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Nature Collection (page 4)

Background imageNature Collection: Dolmen of Pedracabana. Catalonia. Spain

Dolmen of Pedracabana. Catalonia. Spain
Dolmen of Pedracabana. Cabo Valley. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageNature Collection: Display of cattle at annual County Show, Devon

Display of cattle at annual County Show, Devon
Display of cattle, led by handlers, at the annual County Show, Devon. Date: 1960s

Background imageNature Collection: Nature Scene

Nature Scene

Background imageNature Collection: Celmisia Monroi, rock cotton plant

Celmisia Monroi, rock cotton plant
Celmisia Monroi, a rock cotton plant with pink flowers. 1888

Background imageNature Collection: View of hills in Grenada, West Indies

View of hills in Grenada, West Indies. 1949

Background imageNature Collection: Gondwanaland - a reconstruction

Gondwanaland - a reconstruction
A pictoral map of the Gondwana continent as it probably appeared before it was submerged millions of years ago. Reconstruction of typical Gondwana landscape

Background imageNature Collection: Coastal view at Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand

Coastal view at Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand
A coastal view at Whangarei Heads, on the northern side of Whangarei Harbour, North Island, New Zealand. Whangarei itself is the northernmost city in New Zealand

Background imageNature Collection: View from Pico do Arieiro, Madeira

View from Pico do Arieiro, Madeira
View from the top of the Pico do Arieiro (Arieiro Mountain), the third highest peak on the island of Madeira

Background imageNature Collection: Iceberg that sank the Titanic

Iceberg that sank the Titanic
The iceberg that sank RMS Titanic. This photograph was taken by Captain Wood of the SS Etonian on 12 April -- the Titanic struck the iceberg two days later

Background imageNature Collection: Chanson De Printemps

Chanson De Printemps
Lovely illustration featuring a girl in a pink dress, holding a straw hat enjoying the warbles of a bird in a tree

Background imageNature Collection: Advert / Cleavers Soap

Advert / Cleavers Soap
Cleavers Soap - One touch of nature makes the whole world kin, one touch of Cleavers cleans the whole worlds skin!

Background imageNature Collection: New Year, Imperial China

New Year, Imperial China
IMPERIAL CHINA At the Chinese new year, the emperor plows a furrow, symbolising the activities which, if nature is kind, will lead to abundant harvests

Background imageNature Collection: Thomas Edison / La Nature

Thomas Edison / La Nature
THOMAS ALVA EDISON Listening to the first phonogram sent to New York from England

Background imageNature Collection: Krakatoa volanic eruption, 1883

Krakatoa volanic eruption, 1883
Cover of The Illustrated London News, 8th September 1883 with three pictures about the volcanic eruption of the island of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait which began on the afternoon of Sunday

Background imageNature Collection: Passions from Physiognomy

Passions from Physiognomy
Passions from Johann Caspar Lavaters Physiognomy. Sadness, Weeping, Compassion, Scorn, Horror, Terror or Fright, Anger, Hatred or Jealousy and Despair

Background imageNature Collection: Three adder stones

Three adder stones, also known as hag stones, witch stones, serpents eggs and snakes eggs. They are believed by some to have been formed by the secretions of snakes or adders

Background imageNature Collection: Pallas tube-nosed fruit bat, Nyctimene cephalotes

Pallas tube-nosed fruit bat, Nyctimene cephalotes. Vespertilio cephalotes Pall. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel after an illustration by Johann Bernhard Gottfried Hopfer

Background imageNature Collection: Eggs

Eggs
A stunning variety of eggs. Date: 1930

Background imageNature Collection: Three Carp in a pool by Maruyama Okyo

Three Carp in a pool by Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795). Date: circa 1770s

Background imageNature Collection: Jaffa, Palestine from the sea. Tel Aviv, modern Israel

Jaffa, Palestine from the sea. Tel Aviv, modern Israel
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of Jaffa, Palestine from the sea. Tel Aviv, modern Israel

Background imageNature Collection: Chateau de Chillon, south of Veytaux, Swiss Alps, Switzerland

Chateau de Chillon, south of Veytaux, Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Chateau de Chillon. Chillon Castle is an island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud

Background imageNature Collection: Useful Domestic Dogs, Canis lupus familiaris

Useful Domestic Dogs, Canis lupus familiaris. Cur or cattle dog, bull or beast dog, extinct rough water dog, mastiff or guard dog, Dalmatian or coach dog, sheperds dog, Newfoundland or house dog

Background imageNature Collection: Brahma breed of zebu cattle, Bos taurus indicus

Brahma breed of zebu cattle, Bos taurus indicus. The Brahmin Bull in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Russell after an illustration by Horace S

Background imageNature Collection: Black wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou

Black wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou
Black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu, Connochaetes gnou. Gnus in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons

Background imageNature Collection: The Black Leopard, Panthera pardus

The Black Leopard, Panthera pardus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

Background imageNature Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - Robin Christmas Postman

Victorian Greeting Card - Robin Christmas Postman
A robin postman delivers christmas gifts to a house. Date: circa 1890

Background imageNature Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - Mice Musicians

Victorian Greeting Card - Mice Musicians
Four mice musicians sitting on a bench playing musical instruments. Date: circa 1890

Background imageNature Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - The Mouse Ball

Victorian Greeting Card - The Mouse Ball
Five mice dancing at a ball. Date: circa 1890

Background imageNature Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - Hungry Guinea-Pigs

Victorian Greeting Card - Hungry Guinea-Pigs
Mother guinea-pig carring a bowl of food being chased by three young guinea-pigs. Date: circa 1890

Background imageNature Collection: Crab-eating macaque, Macaca fascicularis

Crab-eating macaque, Macaca fascicularis. Simia aygula Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob Andreas Eisenmann after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian Daniel

Background imageNature Collection: Ammonitida or extinct fossil ammonites

Ammonitida or extinct fossil ammonites: Cardioceras cordatum 1, 2, Schloenbachia varians 3, 4, Ptychites opulentus 5, 6, Douvilleiceras mammillatum 7, Puzosia planulatus 8

Background imageNature Collection: Allegorical scene with Flora, Botany, Physics and Pomona

Allegorical scene with Flora, Botany, Physics and Pomona
Flora, crowned with a garden of flowers, offering floral tributes to three figures - Botany (shown holding an alembic), Physics (who is looking through a magnifying glass)

Background imageNature Collection: London Fancy Canary

London Fancy Canary. Date: 1933

Background imageNature Collection: Thorpe Cloud, Dovedale, Peak District, Derbyshire

Thorpe Cloud, Dovedale, Peak District, Derbyshire
Thorpe Cloud and stepping stones, Dovedale, Peak District, Derbyshire. Date: 1924

Background imageNature Collection: Five Puppies under a tree by Maruyama Okyo

Five Puppies under a tree by Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795). Date: circa 1770s

Background imageNature Collection: Calendar of the Seasons for 1876 by Kate Greenaway

Calendar of the Seasons for 1876 by Kate Greenaway Date: 1876

Background imageNature Collection: A Welsh Maid at Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Wales

A Welsh Maid at Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Wales
A Welsh Maid at Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia, Wales Date: 1951

Background imageNature Collection: Ashdown Forest, Nutley, Sussex

Ashdown Forest, Nutley, Sussex Date: circa 1910

Background imageNature Collection: A Misty Morning, Fairlight Glen, Hastings, Sussex

A Misty Morning, Fairlight Glen, Hastings, Sussex Date: 1937

Background imageNature Collection: Tarr Steps, Exmoor, Somerset

Tarr Steps, Exmoor, Somerset - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageNature Collection: Dunkery Beacon, from Webber's Post, Exmoor, Somerset

Dunkery Beacon, from Webber's Post, Exmoor, Somerset - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageNature Collection: Haytor Rock, Dartmoor, Devon

Haytor Rock, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageNature Collection: Dartmeet, Dartmoor, Devon

Dartmeet, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon

Background imageNature Collection: Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor, Devon

Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageNature Collection: Postbridge, Dartmoor, Devon

Postbridge, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageNature Collection: Fingle Bridge, Dartmoor, Devon

Fingle Bridge, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageNature Collection: The Devil's Elbow, Dartmoor, Devon

The Devil's Elbow, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageNature Collection: Fingel Bridge, River Teign, Dartmoor, Devon

Fingel Bridge, River Teign, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by artist Henry Wimbush for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J



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