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H. M.s BeagleFrontispiece from A Naturalists Voyage Round the World (1912) by Charles Darwin
Ornithoptera alexandrae, Queen Alexandras birdwing butterflyA mounted specimen of Queen Alexandras birdwing butterfly from Papua New Guinea. Male specimen measuring 188 mm across wingtips. See 14964 for the female which is larger
Pyrus cydonia, quinceA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Pyrus Cydonia, quince
Sensory homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its sensory perception
William Smith Geological Map
Catopuma badia, bay catFelis badia. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. One of 43 hand-coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Joseph Smit (1836-1929)
Franklinia alatamaha, frankliniaDrawing 1 (Ewan Frontispiece) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Insects of SurinamPlate 7 from Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium (1726) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717) & Johanna Helena Herolt (1668-1773)
Livistona humilis, sand palmPlate 225 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Take something home with you from the Natural History ShopGeneral Museum poster. Drawing of a child leading a dinosaur out of the Museum, with the slogan Take something home with you from the Natural History [Museum] Shop, South Kensington, London
Ara ararauna, blue-and-yellow macawPlate 41, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Awful changes cartoonSatirical lithograph cartoon by Henry T De la Beche c.1830, depicting Charles Lyell (centre) as Professor Ichthyosaurus
Weeping WillowPlate 30 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771
Insects of SurinamPlate 9 from Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium (1726) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717) & Johanna Helena Herolt (1668-1773)
HMS Beagle in straits of Magellan. Mt. Sarmiento in the distance
Entomology SpecimensA specimen tray from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department showing the diversity of insects in terms of shape, size and colours
Motor homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its movement
Portrait of an Aboriginal man, named BennelongDrawing 41 from the Watling Collection titled Native name Ben-nel-long, as painted when angry after Botany Bay Colebee was wounded by Port Jackson Painter, c. 1790
Homo erectus (Sangiran 17), H. sapiens (?) H. neanderthalensL to R, cast of Homo erectus, (Sangiran 17), Sangiran, Java, 700, 000 years old; cast of recent Homo sapiens skull from South East Asia; cast of Neanderthal skull from La Ferrassie, France, 50
Durio zibethinus, durian fruitPlate 146 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Australopithecus afarensis (AL 288-1) (Lucy)A partial skeleton (nicknamed Lucy) of Australopithecus afarensis found at the Hadar, North East Ethiopia in 1974 by Donald Johanson
Chrysina limbata, silver chafer beetleSilver chafer beetle specimen. The beetles have a base pigment covered by several colourless microscopically thin layers called laminae
Calyptorhynchus funereus, yellow-tailed black cockatooWatercolour 137 by Thomas Watling from the Watling Collection titled Banksian Cockatoo, native name Kar ratt
Ichthyosaurus, PlesiosaurusWatercolour painting by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, (1809-1889). These marine reptiles live in Europe duing the early Jurassic period about 200 millions years ago
Strelitzea sp. bird of paradise flowerPlate 911 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Greyhound designDrawing 26 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)
Telopea speciosissima, waratahDrawing 432 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Warratta
Scottish Pine Forest poster with captions by Barbara Nicholson made for a printed wallchart. Signed B.EN, wallchart EB13, printed by Westerham Press, England
Quercus suber, cork oakPlate 35 from `Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871. Originally called Chene liege in this publication the Cork Oak tree is now know by the name (Quercus suber)
BeetlesDouble page spread of pencil and watercolour illustrations and sketches of beetles by Henry Walter Bates
PlesiosaurusPen and ink annotated drawing by Mary Anning, 1824. This marine reptile lived in Europe during the early Jurassic period about 200 million years ago
Ground sloth droppings or coproliteGround sloth (Mylodon darwinii) fossilised droppings or coprolite, 13, 000 year old specimen from the Pleistocene, Chile
Methodus plantarum sexalis in sistemate naturae descriptaWatercolour by George Ehret Dionysius (1708- 1770), 1736. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London
The Makapansgat PebbleThree-million-year-old Makapansgat Pebble from South Africa. Perhaps the most ancient art object in the world. It is said to have been carried over a distance of four kilometers by Australopithecus
Weird looking Fat Striped Fish illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Orangier des Gcnes, Arancio di GenovaTab. 8 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820, by Antoine Risso (1777-1845)
Myristica sp. nutmegPlate 73 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Ara macao, scarlet macawPlate 25, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Inachis io, peacock butterflyPlate 23 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892
HeathlandOriginal artwork for Heathland by Barbara Nicholson, signed B.E.N. copyright British Museum (Natural History) 1973, printed in England by Lund Humphries
Morpho cypris, blue morpho butterflyButterfly from Central America. South America. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Phoebis sennae, cloudless sulphur butterflyPhotograph of a mounted specimen of cloudless sulphur. Male. Species occurs on the Galapagos Islands
Ginkgo biloba, maidenhair treePlate 41 from `Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871
Raphus cucullatus, dodoPlate 1 from Memoirs on the Dodo by Sir Richard Owen, 1866
Xanthopan morganii praedicta, sphinx mothDarwins sphinx moth, found in Madagascar. The species as a whole is known as Morgans sphinx
Plate 17 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de CharpentierIllustration of dragonflies. Plate 17 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840
Neofelis nebulosa diardi, clouded leopardFelis diardi. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. One of 43 hand-coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Joseph Smit (1836-1929)
Primula auricula, primroseFolio 78 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London