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Prunus persica, white clingstone peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Pavie blanc
Prunus sp. large whiteheart cherryPlate 14 from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse Bigarreau blanc
The Nandu: Rhea linnaei design
Prunus sp. heart cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Cerise Guigne
Trumpet ManucodeIllustration of a Trumpet Manucode by John Gould (1804-1881)
ConvolvulaceaePlate 116 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Callionymus lyra, dragonetPlate 78 by William MacGillivray from his Watercolour drawings of British Animals, 1831-1841
Prunus avium, whiteheart cherry flowerIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Du fleur du Bigarreautier
Fruit IllustrationPlate IX from Pomona Franconica Vol 1 (1776) by Johann Mayer. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled L Imperiale panache and La Dame
Prunus emarginata, flower of bitter cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Fleur de Cerises aigres
Temple of Jupiter Serapis near Naples. This comprises the frontispiece from Principles of Geology Vol. 1, 1830 by Charles Lyell
Monkeys pillar designDrawing 4 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of pillars at the Natural History Museum, London, 1875. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s
Eagle designDrawing 55 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of panels in windows of first floor south front of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875
Fish and eel designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Prunus avium, double wild cherry flowerIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Fleur de Merisier double
Paeonia officinalis, common peonyDrawing 1/25 made in 1905 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
OrchideaePlate 155 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Lasiandra macranthaPlate 4 from the Fitch Collection of the Lasiandra macrantha, a shrub native to South America from the family Melastomataceae
Rhododendron sp. rhododendronPlate 93 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Plate 11 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de CharpentierIllustration of dragonflies. Plate 11 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840
Cassowary HeadIllustrattion of a Cassowary Head by John Keulemans (1842-1912)
Prunus sp. large white cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse cerise blanche
Hen harrier designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Bulldog cranium c. 1860Specimen number 3551, Bulldog, Canis lupus familiaris
Prunus sp. wonder peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled L Admirable
Nymphaea rubra, Indian red water lilyDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1907. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 132
Prunus persica, small and large peach flowerIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Petite et grande Fleur du Pecher
Prunus persica, double rose-flowered peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled fleur-rose, double du Pecher
Hypericum sp. St. JohnswortDrawing 26/1 made in 1904 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. PLate 175
Prunus sp. large red whiteheart cherryIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Gros bigarreau rouge
Zinnia sp. zinniaPlate 35 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Zinnia verticilata, Elegans, Grandiflora, Sulphurea and Multiflora
Plate 11. Mantells Geology of SussexPlate 11 from Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex, 1827 by G. A. Mantell
Great paleotheriumDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Prunus persica, double peach flowerIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Double Fleur du Pecher
Centropus menbeki, greater black coucalPlate 33 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia
Prunus sp. small early whiteheart cherry
Plate 18 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de CharpentierIllustration of dragonflies. Plate 18 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840
Plants designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Sarracenia purpurea, pitcherplantDrawing 9/2 made in 1905 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 135
Wallaces beetlesDisplay of beetles collected by Alfred R. Wallace during his expedition in the Malay Archipelago
Prunus persica, dwarf peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Naine
Prunus sp. blood-red peachIllustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Sanguinole
Colaptes pitius, Chilean flickerPlate 32 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia
Vulpes vulgaris, fox and cormorant designsDrawing 28 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)
Chaetodon ephippium, Chaetodon ocellatusPlate 29 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826
Title Page (French) Volume 2Title page from Pomona Franconica, Vol 2 (1779) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg
Ducula zoeae, banded imperial pigeonPlate 39 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia