Images Dated 18th April 2013 (page 36)

Various carved specimens
A collection of carved specimens including ivory, coral, shell, jet & tortoise shell. A collection of carved specimens including ivory, coral, shell, jet & tortoise shell

Malachite comprises of (copper carbonate hydroxide). Malachite has distinctive green banding and belongs to the carbonate class

The Origin of Species title page - French edition
Title page of a French first edition of the best-known work of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

Wasp nest in a bowler hat
This bowler hat containing a wasp nest was found in an outhouse on the estate of Walter Rothschild in Tring. The nest was built by the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Icones Ornithopterorum by Robert Rippon, 1816-1917. Title page of the work by the English zoologist, entomologist and illustrator

Exhibition of a giraffe to the public, Manchester
A printed poster advertising the exhibition of a giraffe from the Surrey Zoological Gardens, displayed in Piccadilly, Manchester

Triceratops skeleton on display in the Natural History Museums North hall. This specimen has moved and is now in the Dinosaur Gallery

Oligoryzomys victus, St. Vincent pygmy rice rat (holotype). Catalogue reference NHM 1897.12.26.1)

Tyrannosaurus rex
An animatronic model of T.rex on display in the Dino Pit at the Natural History Museum, London

Epimachus ellioti, elliots sicklebill
Plate from a first edition of Birds of New Guinea by John Gould (1804 - 1881)

Butterfly illustration
Table 239 From Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane

Darwin first editions
First editions of some of the works of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

Ring with a weevil set in
About 200 years old, this weevil (Tetrasothynus regalis) has been set in a gold ring

Decorative end paper

Plate 100 by William Ellis
Plate 100 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)

Sir Hans Sloane (actor)
An actor in the Natural History Museum playing the part of Sir Hans Sloane, the 17th Century Naturalist

Madoqua saltiana, Salts dik-dik
On display in the Natural History Museums whale and mammal gallery (number 24). Its common name, dik-dik (or dikdik) is thought to have dervied from the sound it makes whilst running

Wombwells Royal National Zoological Establishment

Macronectes giganteus, southern giant petrel
Ff. 93a. Pencil drawing by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Specimens (including butterflies) from the Paul Hermann Coll
Specimens from the Paul Hermann collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. Held at The Natural History Museum, London

Evening Camp, Buenos Aires
Illustration (p.128) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Asterope leprieuri, butterfly
The underside of the Asterope leprieuri butterfly, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Natural ruby crystal
This ruby is a staggering 1, 085 carats. Mined in Burmas Mogok (Myanmar s) mines and bought by the Museum in 1924 from Burma Ruby Mines Ltd. It is one of the largest crystals in the Museum collection

Baryonyx laboratory work, 1983
Palaeontologists working on the dinosaur, Baryonyx walkeri. Large areas of hard rock being grooved with an air-driven, diamond-edged saw, to assist its subsequent removal by a chisel

The Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London
Photograph of the Darwin Centre, a state-of-the-art scientific research and collections facility at the Natural History Museum, London which opened in September 2009

Stingray illustration
One 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

Elephant; Walk Quietly
A Natural History Museum poster with an elephant design asking visitors to walk quietly. 1968

Letter from A. R. Wallace to his mother, 28 May 1854
Page 3 of a letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his mother about sending beetles to his agent Mr Stevens, future travel plans and his daily routine as a collector, dated May 1854

Megalomys desmarestii, antillean giant rice rat. Catalogue number NHM 1850.11.30.6

Crenidomimas concordia, butterfly
Photograph of the underside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Trachypithecus delacouri, delacours langur
Skull of Trachypithecus delacouri, delacours langur. Type specimen catalogue number 32.4.19. Male

Balaenoptera musculus, blue whale
View of a model of the blue whale, on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24) at the Natural History Museum, London

Victorian invitation and menu for dinner at Crystal Palace (

Union Jack flag flying at the Natural History Museum, London

Malachite comprises of (copper carbonate hydroxide). Malachite has distinctive green banding and belongs to the carbonate class

Marinavis longirostris
Fossil fragments from Abbey Wood. Specimens are beak fragments (BMNH A 4267 holotype and BMNH A 4268 paratype), a wing fragment, and a carpometacarpus (BMNH A 4233)

The Works of Charles Darwin
A selection of various editions of Darwins writings. Darwin wrote sixteen books and many editions of some of the titles. All his writings remain in publication today in various forms and languages

Insectorvum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrvm, E. Wottono, C. G
Title page of Insectorvum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrvm, E.Wottono, C.Gesnero, T.Pennio, 1634

Trapa natans, var. bispinosa
Image of trapa natans var. bispinosa in Plants of the Coast of Coromandel by W. Roxburgh

Felis silvestris, cat
Photograph of an Egyptian mummified cat

Hoxnian anters, bones & hand axe from Swanscombe
Part of a deer antler, fragment of elephant bone and flint hand axe all discovered at Swanscombe, Kent, south of the River Thames

Oligoryzomys victus, St. Vincent pygmy rice rat (holotype). Catalogue reference NHM 1897.12.26.1)

General Herbarium, Darwin Centre
A photograph of the General Herbarium in the Darwin Centre, showing examples of specimens from the collection. Photographed by Kevin Webb, May 2011

Mervin Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne, 1823-1911
Portrait of Mervin Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne, 1823-1911

Tyrannosaurus rex
An animatronic model of T.rex on display in the Dino Pit at the Natural History Museum, London

Jade group
A selection of rough and worked specimens of jadeite and nephrite. Jade is a gemstone and ornamental stone

Darwin first editions
First editions of some of the works of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

Oligoryzomys victus, St. Vincent pygmy rice rat (holotype). Catalogue reference NHM 1897.12.26.1)

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