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Milvus milvus, red kitePlate 13 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Mimulus cardinalis, crimson monkeyflowerDrawing 115 made in 1903 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lepus timideus, hare designPencil sketch for the terracotta decoration of the Natural History Museum, London by Alfred Waterhouse 1874-1879. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s
Santa Cruz, Tenerife 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Cetacea (order), whalePlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Chaeropus ecaudatus, pig-footed bandicootsPencil and chalk drawing by John Gould (1804-1881) c. 1845
Barkham Manor drive, PiltdownView 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
Melastoma melabathricum, pink glory bushPlate 1148 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Sciurus vulgaris, red squirrelRed squirrel skins. Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Ibidorhyncha struthersii, ibisbillPlate 82, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal
Neomys fodiens, Eurasian water shrewPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
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
Pezophaps solitaria, Rodrigues solitairePlate 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
Letter addressed to Lord RothschildPaula the Famous Reptile Conqueror letter writing paper. The sensational attraction of the Royal Aquarium, London. The only act of its kind in the world
A view of Funchel from the West, Madeira 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
House buried by travelling sand, Bermuda 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Nyctalus leisleri, lesser noctulePlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Cladhymenia oblongifoliaPlate CXXVII from The Botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, Volume 2 (1847), by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
Australasia book coverFront cover of Australasia by Alfred Russel Wallace, 1893
The British Museums Zoological GalleryAn illustration showing visitors at the British Museums Zoological Gallery during the 1800s. The gallery is adorned with glass fronted display cases, bird specimens on the walls and framed paintings
Saccharum officinarum, sugarcanePlate 635 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Houbaropsis bengalensis, Bengal floricanPlate 41, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal
Poems by Mary Anning (1799-1871)Encomium Murchisonaum, a poem written c. 1840 s. Page 3 of 3. The Complaint of a sunbeam against Dr Faraday, written in honour of the English physicist and chemist Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
Eigenmannia sp. electric fishPlate 144, pencil drawing by Alfred Russel Wallace from his Fishes of The Rio Negro, number 108
Typhonium venosum, voodoo lilyPlate 917 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
The Market Place at St. Thomas 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Pantholops hodgsonii, chiruPlate 146 from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal, 1818-1858, by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)
Myiomela leucura, white-tailed robin
Guide Lecturer with visitors, c. 1920John Henry Leonard was appointed as the first Guide Lecturer in May 1912, at the Natural History Museum, London
Alfred Clayton, Botany Attendant, c. 1894This portrait of Alfred Clayton, who joined the Museums staff in February 1858, was taken to commemorate his retirement in July 1894
Urania speciosa, travellers treePlate 578 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Mrs T. V. Wallace, A. R. Wallace and his sister Fanny, Mrs SimTaken after Wallaces return from the Amazon. Photograph from the Wallace collection in the General Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Native house in AruFrom My Life - A record of events and opinions by Alfred Russel Wallace, London 1908
Sorex araneus, Eurasian shrew
The slip and boathouses on the Marina, Bermuda 1873
Papio hamadryas, hamadryas baboonHamadryas baboons, one adult male, one juvenile and one adult female. Plate 11 from Symbolae Physicae section: Zoologica I. Mammalia by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876)
Dr. William Lauder Lindsay (1829-1880)Portrait of Dr. William Lauder Lindsay, a Scottish botanist
Glacial rock and Block House, Halifax 1873The Point Glacier Rock Halifax, showing action of glacial sea on surface of rock, Halifax
The amalgamating room at a gold digging site, Halifax 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Matilda Smith (1854-1926)Cousin of Joseph Hooker, the creator of the Botanical magazine and son of William Hooker (establisher of worldwide communications and correspondence system for collectors)
David Moore (1807)Portrait of David Moore, a Scottish born botanist and curator of the botanical gardens at Glasnevin, Ireland in 1838
Asa Gray (1810-1888)Portrait of Asa Gray, an American botanist and an early advocate of Darwinism. Also professor of natural history at Harvard University and author of Flora of North America (1838-1843)
Peculiar stratifications just outside the dockyards, BermudaA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Orange Grove, St. Michael, Azores 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
General view of Bermuda 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Garrison boat. Bermuda