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Nineteenth Century Collection (page 10)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: The Birds of America by John James Audubon

The Birds of America by John James Audubon
The Birds of America, the 19th-century masterpiece by John James Audubon, is the worlds most valuable book and it is extremely rare

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: South Abyssinia Highlands, Ethiopia

South Abyssinia Highlands, Ethiopia
Watercolour by Johann Martin Bernatz and Robert Kirk, 1842. Bernatz was the official artist and Kirk the assistant surgeon on the British diplomatic expedition to Shewa, Ethiopia 1841-1843. Date: 1842

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Zeus gallus and Zeus insidiator

Zeus gallus and Zeus insidiator
Plate 192 Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Pleuronectes zebra (Synaptura zebra)

Pleuronectes zebra (Synaptura zebra)
Plate 187 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Zeus ciliaris (Alectis ciliaris)

Zeus ciliaris (Alectis ciliaris)
Plate 191 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Scorpaena antennata (Pterois antennata)

Scorpaena antennata (Pterois antennata)
Plate 185 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Scorpaena horrida (Synanceia horrida)

Scorpaena horrida (Synanceia horrida)
Plate 183 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: The Sea-Pea-Cock (Malacanthus plumieri)

The Sea-Pea-Cock (Malacanthus plumieri)
Plate 175 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Cepola taenia or the Band-fish

Cepola taenia or the Band-fish
Plate 170 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Blennius ocellaris or the Butterfly fish

Blennius ocellaris or the Butterfly fish
Plate 167 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Callionymus lyra or the Gemmeous dragnet

Callionymus lyra or the Gemmeous dragnet
Plate 161 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Trichiurus lepturus or the Sword fish

Trichiurus lepturus or the Sword fish
Plate 158 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: The Striped fish (Arothron stellatus)

The Striped fish (Arothron stellatus)
Plate 141 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Tetrodon ocellatus (Takifugu ocellatus)

Tetrodon ocellatus (Takifugu ocellatus)
Plate 145 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Ostracion nasus (Rhynchostracion nasus)

Ostracion nasus (Rhynchostracion nasus)
Plate 138 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Ostracion cornutus (Lactoria cornuta)

Ostracion cornutus (Lactoria cornuta)
Plate 133 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Chimaera monstrosa

Chimaera monstrosa
Plate 124 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Embrio squali pristis or The Saw fish

Embrio squali pristis or The Saw fish
Plate 120 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Rhododendron fulgens

Rhododendron fulgens
Hand-coloured lithograph by Walter hood Fitch, 1849-1851, based on sketch by Joseph Hooker Date: 1849

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Dianthus sp. Carnations

Dianthus sp. Carnations
Hand-coloured engraving, Robert Thorntons Temple of Flora, 1799-1807 Date: 1807

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Walter Rothschilds Necropsittacus borbonicus

Walter Rothschilds Necropsittacus borbonicus
Plate 8, a watercolour painting on paper by Henrik Gronvold from Walter Rothschilds Extinct Birds (1907). Art original 56 x 78 cm. Date: 1907

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Broad-billed parrot

Broad-billed parrot
Plate 7 from Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World, Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1907). Date: 1907

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Collecting water from the well

Collecting water from the well
Watercolour scene from Ethiopia c. 1842. Johann Martin Bernatz. Date: circa 1842

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Nucifraga caryocatactes, Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes, Nutcracker
Illustration from the Brian Houghton Hodgson Collection; c. 1850s Date: circa 1850

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Hemitragus jemlahicus, Himalayan tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus, Himalayan tahr
Illustration from the Brian Houghton Hodgson Collection; c. 1850s Date: circa 1850

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Rhinoceros unicornis, Indian Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros unicornis, Indian Rhinoceros
Illustration from the Brian Houghton Hodgson Collection, c.1850 Date: circa 1850

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Hystrix cristata; Crested Porcupine

Hystrix cristata; Crested Porcupine
Illustration from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection; 1823 Date: 1823

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Tarantula

Tarantula
Watercolour by J Hayes from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820 Date: circa 1820

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Carabus sp. beetles

Carabus sp. beetles
Watercolour from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820s Date: circa 1820

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Soymida febrifuga, Rohan bark

Soymida febrifuga, Rohan bark
Watercolour by William Roxburgh, Indian Collection, c.1800s Date: 1800

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Markhamia stipulata

Markhamia stipulata
Watercolour from the Nathaniel Wallich Collection, c.1830 Date: 1830

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Allophylus racemosus

Allophylus racemosus
Watercolour by William Roxburgh, Indian Collection, c.1805 Date: 1805

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Canton, China

Canton, China
Watercolour by a local artist, commissioned by Henry Fletcher Hance; c.1853 Date: 1853

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Orchid

Orchid
Watercolour by Robert Schomburgk, 1840s Date: 1840

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Dasypus novemcinctus, Nine-banded armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus, Nine-banded armadillo
Hand coloured lithograph by John James Audubon from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, 1848. Date: 1848

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Owls and Sparrow hawk

Owls and Sparrow hawk
Alexander Wilson, American Ornithology, 1824. Hand-coloured engraving. Date: 1824

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Aix sponsa, Wood duck

Aix sponsa, Wood duck
Watercolour by John Abbot, 1827 Date: 1827

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Fossil Mammal Gallery, Natural History Museum

Fossil Mammal Gallery, Natural History Museum
Photograph of the Fossil Mammal Gallery in 1882. Archive ref: PH/173/58 Date: 1882

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: East Gallery 1st floor, Natural History Museum

East Gallery 1st floor, Natural History Museum
Photograph of the East Gallery, first floor. July1892. Archive ref: PH/173/240 Date: 1892

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: West corridor, the Natural History Museum 1882

West corridor, the Natural History Museum 1882
Photograph of the West corridor, with nesting bird display, 1882. Archive ref: PH/173/56 Date: 1882

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Central Hall, the Natural History Museum. 1882

Central Hall, the Natural History Museum. 1882
Photograph of Central Hall, looking east to fossil mammal gallery in 1882. Archive ref: PH/173/55 Date: 1882

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Gazelles in Natural History Museum

Gazelles in Natural History Museum
Photograph of Gazelles in the Lower Mammal Gallery. 5th July 1892 Archive ref: PH/173/3 Date: 1892

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Thomsons Gazelles in Natural History Museum

Thomsons Gazelles in Natural History Museum
Photograph of Thomsons Gazelles in the Lower Mammal Gallery. 5th July 1892. Archive ref: PH/173/4 Date: 1892

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Osteological Gallery. 5th July 1892

Osteological Gallery. 5th July 1892
Photograph of the Osteological Gallery. 5th July 1892. Archive ref: PH/173/2 Date: 1892

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Entomological Specimens from the Wallace Collection

Entomological Specimens from the Wallace Collection
Display showing differences in colouring between male and female butterflies of the same species. Wallace believed that males fight to compete for females but that female choice was not a factor

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: The Shadow Dance

The Shadow Dance
Plate 17 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated with designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874. Date: 1874

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: A Happy Family

A Happy Family
Plate 13 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated with designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874. Date: 1874

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Rival Monarchs

Rival Monarchs
Plate 15 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated with designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874. Date: 1874



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