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Chinese mandarins barge. The mandarin takes lunch in the cabin waited on by servants. The two umbrellas are a sign of his authority
Chinese infantryman or Tiger of War. ChineseChinese infantry soldier or tiger of war in striped uniform with ears on his cap, holding scimitar and wicker shield. Illustration by William Alexander
Peristyle of a courtroom in the Imperial Palace at Yuen-Ming-Yuen, near Beijing, China. From Samuel Holmes Journal of a Voyage to China and Tartary, 1798
Toque macaque, Macaca sinica. Endangered. Simia sinica Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob Samuel Walwerth after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian Daniel
Saint-Ernest as Samuel in La Duchesse de Marsan, 1847French actor Louis Nicolas Saint-Ernest as Samuel in La Duchesse de Marsan by Dennery, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1847. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie
Queen Purea of Tahiti surrendering to TobiasFictional depiction of Queen Purea (Oberea) offering a plantain leaf in surrender to sailors of the Dolphin, 1767. (Captain Samuel Wallis was too ill with scurvy to leave the ship so Tobias Furneaux)
Collared puffbird, Bucco capensis (Collared barbet, Bucco collaris). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Samuel Howitt from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier
Standard-winged nightjar, Macrodipteryx longipennis (Leona goat-sucker, Caprimulgus macrodipterus). Illustration by Samuel Howitt
Glossy swiftlet, Collocalia esculenta, pair on nest (Esculent swallow, Hirundo esculenta). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Samuel Howitt from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by
Small-spined aloe, Aloe micracantha (Aloe microcantha). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Scorzonera-leaved rampion, Phyteuma scorzonerifolium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Rue, Ruta linifoliaRue species, Ruta linifolia var. vargrandiflora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Capeweed, Arctotheca calendula (Cryptostemma calendulaceum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Giant cabuya, green-aloe or Mauritius-hemp, Furcraea foetida (Furcraea gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Melastoma sanguineum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Yellow flag, yellow iris or water flag, Iris pseudacorus var. pallidoflava. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Soapweed yucca or Spanish bayonet, Yucca glauca (Yucca angustifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London
Melastoma osbeckioides. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Geranium species, Pelargonium dioicum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Dimorphotheca chrysanthemifolia (Calendula chrysanthemifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Pink striped trumpet lily, Crinum latifolium (Crinum speciosum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by William Herbert from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London
Spiked speedwell; Veronica spicata subsp. orchidea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821
Gomesa orchid, Gomesa flexuosa (Oncidium flexuosus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821
five-leaflet bitter-cress or showy toothwortFive-leaflet bitter-cress or showy toothwort, Cardamine pentaphyllos (Dentaria pentaphyllos). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis
Cryptocoryne spiralis (Arum spirale). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822
Wolfs bane, Aconitum moldavicum (Aconitum septentrionale var. carpaticum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821
Geodorum orchid, Geodorum terrestreLemon-coloured geodorum orchid, Geodorum terrestre (Geodorum citrinum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821
Fodder galega or eastern galega, Galega orientalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821
Bigleaf magnolia, Magnolia macrophylla. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821
American wisteria, Wisteria frutescens (Glycine frutescens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Yellow Wilcannia lily, Calostemma luteum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Mussaenda pubescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Zaminkand, Amorphophallus bulbifer (Arum bulbiferum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Malabar catmint, Anisomeles malabarica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Mountain black-cohosh, Actaea podocarpaMountain bugbane or mountain black-cohosh, Actaea podocarpa [Cimicifuga cordifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Jewel orchid, Ludisia discolor (Goodyera discolor). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Field rose, Rosa arvensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Cabbage palm, Cordyline fruticosaCabbage palm, good luck plant, palm lily, Cordyline fruticosa (Dracaena ferrea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Spineless butchers broom, Ruscus hypophyllum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Fried-egg plant, Gordonia axillaris (Camellia axillaris). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum indicum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularisGiant granadilla, barbadine, grenadine, giant tumbo or badea passionfruit, Passiflora quadrangularis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Carthusian pink, Dianthus carthusianorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819
Carrion flower, Stapelia stricta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1818
Plectranthus forskohlii. (Plectranthus barbatus, Coleus forskohlii, Forskohlii, Indian coleus) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1818
Crassula perfoliata (Crassula falcata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1818
Molineria latifolia (Curculigo latifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1818
Umbrella epidendrum orchid, Epidendrum umbelliferum (Epidendrum umbellatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1818