Sive Collection

Papaver (Poppy), two varieties
Two varieties of Papaver (Poppy) -- Papaver flore pleno rubrum (Double Red) and Papaver Eraticum rubrum (Wild Red), drawn by Basilius Besler (1561-1629)

Limon barbadorus. Engraving / Etching, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Page 259. Date: 1646

Hercules honoured by the Hesperides.. Engraving by Johann Friedrich Greuter, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Frontispiece. Date: 1646

Rerum sicularum libri VIII, by Nicolai Specialis (Nicola Speciale, 14th century historian of Sicilian origin)

Barcinonensium. Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662)

Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus
Illustrisimo Viro Ioanni Baptistae Colberto, marquis de Seignelay (1651-1690). Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662)

Hyacinthus Orientalis (Hyacinth)
Hyacinthus Orientalis, also known as common hyacinth, garden hyacinth and Dutch hyacinth, drawn by Basilius Besler (1561-1629)

Hercules, Hesperides, Ladon the dragon, golden apple. Engraving from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Plate 27. Date: 1646

Citrus trees in a hothouse. Engraving by Filippo Gagliardi, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Plate / Page 457. Date: 1646

History of Photography. Camera obscure. Engraving. Colored
History of Photography. Camera obscure. Magia Naturalis Sive de Miraculis Rerum Naturalium (1558) by Giambattista della Porta (1535-1615). Engraving. Edition of 1659. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona

Trigla cuculus, or Blochs Gurnard, sometimes also referred to as Red Gurnard. Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German doctor and naturalist of the late 18th century. Date: 1863

Rudimentary balloon with a boat slung underneath
A rudimentary balloon with a boat slung underneath.There are four balloons (two at each end), a sail to propel it vehicle and a rudder to steer it. From: Collegium experimentale, sive, curiosum

Sea nymphs [?]. Engraving from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Page 447. Date: 1646

Limon incomparabilis, Incomparable Lemon. Engraving by Cornelis Bloemaert, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Page 223. Date: 1646

Bronze from Osuna or Lex Coloniae Genitivae
" Bronze from Osuna or " Lex Coloniae Genitivae Juliae sive Ursonensis" (1st c. AD). SPAIN. Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: SPAIN. Osuna."

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