Threatened Collection

Ulster 1914 - Patriotic Postcard
Patriotic Postcard from Ulster, 1914 depicting an Ulsterwoman with a gun, standing up for the British flag and her views as a Loyalist Unionist

Magna Carta / Rogers
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno, and purple-rumped sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary

Jaguar, Panthera onca. Near threatened
Jaguar, Panthera onca (Felis onca, great var.). Near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Crested wood-partridge, Rollulus rouloul Near threatened
Crested wood-partridge, Rollulus rouloul. Near threatened.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

The General Strike - Elephant & Castle
Burnt out bus incident at the Elephant & Castle, showing a portion of the bus on the left while mounted policemen control the crowds

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

Thief palm, Phoenicophorium borsigianum (Stevensonia sechellarum). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

The Zulu war. Residence of Bishop Colenso at Bishopstowe
Bishop John William Colenso, originally from Cornwall, rocked the establishment by his support for the native Zulus when their lands were threatened by Britain and the Boers

Magna Carta / Wynne
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Trial: Boycott Incident
The trial of those who threatened the landowner Captain Boycott is heard before a packed courtroom

Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury
Robert Runcie (Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie, 1921-2000), Archbishop of Canterbury 1980-1991. Seen here in front of a poster about the modernisation of a building being threatened

Satirical cartoon, Evacuation of Holland and Brabant. Showing General Charles-Francois Dumouriez retreating with the French army (in blue)

Louis Xi Enters Paris Events France 30 August
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Liveforever or houseleek, Sempervivum montanum, Semprevivo di montagna. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Copper pheasant, Syrmaticus soemmerringii (Phasianus soemmeringii) near threatened. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Western barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus. Near threatened. Vespertilio barbastellus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by Jacques Buvee l

Large flying fox, Pteropus vampyrus. Near threatened. Vespertilio vampyrus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann

Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise and Japanese pond turtle
Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca, vulnerable, and Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica, near threatened

Madagascan crested ibis and grey crowned crane (endangered)
Madagascan crested ibis, Lophotibis cristata (near threatened) and grey crowned crane, Balearica regulorum (endangered). Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies

Red-and-black grosbeak, Periporphyrus erythromelas. Near threatened. (Black-headed grosbeak, Loxia erythromelas.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Southern saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus, male and female (Wattled starlings, Sturnus carunculatus). Near threatened

Oriental darter or Indian darter, Anhinga melanogaster. Near threatened. (Black bellied darter, Plotus melanogaster.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Banded palm civet cat, Hemigalus derbyanus. Threatened
Banded palm civet cat, Hemigalus derbyanus (Hemigalea zebra). Threatened. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from William Jardines Naturalists

Greyhound dhole, Cuon alpinus. Threatened
Greyhound dhole, Cuon alpinus (Chryseus) Threatened. From a drawing at India House. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from William Jardines

Coppery-bellied puffleg, Eriocnemis cupreoventris (Trochilus Eriopus cupreiventris). Near threatened. Handcoloured steel engraving from W.C.L

Thornback ray, Raja clavata (near threatened). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857

Pearcea hypocyrtiflora. Near threatened. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Thornback skate, Raja clavata. Near threatened. Rough ray, Raja rubus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Rabbitfish or sea monster, Chimaera monstrosa. Near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Margay, Leopardus wiedii catenata. Threatened
Margay, Leopardus wiedii catenata (linked ocelot, Felis catenata). Threatened. Named after Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied. Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith

Leopard, Panthera pardus. Near threatened
Leopard, Panthera pardus (Felis leopardus). Near threatened. Drawn from a specimen at Exeter Change. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Large Indian civet, Viverra zibetha. Near threatened. (Civet, Viverra civetta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Malagasy civet, Fossa fossana
Malagasy or striped civet, Fossa fossana. (Fossane, Viverra fossa.) Near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Peter Brown from his New Illustrations of Zoology, B. White, London, 1776

Sperm whale and narwhal
Sperm whale or cachalot, Physeter macrocephalus, vulnerable 1, and narwhal or narwhale, Monodon monoceros, near threatened 2

Shark species
Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias 1, vulnerable, blue shark, Prionace glauca 2, near threatened, small spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula 3, 5, and zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum 4

WORKING MAN THREATENED
Indiscriminate immigration threatens the livelihood of the American working man Date: 1892

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Great tinamou, Tinamus major (near threatened), and western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science

Red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra, and king bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus regius.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands, T

Chestnut-belted gnateater, Conopophaga aurita, and flame robin, Petroica phoenicea.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Date: 1906

Rhinoceros hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros, near threatened.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology, Paris, France, 1816-1830

Great Plains wolf or buffalo wolf, Canis lupus nubilus. Threatened.. Handcolored engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith from Sir William Jardines

John Bull & Yellow Peril
John Bull finds his ambitions in the Far East threatened by the Yellow Peril

Spain. Madrid. Womens room on the Hospital installed at the
Spain. Madrid. Hospital installed at the Palace of Fine Arts on the occasion of the epidemic of cholera that threatened the city in 1890. Womens room. Engraving

Drusus Meets Priestess
Drussus, having reached the Elbe, is threatened by a German priestess Date: 9 BC

What we ought to do in China
A Chinese dragon is threatened by a British warrior on horseback. Date: 1860

Rhinoceros hornbill or rhinoceros bird, Buceros rhinoceros.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

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