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Tatler front cover, June 1964Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a bell-sleeved blouse with waves of tropical parrot colour. Date: 1964
Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, California, USA, lined with palm trees. Date: 20th century
Repeating Pattern - Pineapples. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Pineapple plant - MalaysiaHuge Pineapple plant - Malaysia - not quite the type one would expect to pick up in Morrisons...!! Date: circa 1920s
Dense Jungle in New Guinea, Charles E Gordon FrazerDense Jungle in New Guinea, with Parrots in the foreground, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)
Forest Mirror, Queensland, Charles E Gordon FrazerThe Forest Mirror, Queensland, Tropical Australia, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)
Turtle Fishing at Sunset, Charles E Gordon FrazerStart for the Turtle Fishing at Sunset, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)
Supermarine Spitfire fitted with a tropical filter on an airfield in North Africa. March 1944. Date: 1944
Supermarine Seafire IB BL687Supermarine Seafire IB, BL687, with a tropical filter, the second Seafire conversion
Nephilengys malabarensis, orb-web spiderA tropical orb-weaving spider (Nephilengys malabarensis) on its web, photographed in Sri Lanka
Elaeis guineensis, African oil palmIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Garcinia mangostana, MangosteenIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Nepenthes mirabilis, common swamp pitcher plantPlate 785 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Garcinia hanburyi, Hanburys garciniaIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Strychnos toxifera, strychnos vineIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Cola acuminata, cola nutIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Hut at village, Admiralty IslandsA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Coastal sceneryA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Zamboangan native huts. Zamboanga, PhilippinesA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Tropical gardenA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Casuarina equisetifolia, ironwoodPainting 254 by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage, 1772-1775
Archispirostreptus spp, giant millipedeAll giant millipedes orginate from tropical or sub-tropical environments and may grow up to lengths of 30cm feeding on dead and decaying plant matter
Entada sp. sea beansSea beans or drift seeds from vines and trees along tropical coasts and rainforests which drift along with ocean currents and wash up on beaches
Papilio thoas, swallowtail butterflyThe thaos swallowtail butterfly from Mexico. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Nephenthes sp. pitcher plantA carnivorous plant attracting insects with sweet nectar on the top of the pitcher. The surface is slippery and the insects fall in. Unable to climb out, the prey is digested by enzymes
Mucuna pruriens, velvet bean
Arum sessiliflorum, voodoo lilyPlate 918 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Bulinus sp. snailsSpecimen jar containing snails (Bulinus). These snails act as intermediate hosts for the parasite of the tropical disease bilharzia. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London
Bletia verecunda, tropical orchidIllustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Tropical FruitsPlate 51 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Fruits de Serre Temperee et Serre Chaude
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910). In a Tropical Forest. Struggle between Tiger and Bull. 1908 - 1909. Naive art.; Post-Impressionism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum
Portolan chart, 1587. Map of South America. Made in Messina. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library
Cover design, Regie Air Afrique timetableCover design, French Air Ministry, Regie Air Afrique, timetable for the Europe-Congo-Madagascar summer service. 1936
View of the Dominican coast, West Indies. 1949
Scout leader near coast, Dominica, West IndiesView of the Dominican coast, West Indies, with a scout leader sitting in the foreground. 1949
Prehistoric landscape with various creaturesA prehistoric landscape with various creatures in the air, on land, and in the water. 19th century
View of hills, Dominica, West IndiesView of hills on the island of Dominica, West Indies. 1949
View of hills and tree plantations, Dominica, West IndiesView of hills and tree plantations on the island of Dominica, West Indies. 1949
A deer lounges in lush, tropical surroudings. Flowers bloom and trees merge with one another in a scene of beautiful abundance. 1925
Ireland / GlengarriffGlengariff, the lovely land- locked harbour in County Cork, Ireland, where the vegetation luxuriates in the warmth of the Gulf Stream and the growth is almost tropical. Date: 1950s
Buccoo Reef SnorkellersA group of snorkellers at Buccoo Reef, famous for its coral beauty, Tobago, West Indies. Date: 1960s
Ireland / Kenmare BayBy the shores of Kenmare Bay, at Parkinsilla, County Kerry, Ireland. This is a delightful area on the west coast, with its tropical vegetation and distant Glengarrif Peninsula. Date: 1950s
Argentinian FarmerAn unfortunate farmer stuggles to harvest his crops with an ox-drawn wooden cart in monsoon conditions, Argentina, South America. Date: 1930s
Tropical riding outfit, 1930A tropical riding habit, for society types who require such get-ups for East Africa or suchlike with a terai, a wide-brimmed felt hat, typically with a double crown
Elater (Click Beetle) and Elops Saurus
Lubaantun archaeology - rapid tropical growthThe dramatic effects of rapid vegetation growth on archaeological sites. The amphitheatre grand stands at the ancient Maya ruins of Lubaantun in British Honduras(today Belize)
Banana advertisement, 1931Advertisement for Fyffes bananas from 1931 advising people to eat them in the winter as a popular, nourishing, nuturitious and cheap snack
Silhouette of Grace MooreAn intricate silhouette of the American film star, Grace Moore who made her d?t at Covent Garden in June 1935, as Mimi in Puccinis La Boh?. 1935