Tropical Collection (page 9)

Strelitzia reginae, Bird-of-paradise - Coloured lithograph based on a watercolour by Franz Bauer (named Strelitzia depicta), t. 1, London, 1818. Date: 1818

British Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies
The British Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, bought and renamed (from Colonial Hotel) in 1932 by Sir Harry Oakes. Date: circa 1940s

Triumphant variety of Cattleya trianae orchid.. Illustration drawn by C. de Bruyne and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Lucien Lindens Lindenia, Iconography of Orchids, Brussels, 1903

Laelia grandis var Tenebrosa sub-var superbiens orchid
Laelia grandis var. Tenebrosa sub-var. superbiens orchid.. Illustration drawn by C. de Bruyne and chromolithographed by P

Amorphophallus eichleri, voodoo lily native of western tropical Africa.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith

Cabomba aquatica, yellow water lily native to tropical America.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith

A Reticulated Python swims from a small freshwater-stream into a sea, to move between parts of island shore (Python reticulatus )

A young Common Monitor Lizard rests (sunbathing in order to raise the body-temperature) on a tree-trunk, fallen in a small stream in rainforest (Varanus salvator)

Bottlenose dolphin - jumping out of the water (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose dolphins - group playing underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air bubbles underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions. Complex play / creative behaviour

Bottlenose Dolphins - three underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose Dolphin - two, smiling (Tursiops truncatus)

MOONRAT (family: Erinaceidae). Sepilok forest, Borneo

WW2 Poster -- Malaria Strikes the Unprotected
Malaria Strikes the Unprotected, Darkness brings Danger, Be Prepared. Colour photolithograph poster published by the Times of India Press, Bombay, warning against malaria

Humuhumu nukunuku apua a, Fishes of Hawaii
Humuhumu nukunuku apua a, (Balistapus aculeatus) Fishes of Hawaii Date: 1930s

Hinalea Iiwi, Fishes of Hawaii
Hinalea Iiwi, (Gomphosus tricolor) Fishes of Hawaii Date: 1930s

Indian boy sitting on Victoria Regia water lily leaf
An Indian boy in Madras sitting on a Victoria Regia giant tropical water lily leaf, demonstrating its great strength. The leaf has taken on some water, but is staying afloat. Date: July 1914

ACWW, Ugandan Student Nesta Rugumayo - Lady Aberdeen Scholar
Established in 1933, the ACWW ( The Associated Country Women of the World ) by 1962 had registered its first Lady Aberdeen Scholar at a British university

Black Swans, Charles E Gordon Frazer
Black Swans in a Tropical Lake, Australia, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899). Date: 1895

de Havilland DH106 Comet 1 G-ALYV of BOAC
de Havilland DH106 Comet 1, G-ALYV, of BOAC. This aircraft disintegrated in India during an exceptionally heavy tropical thunderstorm on 2 May 1953 with the loss of all on board. Date: 1953

Country road with signpost for Garoet, West Java, Indonesia
Country road with a signpost for Garoet (Garut), 24 kilometers away, West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920

General view of Santiago, Chile, South America, from Santa Lucia Hill. Date: circa 1910

Young man of Royal Fusiliers in pyjamas, WW1
Young man (Albert Auerbach) of the Royal Fusiliers, seen here in his pyjamas, probably in Egypt, standing outside his tent at camp. On the back of the photograph the time of day is given: 5.29am

Royal Fusiliers at camp in Egypt, WW1
Royal Fusiliers relaxing at camp in the Egyptian desert during the First World War. Date: 1916

Young man of Royal Fusiliers in Egypt, WW1
Young man (Albert Auerbach) of the Royal Fusiliers, seen here in Egypt, relaxing in a deckchair at camp. 1916

Ship in full sail on calm water, " In the Tropics (Wind Coming)". 1938

Faery Visions - Who Has Beheld a Ship
A ship sailing on a vibrant blue sea near an island with stylished trees adn vegetation. Date: 1929

Sunrise over άe de Gor饠(Gor饠Island), Senegal
Sunrise over ά e de Gor饠 (Gor饠 Island) behind the silhouettes of palm trees - Dakar, Senegal. Date: circa 1930

Aloma by John B Hymer and LeRoy Clemens, first produced in England at the Adelphi Theatre, London, May 1926. It was set on an island in the South Seas;

Stop in Petit-Serr頯n a travel route to Cilaos, R鵮ion
Stop in Petit-SerrÚá»n a travel route to Cilaos, RÚÁ«ion, an island in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar and French territory. Date: circa 1900

Group photo of labourers, Fiji, South Pacific
Group photo of labourers on the deck of a ship, Fiji, South Pacific. Date: circa 1900s

Labourers on deck, Lautoka, Fiji, South Pacific
Labourers on the deck of a ship at the wharf, Lautoka, Fiji, South Pacific. Date: circa 1900s

Group photo of natives, Fiji, South Pacific. Date: circa 1900s

Workers in the sugar fields, Fiji, South Pacific. Date: circa 1900s

Cold Coconuts stall, Trinidad, West Indies
Cold Coconut stall on a beach in Trinidad, West Indies. circa 1969

Beach scene in Trinidad, West Indies
Man walking across a beach in Trinidad, West Indies. circa 1969

Hear the Calling of the Moon by Pierrot, with a quotation from a poem by Rupert Brooke. 1925

Italian Lakes - Tropical plants - Palms bordering path, view of lake. Part of Box 184 Boswell Collection - Italian Lakes. Date: circa 1900

The Tropical Glen, Monserrate. Gardens containing plants from every corner of the world, planted relating to geographical origin Date: 1907

Pretty Foliage
Ornamental foliage plants. A selection of leaves from tropical species of plants renowned for their brightly coloured, patterned foliage. Date: 19th century

Patterned Foliage, 1860
Ornamental foliage. A selection of leaves from tropical species of plants renowned for their brightly coloured, patterned foliage. Date: 1860

A large Stove Conservatory. Date: 1873

Street market, Bahamas, West Indies
Street market in the Bahamas, West Indies. Date: circa 1930

Sponge clipping, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: 1924

Sandy Cay, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: 1924

West Hill Street, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: 1924

A Heritage of Hate by Arthur Shirley
Promotional postcard for A Heritage of Hate by Arthur Shirley, from the novel by Charles Garvice (1899). First produced at the Junction Theatre, Manchester, 6th January and Aldwych Theatre

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