Pittoresque Collection (page 5)

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

Spider wasp, pickerelweed and watchman prawn
Black-banded spider wasp, Anoplius viaticus 1, pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata 2, and watchman prawn, Anchistus custos 3. Pompile, Pontederie, Pontonie

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

Pitcairnia and Victorian box tree
Pitcairnia bifrons 1, and Victorian box tree, Pittosporum undulatum 2. Pitcairnie, Pittospore. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

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

Wild ginger, milkweed, and insects
European wild ginger, Asarum europaeum 1, Libelloides longicornis, Ascalaphus longicornis 2, milkweed, Asclepias syriaca 3, and hornet robberfly, Asilus crabroniformis 4

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

Edouard T Charton
EDOUARD THOMAS CHARTON French magazine proprietor, founder of Magasin pittoresque and L Illustration. Date: 1807 - 1890

Giorida della Valle
Sitti Maani Gioerida della Valle, Iraqi wife of Roman traveller Pietro della Valle - for the whole romantic story, see the account in the Magasin Pittoresque - circa 1630

Gioerida della Valle
Sitti Maani Gioerida della Valle Iraqi wife of Roman traveller Pietro della Valle : their romantic story is told in Magasin pittoresque, 1841 ? circa 1630

Spain (1806). Badajoz. General view of the town. Drawing from Georges Malbestes book Voyage pittoresque et historique de l Espagne. Illustrations by Charles Percier and Marie Alexandre Duparc

PEDRO I of Brazil (1798-1834). Emperor of Brazil (1822-1831). Acclamation of the King Pedro I in the field of Santa Anna (Santana) in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil (19th c.). Mill to refine the sugar. Illustration from Voyaqe Pittoresque et Historique au Bresil (1834-1839)

Double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French balloonists, with view of their birthplace, Annonay, and two other scenes from France pittoresque. Date between 1790 and 1850

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