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Butorides virescens, green heronDrawing 17 (Ewan 44) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Baltic amberPolished piece of cloudy Baltic amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Collembola entomobryidae, springtails in amberThree Springtails preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old
Affenbande am FlusseA troup of monkeys on the riverside, page 199 from Loango Expedition 1873-1876 published in 1879, by P Gussfeldt et al
Erithacus rubecula, European robinPlate 55 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.2, (1845)
Colourful illustration of five fishFolio 12 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 1, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Plate 48 from MineralogieMine d Or granuleuse avec du Spath perle couleur de Rose. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.6 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Tagetes erecta L. marigoldAn illustration of marigold (tagetes erecta), by James Kerr (1738-1782). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Malus sp. applePlate 11 from Pomona Franconica, Vol 3 (1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Calville rouge d Automne
Harpy from Aldrovandis OperaIllustration of a Harpy from Aldrovandis Opera
Nelumbo lutea, American lotus & Dionaea muscipula, venus fly
Three varieties of cherriesPlate 13 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw. Top: morello cherry (Prunus cerasus), centre: caroon cherry (Prunus sp.), bottom: unnamed (Prunus sp.)
Colourful illustration of a mermaid and a lobsterPlate 57 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Plate 46 from MineralogieMine jeaune de Cuivre coloree et en mamelons a Mr. Forster. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Crataegus monogyna, oneseed hawthornDrawing 58/2b made in 1903 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Elephas maximus, Asian elephant & rhinocerosPlate 221 from Capter 11 of Gleanings of Natural History by George Edwards (1694-1773), published 1758-1764
Phaethon rubricauda, red-tailed tropicbirdWatercolour 360 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Red-tailed Tropic-bird
Colias croceus, clouded yellowPlate 17 from A Life-History of the British Butterflies (1906) Vol 1, by Theo Johnson
European GoldfinchIllustration of a European Goldfinch by John Keulemans (1842-1912)
Flying ant amberA flying ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period
Lophura ignita macartneyi, Tragopan melanocephalusPlate 70, lithograph by K.I. Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der V -Gattungen, (1831-1833)
Mr William Saville Kent (1834-1910)Portrait of William Saville Kent, an entomologist and naturalist. A photograph from The Naturalist in Australia (1897) by William Kent
Cockroach in Baltic amberA cockroach preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old
Colourful illustration of eight fishFolio 4 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 1, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Planthopper bug in Mexican amberDistorted planthopper bug Hemiptera:Fulgoroidea, trapped in Mexican amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Oligocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Piltdown Man (Model based on Piltdown 1 & 2)Three-quarter view of a sculpted head reconstruction by Maurice Wilson created for the Exhibition of Britain in 1950. It is based upon the cranium and mandible fossils found at Piltdown in 1913
Canis lupus dingo, dingoDog of New South Wales. Drawing 52 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)
Nigella hispanica, fennel flowerDrawing 1/20 made in 1905 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Colourful illustration of three fish and a crustaceanFolio 38 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 1, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Cereus napoleonis, strawberry-pearPlate 12 from Endlichers paradisus vindobonesis (1844-1860) by Anton Hartinger. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Portrait of an Aboriginal manDrawing 33 from the Watling Collection titled Portrait of an unidentified Aboriginal man by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797
Spiranthus speciosa, orchidIllustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Ursus americanus, American black bearPlate 181 (217) L Ours Noir D Amerique. From Histoire Naturelle des Mammifcres, avec des figures originales, Vol. 2, 1819-42, by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Baron Georges L. C. Frederic D. Cuvier
Sitta pusila, brown-headed nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis, whiPlate 22, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Tyrannosaurus rexAn animatronic model of the extinct dinosaur, Tyrannosaurux rex, or T-rex, created by Kokoro for the Natural History Museum
Colourful illustration of four fishFolio 14 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 1, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Diplodocus carnegiei
Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847-1909)Portait of Richard Bowdler Sharpe, an English zoologist. Taken in 1907
Tyto alba, barn owlWatercolour 115 by the Port Jackson Painted from the Watling Collection titled White-faced Owl, Boo-book
Dominican amberA piece of blue Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old
Ibis, monkey, common genet and crow designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Colourful illustration of three fishPlate 30 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Earwig skin in Baltic amberA shed earwig skin in Baltic amber, this specimen has very long pincers. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Phoenicurus phoenicurus, common redstart nest and eggsPlate 54 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.2, (1845)
Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)Carriage drawn by a zebra driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild, founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring, now part of the Natural History Museum, London
Vitis sp. royal muscadine grape
Colourful illustration of of two fish and a crustaceanFolio 42 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 1, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Asimina obovata, flag pawpaw & Asimina pygmaea, dwarf pawpawDrawing 18 (Ewan 45) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London