Bone Collection (page 5)

Reduction of dislocated thigh using pulleys. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116647 Reduction of dislocated thigh using pulleys. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Italy, Lazio, Rome: the catacombs, the chapel made of death's heads, skeleton bones, 1895
LUX4776874 Italy, Lazio, Rome: the catacombs, the chapel made of death's heads, skeleton bones, 1895; (add.info.: Italy, Lazio, Rome: the catacombs, the chapel made of death's heads)

Merycoidodon culbertsoni (skull of an Oreodon (hillock teeth), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4987831 Merycoidodon culbertsoni (skull of an Oreodon (hillock teeth), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Merycoidodon culbertsoni (skull of an Oreodon (hillock teeth)

Crane de Palaeopropithecus sp (Madagascar lemurian, extirpated species - sloth lemur of Madagascar, extinct)
CSO4987821 Crane de Palaeopropithecus sp (Madagascar lemurian, extirpated species - sloth lemur of Madagascar, extinct), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Megaladapis sp (Skullof an Extinct Mammalia from Madagascar) Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4987812 Megaladapis sp (Skullof an Extinct Mammalia from Madagascar) Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Anatomical illustration
2625724 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawing of a Monkey by William Cheselden in Osteographia, or The anatomy of the bones. (London: 1733).); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Anatomical illustration
2625723 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawings by William Cheselden in Osteographia, or The anatomy of the bones. (London: 1733).); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Anatomical illustration
2625712 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawing by William Cheselden in Osteographia, or The anatomy of the bones. (London: 1733).); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Anatomical illustration
2625711 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical drawing by William Cheselden in Osteographia, or The anatomy of the bones. (London: 1733).); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO5005539 Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF

France: private paleontological museum with pachyderm skeleton, contemplated by its owner, the Marquis of MONTCLAR
LUX4773900 France: private paleontological museum with pachyderm skeleton, contemplated by its owner, the Marquis of MONTCLAR

Anatomy of the human arterial system in the upper torso. Handcoloured lithograph by St
FLO4684926 Anatomy of the human arterial system in the upper torso. Handcoloured lithograph by St. Schillinger from Lorenz Oken's Universal Natural History

Sisters boil whale fat to make oil on a whaler, 19th century
NWI4826649 Sisters boil whale fat to make oil on a whaler, 19th century.; (add.info.: Sisters boil whale fat to make oil on a whaler, 19th century.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Whaling: whaling hunters approach the animal aboard a whale with harpoons, 19th century
NWI4826951 Whaling: whaling hunters approach the animal aboard a whale with harpoons, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Whaling)

Bridge plan and cross section of the whaling vessel "Amelia", New Bedford, Massachusetts, 19th century
NWI4826647 Bridge plan and cross section of the whaling vessel "Amelia", New Bedford, Massachusetts, 19th century

Scrimshaw whale tooth "The Sailor Boy", mid 19th century (whale tooth)
7339166 Scrimshaw whale tooth "The Sailor Boy", mid 19th century (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 8x23x8.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Whale tooth, 1830-40 (whale tooth)
7339922 Whale tooth, 1830-40 (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 4x6.5x16 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting the bones of the human foot, 19th century
5309455 Engraving depicting the bones of the human foot, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the bones of the human foot. Dated 19th century 01/02/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Whale tooth, 1826-30 (whale tooth)
7339933 Whale tooth, 1826-30 (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.1x15x8.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Whale tooth, c.1810 (Whale tooth)
7339931 Whale tooth, c.1810 (Whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.1x20x8.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown A large sperm whale tooth)

The Hoary Head Rousette, 1837 (paper)
7340807 The Hoary Head Rousette, 1837 (paper) by Potentien, Hyacinthe Yves Philippe (de Bougainville) (1781-1846); National Maritime Museum, London

The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat (chromolitho)
8672569 The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat (chromolitho) by Strutt, Alfred William (1856-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat. Dog gnawing a bone)

Bier, Bill, Bill, Bind, Bird, Blow, Boar, Boat, Bolt, Bomb, Bone, Book (engraving)
8649992 Bier, Bill, Bill, Bind, Bird, Blow, Boar, Boat, Bolt, Bomb, Bone, Book (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bier, Bill, Bill, Bind, Bird)

The skeletal remains of a crocodilus priscus
5312162 The skeletal remains of a crocodilus priscus; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the skeletal remains of a crocodilus priscus. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse
5304933 Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse.; (add.info.: Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse. Horses would usually be sent into the afterlife with their owner)

Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse
5304931 Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse.; (add.info.: Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse. Horses would usually be sent into the afterlife with their owner)

Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse
5304926 Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse.; (add.info.: Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse. Horses would usually be sent into the afterlife with their owner)

The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho)
8661386 The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670)

Dog Skulls and Skeleton Set - Dogs skulls and skeleton, Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4987875 Dog Skulls and Skeleton Set - Dogs skulls and skeleton, Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Dog Skulls and Skeleton Set - Dogs skulls and skeleton)

Talpa Europea (Skeleton of an European mole), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4987854 Talpa Europea (Skeleton of an European mole), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Talpa Europea (Skeleton of an European mole)

The crew of Vitus Bering (1681-1741) sinking on one of the commander's islands in the sea of Bering feeding on a
ELD4963775 The crew of Vitus Bering (1681-1741) sinking on one of the commander's islands in the sea of Bering feeding on a failed whale 1741

Canis lupus (Wolf gris - gray (grey) woolf or timber woolf), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006426 Canis lupus (Wolf gris - gray (grey) woolf or timber woolf), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Canis lupus (Wolf gris - gray (grey) woolf or timber woolf)

Bubo bubo (Skull of the Eurasian eagle-owl), Museum of Natural History of Marseille
CSO5006276 Bubo bubo (Skull of the Eurasian eagle-owl), Museum of Natural History of Marseille; (add.info.: Bubo bubo (Skull of the Eurasian eagle-owl)

Vesperugo serotinus (Chiroptere) (Crane de la grande serotine ou serotine commune - skull of an european long-eared bat)
CSO5006273 Vesperugo serotinus (Chiroptere) (Crane de la grande serotine ou serotine commune - skull of an european long-eared bat or European brown bat)

Tools and utensils of the Botocudo people, Brazil. Kindle stick 2, bag 3, codpiece 4, necklace 5, knife 6
FLO4621375 Tools and utensils of the Botocudo people, Brazil. Kindle stick 2, bag 3, codpiece 4, necklace 5, knife 6, bone dagger to pierce coconuts 7, wooden water container 8

Metatarsus and toes of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus 1-5, foot of the yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron chlorigaster 6
FLO4612178 Metatarsus and toes of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus 1-5, foot of the yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron chlorigaster 6, stock dove, Columba oenas 7 and partridge pigeon

Side view of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo
FLO4612152 Side view of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve

Whale hunter at the top of the mast recounting the animal for hunting. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827049 Whale hunter at the top of the mast recounting the animal for hunting. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Old wooden whaler with sail. 19th century engraving
NWI4827027 Old wooden whaler with sail. 19th century engraving.; (add.info.: Old wooden whaler with sail. 19th century engraving.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Engraved sperm whale's tooth, mid 19th century (whale tooth)
7339188 Engraved sperm whale's tooth, mid 19th century (whale tooth) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.8x21x8.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Black Whale Jet in the open sea. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4955318 Black Whale Jet in the open sea. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Black Whale Jet in the open sea. 19th century colour engraving.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Representation of a dauphin in " Dictionnaire Universale d'Histoire Naturelle" by Charles D'Orbigny
FAT4300009 Representation of a dauphin in " Dictionnaire Universale d'Histoire Naturelle" by Charles D'Orbigny

Sperm whales in " Painting Encyclopedique et Methodique des trois Regnes de la Nature" by Pierre Joseph
FAT4299955 Sperm whales in " Painting Encyclopedique et Methodique des trois Regnes de la Nature" by Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1762-1804)

The bag (La Besace), - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4214227 The bag (La Besace), - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by JJ Granville (1803-1847)

Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, short-beaked dolphin, Delphinus delphis
FLO4684738 Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, short-beaked dolphin, Delphinus delphis, extinct Steller's sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas, West Indian manatee

Anatomy of the human arterial system in the legs. Handcoloured lithograph by St
FLO4684812 Anatomy of the human arterial system in the legs. Handcoloured lithograph by St. Schillinger from Lorenz Oken's Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande

Human skeleton from the front. Engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Martin St
FLO4685437 Human skeleton from the front. Engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Martin St. Ange from Charles d'Orbigny's Dictionary of Natural History, Paris

Side view of human skeleton and horse skeleton. Copperplate engraving by Edward Mitchell after anatomical illustrations
FLO4565764 Side view of human skeleton and horse skeleton. Copperplate engraving by Edward Mitchell after anatomical illustrations by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus

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"Bones: Unveiling the Hidden Structures of Life" From normal knees to intricate bone structures, our bodies are a masterpiece of anatomy. X-rays reveal the hidden secrets within, showcasing the delicate balance that keeps us standing tall. Hominid crania offer a glimpse into our ancient past, reminding us of our shared heritage with early human ancestors. The Australopithecus afarensis, famously known as Lucy (AL 288-1), takes center stage in this evolutionary journey. But bones aren't limited to humans alone. The Acherontia atropos, also known as the death's-head hawk-moth, boasts an eerie skull-like pattern on its thorax - a reminder that nature loves to play tricks on us. Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson's portrait by Henry Bone captures his heroic spirit and reminds us of his contributions during tumultuous times. His legacy lives on through history books and in bone structure for generations to come. The Homo erectus (Sangiran 17) stands alongside H. Sapiens and H. Neanderthalensis - three branches of hominids connected by their skeletal framework. Each bone tells a story of resilience and adaptation throughout time. In Marylebone, London, the coat of arms proudly displays symbols representing strength and unity - qualities mirrored in the bone structure that supports our bodies every day. A normal knee captured through an X-ray reveals both simplicity and complexity simultaneously - a testament to how even seemingly mundane bones hold incredible significance in maintaining mobility. At Little Bighorn Monument lies a solemn tribute to fallen warriors whose bones were found at the site of battle. It serves as a poignant reminder of sacrifice and bravery etched into history forevermore. Pirates hoist their Jolly Roger flag high above turbulent seas; Stede Bonnet's emblem represents fearlessness amidst danger – just like our own sturdy skeletons supporting us through life's storms. In the end they can not just a framework.