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Aquilegia sp. columbineDrawing 1/5 by Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 018
Sitta sp. nuthatchPlate 40 from a bound volume called Indian Birds Colouredd. Artrist probably Sheikh Zayn al-Din, possibly compiled by Lady Impey
Iron meteoriteThis meteorite is the product of atmospheric melting, as are stony achondrites. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Lieutenant Fanshawe and Family, (1873)
View of Sydney Harbour, Sydney, AustraliaA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Panoramic: Bahia, Brazil, South America 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Sextus Otto Lindbert (1835-1889)Original photograph held within the Botany Library of The Natural History Museum, London
Citrus paradisi, grapefruitTab 61 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse pompoleon
A Selection of Museum SpecimensSpecimens here include an Entomological tray of insect from the order Orthoptera, a herbarium sheet from Cooks first voyage collected in New South Wales, Australia in 1770 and fish specimens
Mahometan Mosque, Ki Dulan, Moluccas, IndonesiaA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Glacial rock, Halifax 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Bahia, Brazil, South America 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Algae
Chart of oceanic section, Madeira, Portugal to St. VincentA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Papaver sp. blue poppyIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Strelitzia alba, white bird of paradiseTaken from Water-colour Drawings of Plants from South Africa, Canaries, Azores, West Indies and Two Views of Niagra, Francis Masson 1770-1798 Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum
Fayal, Azores 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Sir Joseph Paxton (1801-1865)Portrait of Sir Joseph Paxton began life as a gardener and soon became famous for his work at Chatsworth for the Duke of Devonshire, most notably, his glasshouses to house exotic plants
Bahia, South America 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
BeetlesPage spread of pencil and watercolour illustrations of beetles by Henry Walter Bates
T2 cell cultureScanning electron microscope image showing a T2 cell culture (x 4K)
Plesiosaurus hawkinsiiA fossil specimen of the extinct marine reptile Plesiosaurus hawkinsii, on display at the Natural History Museum, London
Philip Lutley SclaterPortrait of Philip Lutley Sclater, scientist focusing on birds of the Admiralty Islands whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876
Ipomoea obscura, morning gloryWatercolour no. 54 from the Nathaniel Wallich Collection, c. 1820s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Syringa tomentella. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium. Collected near Newbury, Berks 1952
Amomum, vochya, callisia, tapanhuacanga, portlandia, fransinAutograph letter to Sir J. Banks, consisting of descriptions, with water colour drawings of genera of Plants collected in Minas Geraes, Brazil Vandelli, Domenico, 1732-1816. Page one of sixteen pages
Scientist working with a ragworm specimenScientist dissecting a ragworm specimen, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Sabal palmetto, cabbage palmettoWatercolour by William Young, 1767. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lynx sp. lynxStuffed specimen from the collection of the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Mastodon in Geological Gallery, December 1919The Guide Lecturer, John Henry Leonard, took this shot of two girls inspecting a primitive elephant or mastodon (Mammut americanus), in December 1919
Dromaius novaehollandiae, emuDrawing No. 67, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection
Campephilus principalis, ivory-billed woodpeckerPlate 16, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby. Size: 380 x 255 mm
Plate 17. Mantells Geology of SussexPlate 17 from Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex, 1827 by G. A. Mantell
Quercus in amberA male oak tree flower in Baltic amber with a length of 3.7 mm and dating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule page 29 figure 86
Plate 19. Mantells Geology of SussexPlate 19 from Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex, 1827 by G. A. Mantell
Tetraodon lineatus, globe fish
Fragaria chiloensis, Chilean strawberry
Firemen, c. 1910 at the Natural History MuseumIn 1906, telephonic fire alarms were installed that linked ten points around the Museum with the Firemens Room in the basement and the local Fire Brigade station
Sir George Strong Nares, 1894Captian of HMS Challenger from 1872 to 1874 during the Challenger Expedition
Beach on the Island of TongaA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Mick the Miller, greyhoundPhotograph of Mick the Miller, the famous racing greyhound. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring
Scaffolding in Central Hall, 1925This photograph, taken in February 1925, marked the cleaning and redecoration of the North and Central Halls by the Office of Works
Vanilla planifolia, vanillaIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Engraved by John Nugent Fitch
Chrysolina menthastri, mint leaf beetle eating a mint leafA bronze-green rounded leaf beetle feeding on a mint leaf. These beetles are common in the U.K and favour damp waterside habitats
Homo habilis in actionAn illustration by Angus McBride showing Homo habilis using tools to share a kill. Homo habilis lived in East Africa between 1.6 and 2 million years ago
Violet CronIllustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Darwins PigeonsCharles Darwin gave his personal collection on pigeons to the Museum in 1867 and 1868, as part of a bigger collection of domestic birds including ducks, chickens and even cararies
Tooth from Coelodonta antiquitatis, woolly rhinocerosThis woolly rhino tooth, together with two others were found in 1668 at Chartham, near Canterbury in Kent by natural historian John Somner