United States Collection

Benitoite was discovered in 1906 near the San Benito river in California which remains the only known locality for this (barium titanium silicate) mineral

c. 1920s - New York Medtropolitan Life, Met Life tower
1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 20th, architecture, century, city, early, gelatin, historic, history, newspaper, pedestrian, people, photograph, press, print, publication, silver, socal, street, town, traffic

Cycadeoidea marylandica, fossil cycad
144-149 million year old specimen of a cycad from the Early Cretaceous, Maryland, USA

Triceratops horn
Triceratops which lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 67 to 65 million years ago had three horns. It grew up to 9 metres in length and fossils have been discovered in USA

White River scene, late Eocene
Artists reconstruction (L to R) Hoplophoneus, Mesohippus, Hyaenodon, Archaeotherium, Poebrotherium, Pseudoprotoceras, Megacerops, Daphoenus, Merycoidodon, Subhyracodon

C. Harris feeding Galapagos tortoises, 1898
Sailor and explorer Charles Harris was despatched to the Galapagos islands to collect giant tortoises for Walter Rothschild in 1897

Parribacus antarcticus, slipper lobster
Plate 55 from a collection of watercolour drawings of Hawaiian fishes and invertebrates. Watercolour on paper, c. 1900 by E. Gertrude Norrie (fl.1900s). Held in the Library and Archives

Anampses cuvier, pearl wrasse
Plate 34 from a collection of watercolour drawings of Hawaiian fishes and invertebrates. Watercolour on paper, c. 1900 by E. Gertrude Norrie (fl.1900s) Date: 1900

Damselfly
Specimen held in the Natural History Museum Paleontology Department. This specimen is 34 million years old, and was found in Florissant, Colorado. This species is now extinct

Castericystis vali, a fossil Carpoid
Castericystis vali, 7 cm long with juvenile 0.8 cm long attached at the bottom of the stele, from the Middle Cambrian of Utah

Butterscotch wulfenite
A large specimen of the mineral wulfenite from the Glove Mine, Arizona, USA

Porzanula palmeri, Laysan Crake
The Laysan Crake or Laysan Rail was native to Hawaii, and became extinct about 1944. This specimen is from the Rothschild Bequest

Crataegus phaenopyrum (L. f. ), Washington hawthorn
Sketch 19 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Estherville Meterorite
Meteorite section BM 53764, Estherville, 2.727kg from the Natural History Museums Mineralogy Department

Estherville Meteorite
Meteorite section BM 53764, Estherville, 2.727kg from the Natural History Museums Mineralogy Department

Manihot glaziovii, Ceara rubber tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. This tree, which is native to Hawaii, is from the family Euphorbiaceae

Priscacara clivosa, fossil fish
A fossilised fish originating from the Eocene epoch 58-37 milion years ago. Found in Wyoming, USA

Canna flaccida, swamp canna
Drawing 48 (Ewan 26) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

The Estherville mesosiderite formed after a catastrophic collision between two asteroids. Mesosiderites are an irregular jumble of metal grains and angular pieces of rock

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States of America from 1861 until his assassination by John Wilkes Booth in 1865

Elrathia kingii, trilobites
Elrathia kingii in rock matrix, from Middle Cambrian, Wheeler Shale, House Range, Utah, USA

View from upper bridge, Nuuanu Valley looking seaward. Oahu
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Silver on Copper
A deposit of elemental, native silver (Ag) on native copper (Cu). Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London originally from Houghton Co. Michigan, U.S.A

The Beardsley H5 ordinary chondrite
Beardsley fell in Kansas, U.S.A in 1929. Its fine-grained texture, with poor chondrule resolution indicate that it has experienced thermal metamorphism

Achatinella sp. Oahu tree snails

Brownfield (1973) H3. 7 ordinary chondrite
This meteorite fell in Texas in 1937. It has very small chondrules, plus highly-reflective metal and sulphide grains can easily be picked out

Zincite comprises of (zinc oxide). It is an important ore of zinc, and almost exclusive to one mining locality in New Jersey, U.S.A. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Sassafras obtusum
Cretaceous fossil leaf from Dakota Group, Kansas, U.S.A. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

The Great Alatchua Savanah in the province of East Florida
Drawing 26 (Ewan 57) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram

Mark Catesbys Natural History... Title Page
Title page from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Petrified wood
Close-up showing the petrified wood from the coniferous forest, Arizona, U.S.A dating back to the Triassic period 200 to 251 million years ago

Symphoromyia pachyceras, snipe fly
Snipe fly from California, U.S.A. Females of this fly feed on blood which is necessary for egg production. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Hydnoceras, a hexactinellid sponge
Over 17 cm tall, this natural cast of the hexactinellid sponge Hydnoceras comes from Devonian rocks of New York State

Myadestes woahensis, amaui
Photograph of Myadestes woahensis specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

The Estherville mesosiderate
The Estherville mesosiderite formed after a catastrophic collision between two asteroids. Mesosiderites are an irregular jumble of metal grains and angular pieces of rock

Sequoia affinis, fossil tree
This specimen of Sequoia affinis is from Florissant, Colorado, USA, and is now held at the Natural History Museum, London

Peridot group
Fine cut peridot of 146 carats (centre) with crystals and rough mass (right) from Zebirget, and Hawaiian basalt containing olivine crystals (left)

Benitoite crystal and cut stone
Benitoite was discovered in 1906 near the San Benito river in California which remains the only known locality for this (barium titanium silicate) mineral

Araucarioxylon arizxonicum, conifer
Polished section through the trunk of Araucarioxylon arizxonicum, the dominant conifer of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA. Width approx. 25 cm. Dates back to the Late Triassic period

Stylemys nebrascensis, tortoise carapace
Depicted here is the carapace or shell of the Oligocene tortoise (Stylemys nebrascensis). Specimen originates from Western U.S.A

Calcite comprises of (calcium carbonate) and is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth. Specimen originates from Tennesee, U.S.A. now at the Natural History Museum, London

Benitoite cut stone
Benitoite was discovered in 1906 near the San Benito river in California which remains the only known locality for this (barium titanium silicate mineral)

Rutile
A specimen of the mineral rutile (titanium oxide) which is a major ore of the metal titanium. This specimen is from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. USA

Cancer terrestris
Land crab plate 32 from Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas, Vol 2 by Mark Catesby

Map from journal
Printed map of the East coast of America (Florida, Georgia and Alabama) with crayon, by William Bartram (1739-1823). 180 x 280 mm

Travels map of east coast of Florida
Engraving by William Bartram (1739-1823), 1791. Size: 255 x 195 mm. Original artwork held by the Natural History Museum

The Great Alachua Savanah in the province of East Florida
Pen and ink by William Bartram (1739-1823), 1775. Original artwork held in the Natural History Museum, London. 204 x 250 mm

Tourmaline crystal
A bi-coloured pink and green tourmaline crystal from California

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