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William Smiths geological mapPart of William Smiths geological map of Great Britain, published in 1815
Picoides pubescens, downy woodpeckerPlate 112 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)Carriage drawn by three zebra and a horse, driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937), founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937
Archaeopteris hibernica, fossil plantA fern-like plant, beautifully preserved in yellow sandstone from the Devonian, Kilkenny, Ireland. Specimen is 25 cms long
Coprolite, fossil dungA coprolite is a fossilized dropping, perhaps from a Dinosaur. Length 29cm
Paranthropus boisei (Zinjanthropus) cranium (OH5)Cast of the cranium of a young male of Paranthropus boisei discovered by Mary Leakey in 1959 at Olduvai Gorge. The specimen which is the Holotype of Zinjanthropus boisei (Leakey 1959)
Accipiter gentilis, northern goshawk, Accipiter cooperii, CoPlate 141 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Homo neanderthalensis in action at Swanscombe, UKAn illustration by Angus McBride showing a group of Homo neanderthalensis on the ancient banks of the river Thames in modern day Swanscombe, Kent
Liopleurodon vertebraA fossil vertebra from the pliosaur, Liopleurodon. These were carnivorous marine reptiles that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. This specimen was discovered in Kimmeridge, Southern England
Archaeopteryx lithographica [London specimen]Main slab of rare fossil dinobird and earliest bird found in the Upper Jurassic of Solenhofen in Germany, now on display at The Natural History Museum, London. Known also as the London Archaeopteryx
Aix galericulata, mandarin duckPlate 69 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Cypripedium calceolus, Ladys slipper orchidWatercolour from British Orchids (1792-1817), by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Scene in Wealden TimesScene from the Wealden times, during the Cretacous period. Painting, oil on canvas, by Eli Marsden Wilson (1877-1965), before 1935. Original held at the Natural History Museum, London
Coal forest dioramaA diorama of a Carboniferous coal forest (354 to 290 million years ago) previously on display at the former Geological Museum which is now part of the Natural History Museum, London
Daucus carota, carrotIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Acacia nilotica, prickly acacia treeFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Coelophysis fossilCoelophysis was one of the earliest known dinosaurs which lived 225 to 220 million years ago during the Upper Triassic. It was a small bipedal carnivore up to 3 metres in length
Phoenicopterus ruber, greater flamingoPlate 431 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Anser brachyrhynchus, pink-footed gooseWatercolour and ink by John Gould (c. 1865). An example of a prelliminary work by Gould in preparation for an illustration which would be published in one of his books
Hemiscyllium ocellatum, epaulette sharkFf. 56. Pencil sketch by Herman Dietrich Sporing made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771
Caprimulgus europaeus, European nightjarPlate 1 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Cycas revoluta, sago palmA watercolour illustration of a sago palm (Cycas revoluta). Original artwork part of the James Yates (1789-1871) collection presented by the Linnean Society, 1914
Alnus glutinosa (Willd. ) XXI 4, alderAn illustration of alder tree fruit and foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Continental drift diagramsA) The continents 175 million years ago. B) The continents 50 million years ago. Figs 65 & 67 from The Age of the Earth. See also < a href= > 006930< /a>
Cypripedium candidum, small white lady s-slipperIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Metrosideros excelsa, Christmas treeFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Selasphorus rufus, rufous hummingbirdPlate 379 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Accipiter striatus, sharp-shinned hawkPlate 374 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
see record 3688 - Helianthus annus, sunflowerPage 68 from Illustration of the Sexual System of Linneaus (1777) vol 2, by John Miller (1715-c. 1790)
Nyctea scandiaca, snowy owlPlate 34 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale
Dahlias spPlate 1 from The Beauties of Flora 1820, by Samuel Curtis (1779-1860) with drawings by Clara Maria Pope. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Psittacula eupatria, Alexandrine parakeetPlate 8, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Encephalartos horridus, Eastern Cape blue cycadA watercolour illustration of the Eastern Cape blue cycad (Encephalartos horridus), native to South Africa. Original artwork part of the James Yates (1789-1871)
Raphus solitarius, Reunion white dodoPlate 25 from Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World (1907) by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild
Colaptes auratus, northern flickerPlate 37 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Falco sparverius, American kestrelPlate 142 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
PterodactylDrawing of a Pterodactyl, an extinct flying reptile that lived during the Mesozoic era from around 251 millon years ago to 65 million years ago during the time of the K-T extinction
Opal gem with opal rockThe polished gem is from an unknown locality while the rough specimen of opal rock comes from Baracoo River, Queensland, Australia
Falco rusticolus, gyrfalconPlate from Hermann Schlegel and A.H. Verster de Wulverhursts Traite de Fauconnerie (1844-1853)
Coloured sketches of insects on Page 35 from Bates notebook 1. Bates was a renowned Victorian entomologist
Caprimulgus vociferus, whip-poor-willPlate 82 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Callipepla californica, Californian quailPlate 413 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Main components of the Solar SystemPanoramic artwork showing the relative distances of the planets from the Sun
Snail teeth
Pharomacrus mocinno, resplendent quetzal
Carduelis psaltria, Icterus galbula, I. Bullockii, Seiurus nPlate 433 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Bombycilla cedrorum, cedar waxwingPlate 43 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London