Biology Collection (page 5)

AUDUBON: HUMMINGBIRD. Black-throated mango (or mangrove) hummingbird, from John James Audubons The Birds of America, 1827-1838

AUDUBON: HUMMINGBIRD. Ruby-throated hummingbird, from John James Audubons The Birds of America, 1827-1838

THORNTON: DRAGON ARUM. The Dragon Arum (Dracunculus vulgaris Schott). Engraving by William Ward after a painting by Peter Henderson for The Temple of Flora, by British botanist Robert John Thornton

AUDUBON: THRASHER. Brown thrasher, also known as Ferruginous thrush (Toxostoma rufum), from John James Audubons The Birds of America, 1827-1838

AUDUBON: TITMOUSE. Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor), from John James Audubons The Birds of America, 1827-1838

AUDUBON: SISKIN. Pine siskin (Carduelis pinus), from John James Audubons The Birds of America, 1827-1838

Punch cartoon: Man is but a Worm - Charles Darwins Theory of Evolution (engraving)
6034945 Punch cartoon: Man is but a Worm - Charles Darwins Theory of Evolution (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Truffle hunters in Perigord in France (chromolitho)
736029 Truffle hunters in Perigord in France (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Truffle hunters in Perigord in France)

Cladostephus spongiosus, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Cladostephus spongiosus, ca. 1853

Osteocyte bone cell, SEM
Osteocyte bone cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an osteocyte bone cell (blue) surrounded by bone tissue (grey)

Red Backed Shrike
A photograph of an original hand-colored engraving from The History of British Birds by Morris published in 1853-1891

Blackbird - Turdus merula
Vintage lithograph from 1883 of a Blackbird (Turdus merula), a species of true thrush. It is also called Eurasian Blackbird

Police Bacteriological Laboratory, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Pintail Duck Waterfowl bird
A photograph of an original hand-colored engraving from The History of British Birds by Morris published in 1853-1891

The Wild Duck
Antique illustration of The Wild Duck

The science of human anatomy by Bartholomeo Eustachi, depicting the shape, size and relative position of the organs of the human body. Circa 18th century

Canopy Scenic, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, ECUADOR. South America

Longitudinal section of an onion and sections of the human head, eye and orbit: drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
LEONARDO: BRAIN, c1490. Longitudinal section of an onion and sections of the human head, eye and orbit: drawing by Leonardo da Vinci

Optical Department. ca. 1932, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, SCHNACKs OPTICAL DEPARTMENT. A complete and entirely separate department devoted exclusively to an optical service second to none

Digitalis purpurea, Purple Foxglove

Erica ciliaris, Fringed-leaved Heath

Illustration showing intestinal villi
Human anatomy: intestinal villi. Drawing

South Africa, Walker Bay, Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) tail fin above water

Close-up of a song thrush eating shells (Turdus philomelos)
Zoology: Birds - Passeriformes - Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) breaks snailshell.Art work

Birds: Psittaciformes, Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) on tree, illustration Biology, Zoology

investigating rinderpest at Kimberley, South Africa: drawing, 1897
ROBERT KOCH (1843-1910) investigating rinderpest at Kimberley, South Africa: drawing, 1897

MALABAR CINNAMON, 1735. The Malabar or Java cinnamon plant. Line engraving by Elizabeth Blackwell from her book A Curious Herbal published in London, 1735

DANCING BEAR. Wood engraving, 19th century

ELEPHANT & HOWDAH, 1851. Embroidered housings and trappings of the elephant and howdah exhibited by Queen Victoria of Great Britain at the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851

FLOWER CLOCK, 1643. Horoscopium botanicum showing sunflowers used to tell the time of day. Color engraving from Athanasius Kirchers De arte magnetica, published in 1643

HUNTING AT MERITSANE, South Africa. Illustration, 1841, by Sir William Cornwallis Harris

Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1871. Darwin (1809-1882) was employed as naturalist on HMS Beagle from 1831-1836. He first made his name as a geologist

European robin(Erithacus rubecula) and common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Illustration of a European robin(Erithacus rubecula) and common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

Cross section biomedical illustration of protein synthesis and ribosome

Pyrus torminalis; Wild Service-tree

Coriandrum sativum; Common Coriander

Petit Bouschet grape, illustration by J. Troncy
Pierre Viala (1859-1936), Victor Vermorel (1848-1927), Traite General de Viticulture. Ampelographie, 1901-1910. Tome VI, plate: Petit Bouschet grape. Illustration by J. Troncy

Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba), Liliaceae by Angela Rossi Bottione, watercolor, 1802-1806
Herbal, 18th-19th century. Iconographia Taurinensis. Volume XXXVII, Plate 108 by Angela Rossi Bottione, Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba), Liliaceae

Close-up of a red leg partridge (Alectoris Rufa)
Zoology: Birds - Galliformes - Red Leg Partridge (Alectoris Rufa). Art work

White Wagtails Motacilla alba, illustration
White Wagtails (Motacilla alba), illustration

BOTANY: FLOWERS, 1613. Round-leaved sundew (Droseraceae), Florists carnation (Caryophyllaceae) and Arnica (Compositae)

VAMPIRE BAT (Vampyrus spectrum). Wood engraving, 19th century

WATER LILY, 1613. Left and right: European white water lily (Nymphaea alba), center: yellow pond lily (Nuphar lutea): engraving for Basilius Beslers " Florilegium, " Nuremberg, 1613

VALERIAN FLOWERS, 1613. White Jacobs Ladder (Greek Valerian), Cretan spikenard and Lilac-blue Jacobs Ladder (Greek valerian)

MUSTARD PLANT, 1613. White mustard (Brassica hirta), left, and myagrum (Myagrum perfoliatum). Engraving for Basilius Beslers " Florilegium, " published at Nuremberg in 1613

SATIN BOWER BIRD. (Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus). Wood engraving, English, 19th century

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