus berglax 1 and hollowsnout grenadier, Coelorinchus caelorhincus (Lepidoleprus coelorhinchus) 2

Two-flowered agave, Dracaena boscii, Littaea geminiflora, Agave geminiflora, Yucca boscii, Littea di fiori a coppie. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus

Extinct fossil shells
Extinct fossil Nautilus triangularis 1, bellybutton nautilus, Nautilus macromphalus 2, Nautilus bisiphites 3, massive Orbulites shell 4

Types of ferns and fern trees
West Indian treefern, Cyathea arborea, vine fern, Microgramma piloselloides 2, graceful fern, Niphidium crassifolium 3, coarse tassel fern, Huperzia phlegmaria 4, staghorn clubmoss

Crested partridge and buttonquail
Crested partridge, Rollulus rouloul 1 and Madagascar buttonquail, Turnix nigricollis or Turnix nigrifrons 2. Crittonice coronata, Emipodio a benda nera

Coconut, banana, sugar cane, etc
Coconut palm, Cocos nucifera 1, banana, Musa paradisiaca 2, sugar cane, Saccharum officinale 3, flag, Iris germanica 4, Poets daffodil, Narcissus poeticus 5, and fern Cymbidium echinocarpon 6

Crimson seedcracker, Pyrenestes sanguineus sanguineus (Crimson nutcracker, Pirenestes sanguineus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson

Downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Tiger beetles, varied carpet beetle, etc
Tiger beetles, Cicindela sinuata 1, Cicindela campestris 2, Cicindela sexguttata 3, Nitidula sanguinolenta 4, varied carpet beetle, Telephore flavipede 5, Anthrenus verbasci 6

Lady sitting on a natural seat beneath a rock cliff
Lady photographed sitting on a natural seat beneath a rock cliff - British seaside - shaded by the strong summer midday sun and a large wide-brimmed hat! Date: circa 1930s

Extended family outside stone county home
A countryside scene with parents, son and Grandmother all stood outside their lovely stone cottage. The son appears to be holding two pails of milk. Date: circa 1910s

Cartoon, Natural Allies (Irish Republic and Abyssinia)
Cartoon, Natural Allies -- a satirical comment on two of Britains enemies, Abyssinia and the Irish Republic, being natural allies to each other

Great floods in East Anglia 1912
Plight of Norwich, a view of the floods in Magdalen street. Date: August 1912

Lobster in a rock pool - blue and purple in its natural habitat, but bright red when cooked. Date: circa 1950s

Joseph Salomonson of Amsterdam The Apostle of Natural Life
Joseph Salomonson of Amsterdam (1853-?) - also known as MEVA The Apostle of Natural Life - a healer and advocate of a return to nature and a more simpler existence

Heatwave floods London 1932
Various areas of London caught a cloudburst, among them was London Road, Norbury, which was flooded to a depth of 3 ft. July 1932

Interior of a rock salt mine at Northwich, Cheshire. Miners preparing to haul salt up to the surface. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der

Outcrop of gneissic rock almost 40 feet high. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs, Augsburg, 1828

View of the metal ore veins inside a mountain
View of the metal ore veins inside a so-called Stollart in a mountain with unusual parallel veins. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der

Basalt columns on a mountainside in Westphalia, Germany. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs, Augsburg, 1828

View of the basalt columns of Giants Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs

Mica and quartz rock formation in Brazil. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs, Augsburg, 1828

Chinese artists painting porcelain plates to be fired in a low-temperature oven. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte

Chinese potter firing a porcelain plate in a furnace to fix the glaze on it. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte

Geologists studying fossil examples stored 40 to 50 per drawer in a cabinet of curiosities. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte

Chinese potters making and firing porcelain cups and plates
Chinese potter making a porcelain cup on a potters wheel driven by a laborer, while another worker arranges cups on a tray 1, and a potter firing porcelain plates in an open oven 2

Gentlemen geologists laboriously search for minerals in a river. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs, Augsburg

Greater pipefish and Sargassum pipefish
Greater pipefish, Syngnathus acus 54, and Sargassum pipefish, Syngnathus pelagicus 55, 56. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish

Snipefish and grooved razorfish
Snipefish, Macroramphosus scolopax 52 and grooved razorfish, Centriscus scutatus 53. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg

Lumpfish, sea snail, and Atlantic spiny lumpsucker
Lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus 48, sea snail, Liparis liparis 49, and Atlantic spiny lumpsucker, Eumicrotremus spinosus 51. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia

Starry globefish, white-spotted puffer and sun fish
Starry globefish, Tetrodon lagocephalus 42, white-spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus 43, and sun fish, Mola mola 44. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of

Trunkfish and longhorn cowfish
Smooth trunkfish, Rhinesomus triqueter 39, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 40, and thornback trunkfish, Tetrosomus gibbosus 41

Matted filefish, queen triggerfish and white
Matted filefish, Acreichthys tomentosus 36, queen triggerfish, Balistes vetula 37, and white-banded triggerfish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus 38

Sterlet sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus 29, and underside 30. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804

Beluga sturgeon, Huso huso, and fishing methods with hook and line. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804

Chinese fishermen using cormorants to catch fish on a river 190, and golden carp species, harlequin 188 and sulphur carp 189

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