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Greater Collection (page 7)

"Exploring the Greater: From Rochdale to Romiley, a journey through time and places" Step back in time to 1906 as we uncover the hidden gems of Rochdale

Background imageGreater Collection: Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, hydraulic presses

Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, hydraulic presses for extracting cocoa butter. 1893

Background imageGreater Collection: Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, grinding chocolate

Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, grinding chocolate. 1893

Background imageGreater Collection: Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, Cocoa Plantation, Sri Lanka

Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, Cocoa Plantation, Sri Lanka
Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, Cocoa Plantation, Ceylon Sri Lanka. 1893

Background imageGreater Collection: Wardley Hall (The Skull House), near Manchester

Wardley Hall (The Skull House), near Manchester (completed c.1500) - an early medieval manor house and a Grade I listed building in the Wardley area of Worsley, Salford, in Greater Manchester

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater pipefish and Sargassum pipefish

Greater pipefish and Sargassum pipefish
Greater pipefish, Syngnathus acus 54, and Sargassum pipefish, Syngnathus pelagicus 55, 56. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater bilby and pig-footed bandicoot (extinct)

Greater bilby and pig-footed bandicoot (extinct)
Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis (Parameles lagotis) 1, and pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus (Choeropus castanotis) extinct 2. Handcoloured steel engraving by H.S

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater argonaut octopus, Argonaut argo

Greater argonaut octopus, Argonaut argo
Greater argonaut octopus or paper nautilus, Argonaut argo, female in its shell and without its shell. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater scaup duck, Aythya marila, female

Greater scaup duck, Aythya marila, female (White-faced duck, Anas fraenata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater water plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica

Greater water plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica (Alisma plantago). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1801

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa

Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1792

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater periwinkle, Vinca major

Greater periwinkle, Vinca major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1797

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater tooth-wort, Lathraea squamaria

Greater tooth-wort, Lathraea squamaria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1792

Background imageGreater Collection: Back of the original altar of St. Bartholomew

Back of the original altar of St. Bartholomew
North-east view of the back of the original altar of St. Bartholomew the Greater, built 1102. Door to charnel house at right

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater Martinique skink and extinct galliwasp

Greater Martinique skink and extinct galliwasp
Greater Martinique skink, Mabuya mabouya (mabouya skink, Lacerta mabouya) and extinct galliwasp, Celestus occiduus (Australasian galliwasp, Lacerta occidua)

Background imageGreater Collection: Unkown lizard and bar-lipped sheen-skink

Unkown lizard and bar-lipped sheen-skink
Unknown species of American lizard (long-tailed scink, Lacerta longicauda) and bar-lipped sheen-skink, Eugongylus rufescens (greater scink, Lacerta rufescens)

Background imageGreater Collection: Ostrich, bustard, cassowary and rhea

Ostrich, bustard, cassowary and rhea
Ostrich c, Struthio camelus, great bustard a, Otis tarda, southern cassowary b, Casuarius casuarius, and greater rhea d, Rhea americana

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater butterfly-orchid, Platanthera chlorantha

Greater butterfly-orchid, Platanthera chlorantha. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus

Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus. Vespertilio leporinus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel from Johann Christian Daniel Schrebers Animal Illustrations after Nature

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus

Greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus. Javelin bat, Vespertilio haftatus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by Jacques de Seve

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater spot-nosed monkey or putty-nosed monkey

Greater spot-nosed monkey or putty-nosed monkey, Cercopithecus nictitans. Simia nictitans Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Nussbiegel from Johann Christian Daniel Schrebers Animal

Background imageGreater Collection: Horseshoe and Egyptian bat heads

Horseshoe and Egyptian bat heads
Bat heads. Horseshoe bat, greater horseshoe bat, lesser horseshoe bat, Commersons leaf-nosed bat, Schneiders roundleaf bat, diadem horseshoe bat, Egyptian slit-faced bat

Background imageGreater Collection: Squirrelfish and greater weever

Squirrelfish and greater weever
Squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis 1, and greater weever, Trachinus draco 3, and head of the great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda 2

Background imageGreater Collection: Mudpuppy and greater siren

Mudpuppy and greater siren
Mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus (Menobranchus lateralis), and greater siren, Siren lacertina. Handcolored engraving by Visto after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus

Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus. Handcoloured engraving by Clerge and Lalaisse after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater double-collared sunbird, Cinnyris afer

Greater double-collared sunbird, Cinnyris afer (Red-bellied creeper, Certhia erythrogastra). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater striped swallow, Hirundo cucullata

Greater striped swallow, Hirundo cucullata (Cape swallow, Hirundo capensis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater burdock with moth

Greater burdock with moth
Greater burdock, Arctium lappa plant, with moth, caterpillar and pupa LXIII. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from De Europischen Insecten, J.F. Bernard, Amsterdam. 1730

Background imageGreater Collection: Stinking iris, Iris foetidissima, and greater

Stinking iris, Iris foetidissima, and greater burdock, Arctium lappa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGreater Collection: St. Barbaras herb, Barbarea vulgaris

St. Barbaras herb, Barbarea vulgaris, and greater celandine, Chelidonium majus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater musk-mallow, Malva alcea

Greater musk-mallow, Malva alcea. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGreater Collection: Green spurge, Euphorbia esula, and petty spurge

Green spurge, Euphorbia esula, and petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGreater Collection: Stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula, and wild

Stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula, and wild lettuce, Lactuca maior. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater centaury, Centaurium majus, and common

Greater centaury, Centaurium majus, and common centaury, Centaurium erythraea. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater purple fringed orchid, Platanthera grandiflora

Greater purple fringed orchid, Platanthera grandiflora (Habenaria fimbriata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater mouse-deer and Arabian gazelle

Greater mouse-deer and Arabian gazelle
Greater mouse-deer or napu, Tragulus napu, and Arabian gazelle, Gazella arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Background imageGreater Collection: Delalandes coua (extinct), and greater roadrunner

Delalandes coua (extinct), and greater roadrunner
Delalandes coua, Coua delalandei (extinct), and greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis

Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis
Greater coucal or crow pheasant, Centropus sinensis (Chestnut coucal). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus

Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus (Malabar shrike, Lanius malabaricus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageGreater Collection: Flamingo, Phoenicopterus species

Flamingo, Phoenicopterus species
Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus, or American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber (Red flamingo, Phaenicopterus ruber). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis

Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis (Cape snipe, Scolopax capensis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubious. Endangered

Greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubious. Endangered. (Gigantic crane, Ardea argala.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageGreater Collection: Bandtail puffer, Sargassum pipefish and greater pipefish

Bandtail puffer, Sargassum pipefish and greater pipefish
Bandtail puffer, Sphoeroides spengleri, Sargassum pipefish, Syngnathus typhle, and greater pipefish, Syngnathus acus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Plee Jr

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater celandine or tetterwort, Chelidonium majus

Greater celandine or tetterwort, Chelidonium majus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Background imageGreater Collection: Head of a greater kudu, horns of Ibex, Capra dorcas and kudu

Head of a greater kudu, horns of Ibex, Capra dorcas and kudu
Head of a greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, horns of Alpine ibex, Capra ibex, dorcas gazelle, Gazella dorcas, and kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Background imageGreater Collection: Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, and greater

Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, and greater
Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus, Nautilus pompilius suluensis 2, greater argonaut with narrow keel

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh, 1836

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater crested tern, Thalasseus bergii

Greater crested tern, Thalasseus bergii (Crested tern, Sterna cristata). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Koodoo). Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh, 1836



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