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Zamia pungensPlate 1. Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, 1839 by Augusta Innes Withers (c.1791/2-1876). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1839
Tulipa sp. tulipsWatercolour on paper, 1800s by Maria Geertruida Barbiers (nee Snabilie) (1773-1838). From the Dutch collection of Botanical drawings. Held in the Library and Archives
Cephalodiscus speciesPlate 5 from British Antarctic Expedition 1910 -13 (Terra Nova): Zoology. Vol. IV, (1918) NO. 2. Cephalodiscus. By W. G. Ridewood, D.Sc. Pp. 11-82 : 12 textfigures, 5 plates and a map. 1918, 4to
Plant watercolours by Elizabeth TwiningFrom a bound volume watercolour drawings of plants : including the originals for her Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants. Watercolour on paper. c. 1840s by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Strix aluco, tawny owlsPlate 4 from a collection of original drawings of birds. Watercolour on paper c.1788 by Sarah Stone (c.1760-1844). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1788
Bombina bombina, european fire-bellied toadWatercolour on paper by Joan Beauchamp Procter (1897-1931). Held in the Library and Archives
Zebra Mosaic and Stinky Leafwing, caterpillarsPlate no. 26 from the collection of Jamaican Lepidoptera 1889-1898. Watercolour on paper, 1892 by Lady Edith Blake (1845-1926). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1892
Cerura vinula, puss mothWatercolour on paper, c.1831 by Elizabeth Davy (d.1836). From the Elizabeth Davy collection of Butterflies & moths. Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1831
Caterpillars & pupa, Margaret FountainePage 11 from bound volume. Watercolour and ink on paper, 1909 by Margaret Elizabeth Fountaine (1862-1940). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1909
Mesembryanthemum calamiforme L. VarPlate 4 from a bound volume of drawings (mostly on vellum) illustrating the genus Mesembryanthemum. Watercolour on vellum, 1776-1778 by Ann Lee (1753-1790)
Ficus benghalensis and squirrelBodycolour and watercolour on board, c. 1779. Unknown artist commissined by Mrs Wheler (fl.1780s). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1779
Nymphaea odorata var. minorPlate 45. Watercolour on paper, 1901 by Mrs Hosea B. Morse (Annie Josephine Wexford) (1853-1940). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1901
Parribacus antarcticus, slipper lobsterPlate 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
Uvariastrum zenkeriPlate 52. Watercolour on paper, 1911 by Dorothy Talbot (1871-1916). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1911
Inula helenium, elecampanePage 27 from a volume of botanical drawings. Watercolour on paper, 1815 by Frances Anna M. Phillipps (1786-1863). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1815
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, hibiscusBodycolour on board, 1847-51 by Isobel Drought (fl.1847-51). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1847
Torpedine, occhiatellaWatercolour on card, 1830s by Anne Morshead (fl.1820-30s). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1830
Lychnis coronataWatercolour on paper, 1777 by Getrude Metz (1746-1793). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1777
Sparmannia discolor by Matilda SmithGraphite on paper, 1880s by Matilda Smith (1854-1926). Held in the Library and Archives
Zephyranthes atamasco, amaryllisWatercolour on paper, c.1770-1796 by Mary Moser (1744-1819). Held in the Library and Archives
Theobroma cacao, cocoa treeWatercolour on paper by Evelyn M. Woolward (fl.1880-90s). Held in the Library and Archives
Tritonia crocatia, flame freesia, M. LawranceWatercolour on vellum, 1794 by Mary Lawrance (fl.1790-1830) Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1794
Migrant Hawker (lower), Brown Hawker (upper)Watercolour on vellum, c.late 17th century Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750). From the collection of Insect paintings by Dutch Artists 17th-19th Century. Held in the Library and Archives
Serapias cordigera by Hilda Margaret GodferyWatercolour on paper, 1908 by Hilda Margaret Godfery (1871-1930). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1908
Cream-coloured courser (juvenile)Watercolour painting of the Courvite by Ann Latham (1772- after 1837). Held in the Library and Archives
MesembryanthemumWatercolour on paper, late 17th C. by Alida Withoos (c.1660-1715). Held in the Library and Archives
Carduus nutans, musk thistleWatercolour and ink on paper, c. mid-19th century by Ellen Hawkins (fl.1821-1868).Held in the Library and Archives
Rose, primula, Narcissus, FritillariaInk & wash on paper, c. 1820 by Lucy Hardcastle (1771-c.1835). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1820
Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise flowerWatercolour on card, 1880-1913 by Emily J. Balston (nee Whitehead) (1848-1914). Held in the Library and Archives
Salvia nutans, nodding sageWatercolour on vellum, c. mid-17th century by Madeleine Basseporte (1701-1780). Held in the Library and Archives
White poplarWatercolour on paper by Florence Helen Woolward (1854-1936). Held in the Library and Archives
Lycogala epidendrum, Wolfs MilkWatercolour on paper, c.1838 by Anna Russell (nee Worsley) (1807-1876). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1838
Pierine genus, Butterfly wingsWatercolour, c.1928-1937? by Miss A. Ellen Prout (fl.1920s). Held in the Library and Archives
Anas specularis, Bronze-winged duckWatercolour, c.1928-1937? by Miss A. Ellen Prout (fl.1920s). Held in the Library and Archives
Glossina morsitans morsitans, savanna tsetse flyPlate 63 from a drawings collection of Oriental and African blood-sucking flies.. Watercolour and ink on paper, c.1906 by Grace Edwards (1875-1926). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1906
Philoliche angulata, horse flyPlate 23 from a drawings collection of Oriental and African blood-sucking flies. Watercolour and ink on paper, c.1906 by Grace Edwards (1875-1926). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1906
Lantana camara by Adeline Frances Mary DuppaPlate 33 from a bound volume drawings of flowers from Italy and Madeira, and of fungi from Ringwood, Hants. drawn between 1870-85
Paeonia sp. by Clara PopePlate 2 from bound volume. Bodycolour on card, 1821 by Clara Pope (ca.1768-1838). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1821
Apricot and plum by Maria van HuysumWatercolour on paper c. 1750 by Maria van Huysum (c.1696 to after 1760). From the Dutch Collection of Botanical Drawings. Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1750
Loucounany, sunfishPlate 12 from a volume of watercolour drawings of fruit, flowers and fish from the West Indies, Madeira and Teneriffe. Watercolour on paper, 1839 by Lady Mary Anne Cust (nee Boode) (1800)
Various birds eggsFrom a bound volume of drawings of Neilgherry birds [and] Miscellaneous. Watercolour on card, 1858 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928 ). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1858
Tridacna maxima Rg, 1798, giant clamPlate 76 from a bound volume of illustrations used for Lamarcks Genera of shells. Watercolour and graphite on paper, c. 1820 by Anna Children (became Atkins) (1799-1871) Date: 1820
Tulip and small tortoiseshellGuache on vellum, c.late 17th century by Maria Sibella Merian (1647-1717). From the collection of Insect paintings by Dutch Artists 17th-19th Century. Held in the Library and Archives
Anampses cuvier, pearl wrassePlate 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