Species Collection (page 19)

Monkeys & Gorilla
Three species of primate: proboscis monkey; coaita monkey; gorilla

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Dog - Servant
Good Dog. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of an old faithful male servant from an old dog. The salver that the old fellow carries evolves into a mere plate of bones - a

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Naughty boy - monkey
A Monkey Trick. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a naughty boy who pokes a stick at a caged parrott, from a monkey

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Fat man - pig
Piggish. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a man who eats too much, from a pig. This old glutton, fond of good eating is a natural descendant of the pig

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Cat - Old Maid
Poor puss. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a crinoline wearing old maid from a cat. Her footstool evolves into a poor man who gets trapped inside her crinoline cage

Origin Species, CH Bennett, husband hunter - mouse
Little Mousey. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a young woman on the look out for a husband, from a mouse

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Crook - bear
The origin of Garotte. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a crook, from a bear. A crook stands waiting to ask the time from prospective victims, bludgeon at hand

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Courting man - frog
He would a-wooing go. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a rotund man, from a frog. Middle aged

Origin Species, CH Bennett, slow schoolboy - snail
Unwillingly to school. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a unwilling schoolboy from a snail. Developing through the ages from a dunces cap

Origin Species, CH Bennett, man of finance - shark
Alls fish that comes. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of man of finance from a shark. Shark fins have developed into a swallow-tail coat, his own tail into a pair of legs

Origin Species, CH Bennett, grieving man - crocodile
A crocodiles tears. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a crying, grieving man from a crocodile. Fresh from the funeral of a friend this mans tears conceal an ulterior

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Wit - owl
An owl to wit. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a wit, from a candle, via a porcupine and owl

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Quiet man - lamb
As quiet as a lamb. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a quiet young man, from a lamb. Dressed in a long tailed coat

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Fool - donkey
What makes your ears so long ?. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a fool, from a dead goose, via a donkey

Origin Species, CH Bennett, man on holiday - cock
Cock-a-doodle-do. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of man on holiday from a cock. His nose is a beak, his beard once a cox comb

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Beer drinker - fish
As thirsty as a fish. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a fish to a beer drinker. With his fin in his pocket, a few old rags

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Money saver - tortoise
Slow and sure. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of money saver from a tortoise. A stout old gentleman, patient, industrious, conscious of the true value of money

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Sly man - Fox
Beware of the fox. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a sly looking man from a fox. The back of his chair becoming a furry tail, the seat and legs a goose

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Office man - weasel
Catch him asleep. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of an old pen pusher, from a weasel. Sat at his office desk for a generation

Rosa Gigantea, the largest species of the Rosaceae family, with white, creamy or yellow flowers. Seen here is a close-up of two white flowers

Studies of Polar Bears
Pencil studies of Polar Bears by Raymond Sheppard

Lilium Krameri (Lilium Japonicum), a species of Lily of the Liliaceae family, with pale pink flowers

Dianthus in a rocky setting
An array of Dianthus in a rocky setting. It is a flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family, with many species

Draba Aizoides in the Gummen Alps, Switzerland
Draba Aizoides (Yellow Whitlowgrass) growing on rocks in the Gummen Alps, Switzerland. It is a cruciferous plant of the Brassicaceae (cabbage family), with many species. It has bright yellow flowers

Dianthus species (unidentified)
A species Dianthus, closest in appearance to Dianthus Alpinus (Alpine Pink), a perennial flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family. Seen here in close-up

Iris Orientalis (Spuria Beardless Iris), a flowering perennial of the Iridaceae family, with purple flowers (this species also has yellow or cream-coloured flowers)

Clmence Royer / Demare
Clmence Royer (1830-1902) self-taught French scholar who wrote on economics, philosophy, science and feminism. Translator to French of Charles Darwins On the Origin of Species

Anemone -- unidentified species
An unidentified species of Anemone -- there are roughly 120 species in this Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family

Cyclamen showing spiral seed stems
A species of Cyclamen (Myrsinaceae family) showing spiral seed stems

Two species of Giant Cactus - California, United States

The Origin of Species by Sogata
Stylised illustration depicting a fashionably dressed woman holding her pet cat. The two are alarmingly physically alike

Satirical cartoon about the Russian Army
An exact representation of the various characters, Uniforms, and Attendants, also of the singular species of Horses, Composing the Russian Army under General Kutosoff

Plants / Hemerocallis Spec
DAY LILY

Kwei-Sing Saved
KWEI-SING, one of several gods of litrerature, is saved from a watery grave by a Ngau, a species of benevolent sea- monster

Plants / Rosa Species
WILD ROSE

Plants / Lilium Species
LILY

Helianthus Species
SUNFLOWER

Plants / Dianthus Species
PINK

Plants / Arum Species
LORDS AND LADIES

A Piper and Flautist of France
French territorial army soldiers playing the ancient, national instruments of the Breton race - the Biniou, a species of flute, and the Bombarde, a form of bag-pipes

Italy Aqueduct
Archeologists discover a species of aqueduct beneath the church of saint Priscilla, Rome

Sacred Banyan
The BANYAN, a species of fig- tree, is sacred to Hindus : the most renowned grows near Anuradhapura, ancient capital of Sir Lanka, where Gautama became the Buddha

Cape Aardvark
Orycteropus species - Cape Aardvark : despite defective sight, the aardvark survives thanks to its sense of smell, which can detect an ant or termite however concealed

Ant-Eater (Liebig)
Tamandula, a species of ant- eater

Sloth (Liebig)
Ai, a species of sloth

Cinchona - Quinine 2
Two varieties of the cinchona species (quinine) - known as Jesuits Bark because its healing properties were learnt from South American natives by Jesuit missionaries

Laurus Species
Three varieties of the laurus species (quinine) - known as Jesuits Bark because its healing properties were learnt from South American natives by Jesuit missionaries

Gorilla Hunted
A gorilla defies his/her assailants : thanks to such episodes, by the 21st century, the gorilla will be an endangered species. Date: circa 1860

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