Picturesque Collection (page 20)

Josephine plant and stonecrops
Josephine plant, Josephinia imperatricis 1 and stonecrops, Crassula species 2, 3. Josephine, Joubarbes. Handcoloured steel engraving by Auguste Dumenil after an illustration by A

Quinine tree and Ladenbergia oblongifolia
Quinine, Cinchona officinalis 1 and Ladenbergia oblongifolia, vulnerable, 2. Quinquina gris, Quinquina rouge. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Persian buttercup and Chinese indigo
Persian buttercup, Ranunculus asiaticus 1, and Chinese indigo, Persicaria tinctoria 2. Renoncule, Renouee. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d

Corpse lily, Rafflesia arnoldii
Corpse lily or rafflesia, Rafflesia arnoldii. Rafflesie. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d

Black henbane and Peruvian primrose-willow
Black henbane, Hyoscyamus niger 1, and Peruvian primrose-willow, Ludwigia peruviana 2. Jusquiame, Jussiee. Handcoloured steel engraving by August Dumenil after an illustration by A

Jujube and Virginia stock
Jujube or Chinese date, Ziziphus jujuba 1, and Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritima 2. Jujubier, Julienne. Handcoloured steel engraving by August Dumenil after an illustration by A

Leafy liverworts and Malabar nut
Leafy liverworts, Jungermannia epiphylla 1 and Jungermannia asplenoides 2, and Malabar nut or adulsa, Justicia adhatoda 3. Jungermannes, Justicia

Plocama pendula shrub. Plocamier. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Stick insect and Victorian Christmas bush
Stick insect, Proscopia granulata 1, and Victorian Christmas bush, Prostanthera lasianthos 2. Proscopie, Prostanthere. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Persimmon fruit and tree hovea
Persimmon, Dospyros kaki 1, and tree hovea or karri blue bush, Hovea elliptica Platychilum celsianum 2. Plaqueminier, Platychilier

New Zealand flax or harakeke, Phormium tenax. Phormion. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d

Ambush bug and Chinese lantern plant
Ambush bug, Macrocephalus cimicoides 1, 2, and bladder cherry or Chinese lantern plant, Physalis alkekengi 3. Phymates, Physalide

Sandbox tree and true sago palm
Sandbox tree, Hura crepitans 1 and true sago palm tree, Metroxylon sagu 2. Sablier, Sagouier farineux. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Tree rhododendron, Rhododendron arboreum. Rosage, Rhododendron. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Melon, oil beetle and sheep ked
European oil beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus 1, 2, melon de Honfleur, Cucumis melo 3, and sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus 4. Meloe, Melon, Melophage

Corsican pine tree, Pinus nigra subsp. laricio. Pin Laricio. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Stone pine tree, Pinus pinea
Stone pine, Pinus pinea, Pin. Handcoloured steel engraving drawn and engraved by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Maize or sweetcorn, Zea mays. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pedretti after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

West Indian treefern, Japanese sago palm and whale louse
Whale louse, Cyamus ovalis 1, West Indian treefern, Cyathea arborea 2, and Japanese sago palm, Cycas revoluta 3-5. Cyame, Cyathee, Cycas

Marking nut and pinuela fruit
Marking nut, Semecarpus anacardium 1 and penguin or pinuela fruit, Bromelia pinguin 2. Anacardier, Ananas sauvage. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Moss, mining bee, fern and pasque flower
Rock moss, Andraea rupestris 1, mining bee, Andrena agilissima 2, flowering fern, Anemia adiantifolia 3, and pasque flower, Anemone pulsatilla 4. anemone, Andree, Andrene, Anemie, Anemone

Giant thorny bamboo and banana tree with fruit
Giant thorny bamboo plant, Bambusa bambos (Bambos arundinacea) and banana tree with fruit and cross section, Musa paradisiaca. Bambou, bananier

Papaya or pawpaw tree with fruit and cross section of fruit. Papayer comestible, Carica papaya. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Palm trees: date palm, Phoenix dactylifera 1, Attalea species 2, and Geonoma species 3. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Geraniums and wasp
Geranium species, Pelargonium daveyanum 1 and Pelargonium macranthon 2. and wasp species, Ichneumon polycertor 3. Pelargonium, pelecine

Passionflower and dyers woad
Passionflower, Passiflora uraniae 1, and dyers woad, Isatis tinctoria 2. Passiflore, pastel. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d

Peanut, areca nut palm and Trisidos semitorta
Peanut or groundnut plant, Arachis hypogaea 1, areca nut palm, Areca catechu 2, and bivalve mollusc Arca semi-torta, Trisidos semitorta 3. Arachide, Aree, Arche

Selworthy village near Minehead, Somerset. circa 1910

Hawkshead and Wetherlam, Lake District

Corfe Castle near Swanage, Dorset. circa 1938

Lakeside scene with cottages, Italian-Swiss region. Date: circa 1908

Country girls at the spring, 1890s Date: 1890s

Village girls, 1890s
Country girls making their way down a hillside path carrying baskets and bundles of ferns. Date: 1890s

House and St Michaels Church in Amberley, West Sussex. Date: circa 1920s

Picturesque scenes of Italy
Two picturesque scenes of Italy, one of a city square, the other of a boat on the water. Date: circa 1900s

Countrywoman going to the spring
Picturesque scene of a rustic woman going to a stream to collect water, 1890s. She has an armful of flowers. Date: 1890s

Millers cottage at Flatford, Suffolk, a Grade I listed building next to Flatford Mill. Date: 1930

Flatford Mill, Suffolk, a Grade I listed watermill on the River Stour. Date: 1930

Picturesque illustration of an Italian Community living off Leather Lane in London. The County Council had decided at the time that they would gradually do away with a colony of Italian people living

Picturesque Swiss Alpine village of Blatten close to Zermatt
circa 1910s

The ruin of Invergarry Castle, Highlands of Scotland
The ruin of Invergarry Castle (and more modern mansion - now the Glengarry Castle Hotel) on the shores of Loch Oich. The Castle sits on Creag-an-Fhithich (Ravens Rock) circa 1910s

Fort William, Scotland on the shores of Loch Linnhe
Fort William, Western Highlands, Scotland on the shores of Loch Linnhe circa 1910s

Laggan Avenue on the Caledonian Canal entered when travelling from Fort William after passing through Loch Lochy and immediately before enetering Loch Oich. Date: circa 1910s

View of Glengarriff, County Cork, Ireland
View of Glengarriff, a landlocked harbour in County Cork, Ireland. Date: circa 1832

View of Lancaster, Lancashire. Date: circa 1832

Langdale Pikes, Cumbria, Lake District
View of Langdale Pikes, Cumbria (formerly Westmoreland), Lake District. Date: circa 1832

Waterfall and stone quarry near Boscastle, Devon. Date: circa 1832

Riverside view of Twickenham, Middlesex, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. Date: circa 1840s

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