Welt Collection

Painted coral snake, Micrurus corallinus, native to Brazil. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Extinct flightless bird, the Dodo, Raphus cucullatus. Woodblock engraving from Die Illustrirte Welt (The Illustrated World), Stuttgart, Germany, 1857

Elk or wapiti, Cervus canadensis, stag and doe
Elk or wapiti, Cervus canadensis (American deer, Cervus alces americanus), stag and doe. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

White admiral butterfly and goat-leaf honeysuckle
White admiral butterfly, Limenitis camilla, with caterpillar and pupa and goat-leaf honeysuckle, Lonicera caprifolium. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Major Mitchells cockatoo, superb parrot
Major Mitchells cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri (Plyctolophus leadbeateri) 1, superb parrot, Polytelis swainsonii (Palaeornis barrabandii) 2, and rainbow lorikeet

Puma, ocelot and jaguar
American cats: puma or cougar, Felis concolor (left), ocelot, Felis pardalis (centre) and jaguar, Felis onca (right). Vignette of hunters with rifles and dogs

Taenaris urania butterfly (previously Papilio jairus). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Opium poppy and corn poppy
Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum 1 and corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas 13. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Indian locust, Gryllus indicus (Schistocerca gregaria?). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Stone bass, moontail bullseye and blue salmon
Stone bass, Polyprion americanus 1, moontail bullseye, Priacanthus hamrur 2, and blue salmon, Eleutheronema tetradactylum 3

Lady fern, Athyrium filix femina. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Red-bellied tamarin, Sanguinus labiatus rufiventer. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Elder tree and swallow-tailed moth
Elder tree, Sambucus nigra, with berries and flowers, and swallow-tailed moth and caterpillar, Ourapteryx sambucaria (Geometra sambucaria)

Red-necked phalarope and grey phalarope
Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus (Ph. hyperboreus) 1, female 2, egg 3, and red or grey phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (Ph. platyrhynchus) 4, female 5, winter plumage 6, egg 7

Greater argonaut octopus, Argonauta argo. Lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Hummingbird hawk-moth, broad-bordered bee
Hummingbird hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum 1, broad-bordered bee hawk-moth, Hemaris fuciformis 2, and hornet moth or hornet clearwing, Sesia apiformis 3, with pupa and larva

Strawberry, Fragaria ananassa. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Lion, Panthera leo, male. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Reed bunting and rock bunting
Common reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, male 1, female 2, and egg 3, and rock bunting, Emberiza cia, male 4, female 5 and egg 6

Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862), German poet, philologist and literary historian. Lithograph by P. Wurster from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Apple fruit and blossom, Malus domestica
Apple, fruit, branch and blossom, Malus domestica (Pyrus malus). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Crested oarfish and oarfish
Crested oarfish, Lophotus lacepedei (Lophotes copedianus) and oarfish, Regalecus glesne (Gymnetrus gladius). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Spurge hawk-moth on cypress spurge
Spurge hawk-moth, Hyles euphorbiae, caterpillar and pupa on cypress spurge, Euphorbia cyparrisias. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, male 1, female 2, young 3, nest, and eggs 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Wolverines, skunk and stink badger
Wolverine, Gulo gulo (Gulo arcticus) 1, Mexico wolverine (Gulo barbara) 2, striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis 3, and Sunda stink badger, Mydaus javanensis 4

Lipstick plant or red bugle vine, Aeschynanthus pulcher. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Green sea turtle, loggerhead turtle, soft-shelled
Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas 1 (endangered), loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta 2 (endangered), Nile soft-shelled turtle, Trionyx triunguis 3, yellow-footed tortoise

Poplar admiral and purple emperor
Poplar admiral butterfly, Limenitis populi, 1, 2, 3, 4, and purple emperor, Apatura iris 5, 6, 7, 8, with caterpillar and pupa

Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, male 1, female 2, young 3 being fed by a robin, Erithacus rubecula, and eggs 4, 5. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Whalers hunting a bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus. Above and below the vignette are examples of the whales diet of shellfish, plankton and shrimp

Silver birch tree with peppered moth
Silver birch tree, Betula pendula, with peppered moth, Biston betularia, caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor, 1789-1838. Portrait lithograph by P. Wurster from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848. Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor, 1789-1838

Blackthorn tree with brown and black hairstreak butterflies
Blackthorn or sloe plum tree, Prunus spinosa, with brown hairstreak, Thecla betulae 6, 7, 8, 9, black hairstreak, Satyrium pruni 10, 11, 12, and Rhagades pruni moth 14, 15, 16, 17

White-throated dipper, Cinclus cinclus. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Alpine scene with itinerant barrel seller. Man carrying barrels, basins and baskets meeting peasants and dairy farmers. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857

Jezebel, lampedia, redbase jezebel and crimson
Common jezebel, Delias eucharis (Papilio hyparete) 1, Papilio lampedia 2, redbase jezebel Delias pasithoe (Papilio porsenna) 3, and crimson tip butterfly, Colotis eborea (Papilio eborea) 4

Great argus, golden pheasant and helmeted guineafowl
Great argus, Argusianus argus 1, golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus 2, and helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris 3. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

Africans hunting warthog, zebra and jackal
Hunters in Africa hunting warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, zebra, Equus quagga, and black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas, with gun, spear and bow and arrow

Plum or prune, Prunus domestica, with ripe fruit, branch and leaves. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

Scarab and dung beetles: Onitis belial 1, Phanaeus ensifer 2, Copris lunaris 3, Lethrus cephalotes 4, Geotrupes stercorarius 5, and Agaocephala latreillii 6

Moorhen and purple swamphen
Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus 1, and purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio 2. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

Bonito, tuna and long-fin tunny
Skipjack tuna or bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis 1, tuna, Thunnus thynnus 2, and long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga 3. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

Pen-tailed treeshrew 1 and narrow-striped
Narrow-striped mongoose, Mungotictis decemlineata (vulnerable) 2, and pen-tailed treeshrew, Ptilocercus lowii 1. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

Meerkat, mongoose, kusimanse and palm civet
Meerkat, Suricata suricatta 1, Indian grey mongoose, Herpestes edwardsii 2, common kusimanse, Crossarchus obscurus 3, and Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus 4

Plain tawny rajah butterfly on a camellia flower
Plain tawny rajah butterfly, Charaxes psaphon (Nymphalis bernardus) on a camellia. Copied from Edward Donovans An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China, 1800

Quinine and red quinine bark trees
Quinine bark tree, Cinchona officinalis, and red quinine, Cinchona pubescens. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

Black grouse and western capercaillie
Black grouse or blackgame, Tetrao tetrix, and western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

Cheetah hunting gazelle and impala
Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, (vulnerable) and its prey, dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas (vulnerable) and black-faced impala, Aepyceros melampus. Europeans hunting cheetahs in Africa

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