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Nineteenth Century Collection (page 52)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Prunus sp. blood-red peach

Prunus sp. blood-red peach
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Sanguinole

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Colaptes pitius, Chilean flicker

Colaptes pitius, Chilean flicker
Plate 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

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Vulpes vulgaris, fox and cormorant designs

Vulpes vulgaris, fox and cormorant designs
Drawing 28 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Chaetodon ephippium, Chaetodon ocellatus

Chaetodon ephippium, Chaetodon ocellatus
Plate 29 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Title Page (French) Volume 2

Title Page (French) Volume 2
Title page from Pomona Franconica, Vol 2 (1779) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Ducula zoeae, banded imperial pigeon

Ducula zoeae, banded imperial pigeon
Plate 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

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Fish design

Fish design
Panels in the window of the first floor, south front east. Osteolepis and Thursius macrolepidorus. Pencil drawing by Alfred Waterhouse

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Plate 30 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier

Plate 30 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier
Illustration of dragonflies. Plate 30 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Cytisus scoparius, English broom

Cytisus scoparius, English broom
Monochrome drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1902. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Raja naevus, cuckoo ray

Raja naevus, cuckoo ray
Plate 67 by William MacGillivray from his Watercolour drawings of British Animals, 1831-1841

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Prunus avium, large whiteheart cherry

Prunus avium, large whiteheart cherry
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse Guigne blanche

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Black grouse design

Black grouse design
Drawing 31 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Caesio lunaris, lunar fusilier

Caesio lunaris, lunar fusilier
Plate 34 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Prunus avium, heart cherry flower

Prunus avium, heart cherry flower
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Fleur de Guignier

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Stages in Pruning - 1

Stages in Pruning - 1
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Sylvia borin, garden warbler, Luscinia svecica, bluethroat

Sylvia borin, garden warbler, Luscinia svecica, bluethroat
Plate 10 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Scolopsis monogramma, rainbow monocle-bream

Scolopsis monogramma, rainbow monocle-bream
Plate 26 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Acipenser sturio, common sturgeon

Acipenser sturio, common sturgeon
Plate 96 by William MacGillivray from his Watercolour drawings of British Animals, 1831-1841

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Turdus sp. thrush chicks

Turdus sp. thrush chicks
Plate 121 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Pyrus sp. pear

Pyrus sp. pear

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Prunus sp. (4) yellow clingstone peach (5) madeleine peach

Prunus sp. (4) yellow clingstone peach (5) madeleine peach
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Alberge jaune, Madeleine blan

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Goat design

Goat design
Drawing 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

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Somatera mollissma, common eider

Somatera mollissma, common eider
Plate 7 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Gentian sp. gentian

Gentian sp. gentian
Plate 97 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Prunus serotina, large wild black cherry

Prunus serotina, large wild black cherry
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse Merise noir

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Mazama canepestris guaszuti

Mazama canepestris guaszuti
Drawing 61 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Mus darwinii, Darwins mouse

Mus darwinii, Darwins mouse
Plate 23 Illustration by John Gould (1804-1881) from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol. 1 Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Nuphar lutea ssp. Advena, spatter-doc

Nuphar lutea ssp. Advena, spatter-doc
Drawing 8/1 made in 1904 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 102

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Anemone hepatica, liverleaf

Anemone hepatica, liverleaf
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Mespilus sp. large black medlar

Mespilus sp. large black medlar
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Grosse Neffle domestique cultive ou noire

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Lion

Lion
Drawing 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

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Prunus gondouinii, duke cherry

Prunus gondouinii, duke cherry
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Glycine max, soybean

Glycine max, soybean
Illustration of the soybean plant, part of the John Fleming Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Mammals, birds & leaves

Mammals, birds & leaves
Drawing 33 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation for the annulet of shaft in the entrance hall of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Gladiolus sp. corn flag

Gladiolus sp. corn flag
Plate 159 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Milvus milvus, red kite

Milvus milvus, red kite
Plate 13 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Mimulus cardinalis, crimson monkeyflower

Mimulus cardinalis, crimson monkeyflower
Drawing 115 made in 1903 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Lepus timideus, hare design

Lepus timideus, hare design
Pencil sketch for the terracotta decoration of the Natural History Museum, London by Alfred Waterhouse 1874-1879. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Santa Cruz, Tenerife 1873

Santa Cruz, Tenerife 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Cetacea (order), whale

Cetacea (order), whale
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Chaeropus ecaudatus, pig-footed bandicoots

Chaeropus ecaudatus, pig-footed bandicoots
Pencil and chalk drawing by John Gould (1804-1881) c. 1845

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Barkham Manor drive, Piltdown

Barkham Manor drive, Piltdown
View looking down Barkham Manor drive, c. 1930, with Woodward in the foreground. This photograph is believed to have been taken by Lady Woodward or her daughter Mrs Margaret Hodgson

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Melastoma melabathricum, pink glory bush

Melastoma melabathricum, pink glory bush
Plate 1148 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Sciurus vulgaris, red squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris, red squirrel
Red squirrel skins. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Ibidorhyncha struthersii, ibisbill

Ibidorhyncha struthersii, ibisbill
Plate 82, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Neomys fodiens, Eurasian water shrew

Neomys fodiens, Eurasian water shrew
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: John Thomas Tunney (1871-1929)

John Thomas Tunney (1871-1929)
Photograph of the late J.T. Tunney from The Emu, Volume 38, 1954, Plate 39. Tunney was an ornithologist who in 1902-1903 collected specimens for Lord Rothschild

Background imageNineteenth Century Collection: Pezophaps solitaria, Rodrigues solitaire

Pezophaps solitaria, Rodrigues solitaire
Plate number 512 c by Richard Owen drawn from a male skeleton specimen at Cambridge university.This giant flightless pigeon was the closest relative of the dodo, it was native to Rodrigues Island



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