Picture Collection (page 16)

Statue of Zeus at Olympia and the Temple of Artemis
Statue of Zeus at Olympia 2, and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur

The colossus at Rhodes, ancient lighthouse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or the Tomb of Mausolus 2, 3, built by five architects Scopas, Bryaxis, Timotheus, Leochares and Pythis

The city walls of Babylon surrounding the hanging gardens and the tower of Babel. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Sperm whale and narwhal
Sperm whale or cachalot, Physeter macrocephalus, vulnerable 1, and narwhal or narwhale, Monodon monoceros, near threatened 2

Hanging gardens of Babylon
The hanging gardens of Babylon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Great pyramid of Giza
The great pyramid of Giza 1, interior chambers 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Cork oak tree and terebinth tree
Cork oak tree, Quercus suber 1, and terebinth or turpentine tree, Pistacia terebinthus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Chinese dwarf sparrows and vervain hummingbird
Chinese dwarf sparrows 1, 2, 3 and vervain hummingbird, Mellisuga minima 4, on a tea bush, Camellia sinensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Earthworm, leech, polypes and tapeworms
Earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris 1, medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis 2, polype species, Hydra vulgaris, 3, 4, 5, 6, pork tapeworm, Taenia solium 7, and unknown species of tapeworm

Cardamon and caper plants
Cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum 1, and caper bush, Capparis spinosa 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Roc, basilisk, phoenix, unicorn, vegetable lamb, and dragon
Mythical creatures: roc bird 1, basilisk 2, phoenix 3, unicorn 4, vegetable lamb of Tartary Agnus scythicus or Planta Tartarica Barometz, 5, and dragon 6

Electric eel, torpedo, batfish, cowfish and sargassum fish
Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus 1, eyed electric ray, Torpedo torpedo 2, Brazilian batfish, Ogcocephalus vespertilio 3, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 4, and sargassum fish

Nutmeg and clove spice trees
Mace and nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, and clove spice tree, Syzygium aromaticum, 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr

Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis, with ripe fruit and sections. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann

Great white shark, hammerhead, sawfish and swordfish
Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, vulnerable 1, smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena, vulnerable 2, common sawfish, Pristis pristis, critically endangered 3, and swordfish, Xiphias gladius, 4

Metamorphosis of a silkworm, from young caterpillar, shedding skin, spinning silk cocoon, chrysalis stage, and emergence as moth

Levant cotton and tea plant
Levant cotton plant, Gossypium herbaceum, and tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Christian Muller from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs

Mahogany and caesalpinia tree
Mahogany tree, Swietenia mahagoni 1, and caesalpinia tree, Caesalpinia violacea 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Queen rose and moss rose
Queen rose, Rosa regina rubicans, and moss rose, Rosa muscosa major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur

Classical architecture orders: original 1, Tuscan 2, Doric 3, Ionic 4, Corinthian 5 and Roman or Composite 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Bowhead whale, dolphin and porpoise
Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus 1, short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis 2 and porpoise, Phocoena phocoena 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Slow worm, glass lizard and yellowbelly sea snake
Slow worm, Anguis fragilis 1, eastern glass lizard, Ophisaurus ventralis 2, yellowbelly sea snake, Hydrophis platurus 3, and Anguis variegata 4

Harbour porpoise, beluga and northern bottlenose whale
Harbour porpoise, Phocaena phocaena 1, beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas 2, and northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus 3

Indian elephant and sukotyro
Endangered Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, female suckling her young, 1, and mythical beast sukotyro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Austrian copper rose and white virgin rose
Austrian copper rose, Rosa punicea, and white virgin rose, Rosa truncata virginalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs

Carpet python, scarlet snake, and red-bellied black snake
Carpet python, Morelia spilota 1, scarlet snake, Cemophora coccinea 2, red-bellied black snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus 3, and Coluber ocellatus 4

African manatee, harbour seal and harp seal
African manatee, Trichechus senegalensis, vulnerable 1, harbour seal varieties, Phoca vitulina 2, 3, harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus 4

Sperm or trump whale, Physeter macrocephalus 1, 2, vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802

Dead mans rope and kelp
Dead mans rope, Chorda filum 1, and kelp or oarweed, Laminaria digitata 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar

Intestinal worms: Pork tapeworm, Taenia solium 1, a, b, c, and human polycephalus, Polycephalus hominis 2, d, e. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur

Seals and sealions
Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus 1, southern sea lion, Otaria flavescens 2, ringed seal, Pusa hispida 3, and Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus 4, critically endangered

Andean condor, palm-nut vulture and houbara bustard
Andean condor, Vultur gryphus 1, palm-nut vulture, Gypohierax angolensis 2, and houbara bustard, Chamydotis undulata 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch

Red seaweed and sea lettuce
Red seaweed, Membranoptera alata 1, and sea lettuce, Fucus tremella var. lactuca 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Fin whale, bottlenose dolphin and bottle-nosed whale
Fin whale or rorqual, Balaenoptera physalus, endangered 1, bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus 2, and northern bottle-nosed whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus 3

Giant peacock moth, Saturnia pyri
Giant peacock moth or giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri, with caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Curiosities of the 18th century
Bird and egg hunters abseiling down cliffs in the Orkney Islands 1, and geysers spouting and the volcano Hekla erupting in Iceland

Cinnamon and camphor trees
True cinnamon, Cinnamomum verum 1, and camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora 2 Laurus camphora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Balloon and parachute pioneers, 18th century
Etienne and Joseph Montgolfiers hot-air balloon 1, and brazier a, Professor Jacques Charless balloon and gondola 2, hydrogen-gas mechanism b, and Jean-Pierre Blanchard with his parachute 3

Forest giant owl butterfly, Caligo eurilochus, upperside 2, and underside 1. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Pollack, ling, burbot and oyster toadfish
Pollack, Pollachius pollachius 1, ling, Molva molva 2, burbot, Lota lota 3, and oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Pink and crimson everblooming roses, Rosa semperflorens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

European freshwater fish
Lake trout, Salmo lacustris 1, whitefish, Coregonus wartmanni 2, lake char, Salvelinus umbla 3, maraena whitefish, Coregonus maraena 4, and whitefish, Coregonus albula 5

Exotic butterflies of Surinam
Brown page butterfly, Siproeta epaphus 1, 2, and adonis morpho butterfly, Morpho adonis, 3, 4, upperside and underside. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch

Cod, hake, plaice and haddock
Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, vulnerable 1, hake, Merluccius merluccius 2, plaice, Pleuronectes platessa 3, and haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus 4

Damask rose and single yellow rose
Damask rose, Rosa damascena basilica, and single yellow rose, Rosa lutea simplex. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs

Chufa or tigernut sedge, Cyperus esculentus 1, tuberous roots 2, and earth almonds a, b. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

View of Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France, 18th century tourist attraction. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Christian Muller from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

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