Tropical Collection (page 2)

Africa. Bombax (Eriodendrion anfractuosum)
History of Africa. 19th century. Bombax (Eriodendrion anfractuosum). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. Palm tree (Raphia vinifera)
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Palm tree (Raphia vinifera). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

History of Africa. Native Bondei people of Bonde
History of Africa. 19th century. Native Bondei people of Bonde. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Papaya tree (Carica papaya). Engraving, 19 th century
History of Africa. 19th century. Papaya tree (Carica papaya). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. Congo River and the English factory of Boma
History of Africa. 19th century. View of the Congo River and the English factory of Boma. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. The perfect Banana (Musa paradisiaca)
History of Africa. 19th century. The perfect Banana (Musa paradisiaca). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Golfing in the Congo
A golf course at Elizabethville in the Belgian Congo. The Elizabethville Golf Club had about 100 members, mainly British and Belgian. Date: circa 1931

A Catch of Arapaima Fish
A catch of arapaima fish. Native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America, they are among the world's largest freshwater fish. Date: 1924

The Home Spring Magazine Cover 1922
A magazine cover design for The Home, an Australian quarterly magazine for the Spring number of September 1922. The image shows a woman with a child, marvelling at a tropical bird. Date: circa 1922

Old Bill Goes East
Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather (1887-1959), speculating that in 1940 Europe could be considered the darkest continent. Old Bill was a popular recurring character in his cartoons. Date: 1940

Unknown - Unidentified Tropical Location Date: circa 1935

The Preston-Somers expedition against Santiago de Leon de Caracas, Venezuela (also known as the Capture of Caracas), May-July 1595 during the Anglo-Spanish War. Date: 1595

Lake at Kandy, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Vintage 19th century photograph - lake at Kandy, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Japan: swimming place on the beach at Oiso
Vintage 19th century photograph - Meiji era Japan: swimming place on the beach at Oiso. Ōiso is now a town located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Pontoon bridge near Colombo, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Vintage 19th century photograph: pontoon bridge near Colombo, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, c.1890, group of indigenous people on the bridge

Island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: on the west side of the island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, beach and sea

River scene, Java, Indonesia, Woodburytype
Rriver scene, Java, Indonesia, Woodburytype by Walter Woodbury

Japan c. 1880s - Naniwabashi, steel bridge Osaka, c. 1890
Vintage 19th century photograph: Japan c.1880s - Naniwabashi, steel bridge Osaka, c.1890

Bread fruit plants, Ceylon Sri Lanka
Vintage 19th century photograph - bread fruit plants, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), by the Scowen studio, photo c.1880 s

Tropical Gardens Battersea
in 1863, John Gibson, Battersea Parks first Superintendent, created a mixture of exotic plants and colourful carpet bedding that started a fashion that swept across England

Big sage, ghaneri or tickberry, Lantana camara. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Homecoming procession for William Curtis, 1821
Homecoming procession for William Curtis, Lord Mayor of London, 1821. Aldermen and shopkeepers carry torches beside the carriage. Procession and Te Deum Chaunt for Sir Billy Biscuit

Witch elder, Fothergilla gardenii. Fothergilla alnifolia, Fotergilla a foglie d ontano. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Allegheny spurge, Pachysandra procumbens
Allegheny pachysandra or Allegheny spurge, Pachysandra procumbens, Pachisandra distesa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Indian plum, Flacourtia indica, Flacourtia sepiaria, Flacurzia delle siepi. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Tropical chestnut or nawa tree, Sterculia balanghas, Sterculia balanga. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Gomphia nitida, Gonfia lustra. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Pink swamp heath, Sprengelia incarnata, Sprengelia carnicina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Railway tramcar or riding trolley, Mozambique
Railway tramcar or riding trolley on a banana plantation in Mozambique. 19th century

Giant loquat from van Demans Report of
Giant loquat, Eriobotrya japonica. Chromolithograph (lithocaustic) by A. Hoen Co. from a botanical illustration by William H. Prestele from Henry van Demans Report of the Pomologist, US Govt

House on stilts of the Minangkabau people in Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Lined seahorse and tropical two-wing flying-fish
Lined seahorse, Hippocampus erectus, and tropical two-wing flying-fish, Exocoetus volitans. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart 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

Spiraea japonica cultivar, Anthony Waterer. Chromolithograph by J. Goffart from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1894

Crosss Paphiopedilum orchid
Crosss orchid, Paphiopedilum crossianum, hybrid of Paphiopedilum venustum x Paphiopedilum insigne. Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole

Hippeastrum stylosum (Hippeastrum muesserianum). Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration by J. de Bosschere from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1896

Ostrowskia magnifica. Woodcut by Worthington G. Smith after an illustration by Gardchron from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1888

Codiaeum hybrid, le Tzar, Codiaeum variegatum. Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1888

Gladiolus lemoinei hybrid, Paul Margueritte, raised by Emile Lemoine of Nancy. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration by J

Prayer plant, Malanta leuconeura (Maranta Calathea fascinator). Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker after an illustration by A. Goossens from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1894

Oncidium orthotis orchid. Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1888

Begonia hybrid, Madame Charles de Bosschere, raised by F. Crousse of Nancy. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration by J

Strophanthus gratus (Roupellia grata). Woodcut by A. E. Smith after an illustration by Gardchron from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1888

Bertolonia hybrid, Mlle. Lucienne Linden (Bertonerila Mlle. Lucienne Linden). Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration by J

Duvals vriesea, Vriesea duvaliana, hybrid produced by L. Duval from Vriesea carinata x Vriesea brachystachys. Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration

Begonia hybrid raised by F. Crousse of Nancy, Begonia hybrida festiva. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration by J

Oncidium constrictum orchid (Odontoglossum constrictum var. castaneum). Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1888

Philodendron mamei. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration by J. de Bosschere from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1896

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