Species Collection (page 4)

Ground beetle, scarab and cockchafer
Dytiscus bimaculatus 1, scarab 2, cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha 3, Cantharis beetle 4, Carabus sexpunciatus 5 and Omophron limbatum 6

Calligraphic title and vignette of beehive with bees
Title page with calligraphic title and vignette of beehive with bees. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Les Insectes, The Insects, Louis Janet, Paris, 1820

Unknown British town scene - with Monkey Puzzle tree. An interesting early photograph of Araucaria Arucana (Monkey Puzzle Tree) which is very slow-growing

Sloth in the Zoological Society Gardens. Date: 1845

Varieties of ants and their nests -- nest of the Fuliginous ant, Formica fuliginosa, Yellow ant (Formica flava), Fallow ant (Formica rufa), nest of the Common Yellow ant

Common Humble Bees (Bombus terrestris) -- male, large female, and worker. Date: 1843

Common adder and Ringed snake. Date: 1843

Three varieties of lizard -- Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara), Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) and Blindworm (Anguis fragilis). Date: 1843

Three varieties of British shrew -- Oared Shrew (Sorex remifer), Water Shrew (Sorex fodiens) and Common Shrew (Sorex araneus). Date: 1843

Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in the spring. Date: 1843

Varieties of Water Newt or Eft -- Common water newt (Triton cristatus), Common smooth newt (Lissotriton punctatus), Straight lipped water newt (Triton bibronii)

Two moles (Talpa Europaea). Date: 1843

Three species of bat in flight -- Common Bat (Vespertilio pipistrellus), Great Bat (Vespertilio noctula) and Long-Eared Bat (Vespertilio auritus). Date: 1843

Serpent star species, Ophiura ammothea and Ophiura linckii
Serpent star species, Ophiura ammothea 1, 2, 3 and Ophiura linckii 4, 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Chinese fishermen using cormorants to catch fish on a river 190, and golden carp species, harlequin 188 and sulphur carp 189

Herring, oarfish and drift-net fishing
Herring, Clupea harengus 132, oarfish, Regalecus species 133, and North Sea fishermen using drift nets to catch herring from boats

Howler monkey, Alouatta species. Ouarine or preacher monkey. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Pass after an illustration by Johann Jakob Ihle from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural

Sea fan, Gorgonia species (Slender gorgonia, Gorgonia viminalis?). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Unkown lizard and bar-lipped sheen-skink
Unknown species of American lizard (long-tailed scink, Lacerta longicauda) and bar-lipped sheen-skink, Eugongylus rufescens (greater scink, Lacerta rufescens)

Unknown gecko species and giant leaf-tailed gecko
Unknown gecko species from Arabia (Scollop-tailed gecko, Lacerta caudiverbera), and giant leaf-tailed gecko, Uroplatus fimbriatus (fimbriated gecko, Stellio fimbriatus)

Fossil skeleton of an extinct species of kingfisher. Engraving after an illustration by P. Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History)

American flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans
Species of American flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans or Glaucomys sabrinus. Handcolored engraving by Annedouche after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Palm tree species
Palm tree and tropical species including sago, coconut, breadfruit, pepper, pineapple, agave, sea coconut, areca, manicaria, etc

Lily and orchid species including orchis, cypripedium, epidendrum, dendrobium, canna, crocus, strelizia, banana, iris, fritillary, aloe, ginger, etc

Varieties of fern. Lithograph from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1841

Mushroom species
Mushroom and fungi species including stinkhorn, earthstar, puffball, rust, mold, etc. Lithograph from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart

Unknown species of Australasian caterpillar, perhaps Sphinx moth family. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Unknown species of bushbaby or mouse lemur (Minute lemur, Lemur minutus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Luna or comet moth, Actias species? (Long-tailed phalaena, Phalaena macroura.) Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Palmiferous doris sea slug, Doris palmifera. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Red snapper species, Lutjanus campechanus? (Aya bodian, Bodianus aya). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Brachionus angularis rotifer
Brachionus angularis species of planktonic rotifer (Aculeated brachionus, Brachionus aculeatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Blue gorgonia coral species (Thick-armed gorgonia, Gorgonia briareus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Antlion, Myrmeleon species (Great myrmeleon, Myrmeleon grande). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Bristle fern, Trichomanes species. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattiolis Discorsi di P.A

Snapdragon variety, Antirrhinum species, ANTIRRHINO IIII. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattiolis Discorsi di P.A

Alkanet, Anchusa species
Alkanet or bugloss variety, Anchusa species (Anchusa terza). Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattiolis Discorsi di P.A

Balloon plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, and goosefoot, Chenopodium species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Rest harrow, Ononis repens, and sea holly, Eryngium species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Wall pennywort and lesser pennywort species
Wall pennywort, Umbilicus rupestris, and lesser pennywort species, Umbilicus veneris minor. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Bur grass, Tragus, and purslane, Portulaca species?
Bur grass, Tragus species, and purslane, Portulaca species? Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Ash tree, Fraxinus species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Privet species, Ligustrum vulgare. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Elder tree, Sambucus palustris, and dogwood, Cornus species? Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Briar or dog rose, Rosa canina and French rose, Rosa gallica species

Common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, and small bean variety, Dolichos species. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Hornbeam, Carpinus species, and Eglantine rose, Rosa canina
Hornbeam, Carpinus species, and Cynosbatus or Canirubus, Eglantine rose, Rosa canina. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Onosma echioides and wild basil, Ocimum basilicum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

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