Vegetation Collection (page 6)

Russian Desman - habitat: small fresh-water lake with lush vegetation and rich water-life (Desmana moschata). near Tashla settlement, Orenburg region, South Russia

Siberian Lemming - adult on its guard while feeding on scarce vegetation (mostly on grasses) in tundra (Lemmus sibiricus ). Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, Northern Siberia, Russian Arctic

Tiger Leeches / Painted Leech on leaves of low vegetation, typical in lowland rainforest of Kinabatangan river floodplain (Haemadipsa picta). Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

An island covered with rainforest vegetation in Sulu Sea near Sandakan. Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; morning in June

Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, American Nut Tree. Date: 1868

Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, Winter Garden. Date: 1846

Paris, France - Les Grands boulevards et ses Jardins. Date: circa 1750

Scene in a New Zealand Forest, showing varieties of ferns including Cyathea medullaris and the Cyathia dealbata. As described in the text accompanying this fine lithograph

Madeira - Scenes from the Island including: Loo Rock, travel via a Transporting Hammock, a sheltered nook and a traditional Oxen carriage (Carro). Date: 1900

Forest Mirror, Queensland, Charles E Gordon Frazer
The Forest Mirror, Queensland, Tropical Australia, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)

Australian Landscape, Charles E Gordon Frazer
An Australian Landscape at Sunset with a withered gum tree in the foreground, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)

Through the Forest to the Palta Lake
Page 209 from Journey Across South America Vol.2, 1873 by P. Marcoy

Vegetation in Madeira, Portugal
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Passage sur des Troncs d Arbres
Passage on tree trunks. Page 79 from Voyages dans l Amerique du Sud (1883) by J. Crevaux

Urwald in Esmeraldas
Jungle in Esmeraldas. Page 121 from Nach Equador, 1881 by J Colberg

Deserted Indian village
A deserted Indian village in King George III Sound, New Holland. Facing p 54 from Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean. 1798, by Captain George Vancouver

Gruppe einiger Camacans im Walde
Group of Camacans in the forest. Plate 19 from Reise Nach Brasilien, 1815-1817 by Prinzen Maximilian von Neuwied

Devils Peak, Cape Town, South Africa
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Macaw parrot
Fabric design featuring a Macaw parrot perched on a branch, surrounded by lush vegetation. Date: 1922

View of the Dominican coast, West Indies. 1949

Scout leader near coast, Dominica, West Indies
View of the Dominican coast, West Indies, with a scout leader sitting in the foreground. 1949

View of hills, Dominica, West Indies
View of hills on the island of Dominica, West Indies. 1949

View of hills and tree plantations, Dominica, West Indies
View of hills and tree plantations on the island of Dominica, West Indies. 1949

Bugs, butterflies and birds enjoy the delights of a blossoming, fertile meadow. 1925

Scene by a lake
What at first appears to be tranquil scene of nature becomes somewhat more menacing when one realises there are two sets of eyes watching you 1925

A scene of nature: a bird perching on a branch, looks down inquisitively at the squirrel and rabbit below. 1925

A deer lounges in lush, tropical surroudings. Flowers bloom and trees merge with one another in a scene of beautiful abundance. 1925

Ireland / Glengarriff
Glengariff, 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

Ireland / Kenmare Bay
By 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

Suburban Indonesia
A suburban road scene, Batavia, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Lubaantun archaeology - rapid tropical growth
The 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)

New Forest near Brockenhurst
View of the New Forest near Brockenhurst

Palms and Tree Ferns - Kuranda, North Queensland
Palms and Tree Ferns at Fairyland near Kuranda, Far North Queensland, Australia

A countryside stream
A view of a countryside stream. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Harvesting kelp
A boat is piled high with kelp and rowed ashore by two sullen-looking gentlemen

A countryside stream with an otter
A view of a countryside stream. An otter is set into the border framing the scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Restored figure of the Iguanodon
The Iguanodon, a large herbivore, which could grow up to 10 metres. It had numerous teeth enabling it to chew vegetation. Its powerful hind legs were ideal for escaping predators

Hadrians Wall - Brunton
A section of Hadrians Wall at Brunton, opposite the fort of Chesters, which is the other side of the North Tyne River. The site has evidence of the Roman bridge abutment

Racing Accident 1903
The PARIS - MADRID race this year is notorious for its accidents : this encounter between vehicle and vegetation is just one of many

Sargasso Sea (Anon)
Sailors row from their vessel caught in the floating vegetation of the SARGASSO SEA, a tract of still water in the North Atlantic

Coral Reef / J. W. Whimper
Vegetation has taken root on the upper levels of a coral reef, forming a kind of island

Hammock in Summerhouse
A hammock placed in a summer- house, surrounded by vegetation

Norwich Castle 1750
Norwich Castle : the vegetation growing on the upper walls suggests that the city elders are not taking very good care of it

Book of the Dead / 37
God of the underworld, and of vegetation : associated with the mortuary goddess Serket in this painting showing him in a shrine to Hathor as hippopotamus

Pyramid Peak, USA
This pyramid-like hill (one of five of the kind) is a feature of the Oklahoma desert. Note that the vegetation is all to one side of the hill

Women in Exotic Setting
Surrounded by exotic vegetation, she stands primly with her parasol by a palm tree

First on Moon / Vegetation
THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON The travellers wonder at lunar vegetation, and encounter a drunken Selenite

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