Nineteenth Century Collection (page 4)

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Nineteenth Century Collection: Cacatua moluccensis, salmon-crested cockatoo

Cacatua moluccensis, salmon-crested cockatoo
Plate 2 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph

Nineteenth Century Collection: Phalacrocorax aristotelis, European shag

Phalacrocorax aristotelis, European shag
Plate 53 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Nineteenth Century Collection: Pinus wallichiana, pine tree

Pinus wallichiana, pine tree
Plate 848 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Physalia pelagica, Portugese-man-of-war

Physalia pelagica, Portugese-man-of-war
Illustration by Rene Primevcre Lesson from Voyage of the Coquille (1826-1338)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Examples of mimicry among butterflies

Examples of mimicry among butterflies
Plate from On the lepidoptera of the Amazon Valley. Transactions of the Linnean Society, by H.W. Bates, 1862

Nineteenth Century Collection: Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892)

Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892)
Portrait of Sir Richard Owen, an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. Picture shows Owen and the skeleton of Dinornis maximus, c. 1877. From The Life of Owen (1894)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird

Chlamydera nuchalis, great bowerbird
Plate 30 from Richard Bowdler Sharpes Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise, and Ptilonorynchid, or Bower Birds, Vol. 2 (1891-98)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Plant Illustration

Plant Illustration
Plate 916 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Amorphophallus bulbifer, voodoo lily

Amorphophallus bulbifer, voodoo lily
Plate 1109 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Ficus glomerata, doomar or gular

Ficus glomerata, doomar or gular
Plate 532 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Gentiana sp. purple gentian

Gentiana sp. purple gentian
Illustration by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Butterfly studies

Butterfly studies
A plate from a field note book of Rose Monteiro depicting butterfly studies

Nineteenth Century Collection: Cirtus paradisi, grapefruit

Cirtus paradisi, grapefruit
Tab 66 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse chadec

Nineteenth Century Collection: H. W. Bates illustrated notebook

H. W. Bates illustrated notebook
Plate 7 from a notebook of Henry W. Bates (1825-92) relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854

Nineteenth Century Collection: C. M. Harris tending 29 live Galapagos Tortoises, 1898

C. M. Harris tending 29 live Galapagos Tortoises, 1898
The Tortoises were collected on the Webster-Harris expedition & were en-route to Walter Rothschilds collection. Probably photographed in Hyde Park, Massachusetts

Nineteenth Century Collection: Sketch of South Trinidad

Sketch of South Trinidad
Within South West Bay with the monument and landing pier, South Trinidad, September 13 1901. Drawing by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) made during the Discovery Expedition to Antarctica, 1901-1904

Nineteenth Century Collection: Prunus sp. nectarine (Vermash Nectarine)

Prunus sp. nectarine (Vermash Nectarine)
Plate 29 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Wild West covered wagons

Wild West covered wagons. Simulated old photograph of covered wagons on the Oregon trail. Covered wagons, or Prairie schooners, are icons of the American Old West

Nineteenth Century Collection: Geological Gallery Natural History Museum 1892

Geological Gallery Natural History Museum 1892
Photograph of the Geological Gallery, with American mastodon in the foreground. July 1892. Archive ref: PH/173/243 Date: 1892

Nineteenth Century Collection: Cyanoramphos unicolor, Antipodes parakeet

Cyanoramphos unicolor, Antipodes parakeet
Plate 25 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph. Date: 1832

Nineteenth Century Collection: Mammoth and Hyaena

Mammoth and Hyaena
Sheet 6 of a series of posters by Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862 showing Mammoth elephas primigenius, Hyaena spelaea, Hippopotamus major, Ursus spelaeus & Machairodus latidens. Date: circa 1862

Map of the Umayyad Caliphate Empire in 750 and the Islamic Empire in 1215

Nineteenth Century Collection: Map of Tarn, France

Map of Tarn, France
MAP OF TARN, FRANCE

Nineteenth Century Collection: Construction of a Railway Line, 1841. Digging a cutting on the Great Western Railway

Construction of a Railway Line, 1841. Digging a cutting on the Great Western Railway. Broad gauge line by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) appointed engineer to the GWR in 1833

Nineteenth Century Collection: Repeal of Corn Laws and abolition of tariffs. Richard Cobden (1804-1865) an advocate of Free Trade

Repeal of Corn Laws and abolition of tariffs. Richard Cobden (1804-1865) an advocate of Free Trade, hurrying Robert Peel the Prime Minister, along the Free Trade Path

Digitalis purpurea, Purple Foxglove

Erica ciliaris, Fringed-leaved Heath

Nineteenth Century Collection: Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy, From The South-east, UK. A Town And Former Royal Burgh In Fife, On The East Coast Of Scotland

Nineteenth Century Collection: Stamford is a town and civil parish on the River Welland in the South Kesteven district

Stamford is a town and civil parish on the River Welland in the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. UK

Nineteenth Century Collection: TRENT BRIDGE, NOTTINGHAM, UK. Trent Bridge was first used as a cricket ground in the 1830s

TRENT BRIDGE, NOTTINGHAM, UK. Trent Bridge was first used as a cricket ground in the 1830s. The first recorded cricket match was held on an area of ground behind the Trent Bridge Inn in 1838

Nineteenth Century Collection: Yellow-throated marten, artwork C016 / 5897

Yellow-throated marten, artwork C016 / 5897
Yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula). Plate from the collection of drawings of mammals and birds from Nepal (1818-1858), by Bryan Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894)

Nineteenth Century Collection: A most stupendous basking shark caught within one league of

A most stupendous basking shark caught within one league of
Advertising flyer for the public exhibition in London of a basking shark caught in Brighton

Nineteenth Century Collection: Panthera tigris, tiger

Panthera tigris, tiger
Felis tigris. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. Illustrated with 43 hand-coloured lithographs from watercolour drawings by Joseph Wolf

Nineteenth Century Collection: Dendrocopos major, great spotted woodpecker

Dendrocopos major, great spotted woodpecker
Plate 26 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Podiceps cristatus, great crested grebe

Podiceps cristatus, great crested grebe
Plate 38 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Nineteenth Century Collection: Plate 130 from the John Reeves Collection

Plate 130 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Areca sp
Plate 987 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Plate 133 from the John Reeves Collection

Plate 133 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Nineteenth Century Collection: Physeter catodon and Hyperoodon ampullatus

Physeter catodon and Hyperoodon ampullatus
Sperm whale and northern bottlenose whale. Plate 45 from British Mammals Vol. 1 & 2 by Archibald Thorburn, 1920-21

Nineteenth Century Collection: Carduelis spinus, Eurasian siskin

Carduelis spinus, Eurasian siskin
Plate 37 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Nineteenth Century Collection: Motacilla flava thunbergi, yellow wagtail

Motacilla flava thunbergi, yellow wagtail
Plate 4 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Nineteenth Century Collection: Psittacula krameri manillensis, Indian ringneck parakeet (Lu

Psittacula krameri manillensis, Indian ringneck parakeet (Lu
Plate 33 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph

Nineteenth Century Collection: Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan

Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan
Plate 10 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Nineteenth Century Collection: Plate 127 from the John Reeves Collection

Plate 127 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Agapanthus, lily of the Nile

Nineteenth Century Collection: Scene in New Zealand, with some of its remarkable birds

Scene in New Zealand, with some of its remarkable birds
Plate 13 from Alfred Russel Wallaces The Geographical Distribution of Animals, (1876)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Thomas Richard Archer Briggs (1836-1891)

Thomas Richard Archer Briggs (1836-1891)
Portrait of Thomas Richard Archer Briggs, an English botanist specialising in Spermatophytes

Nineteenth Century Collection: Hyoscyamus niger, black henbane

Hyoscyamus niger, black henbane
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

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"Exploring the Nineteenth Century: Unveiling Fossils, Maps, and Curiosities" Step back in time to the fascinating nineteenth century, where remarkable discoveries and peculiarities abound. Meet Mary Anning (1799-1847), a pioneering paleontologist who unearthed prehistoric creatures like Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus from ancient English cliffs. Delve into the world of Strigops habroptilus, better known as kakapo - a rare flightless parrot that captivated naturalists with its unique characteristics. Navigate through an old map of the majestic Alps, tracing the footsteps of adventurous explorers who braved their treacherous peaks. Witness the birth of modern transportation with Stephensons Rocket in 1829, revolutionizing locomotion forever. Amidst all this excitement lies a touch of humor; chuckle at "Awful Changes, " a satirical cartoon depicting societal transformations during this era. Discover medicinal remedies for brain salt headaches or indigestion prevalent in 1890s UK - intriguing concoctions designed to alleviate discomfort. Marvel at an antique map showcasing London's evolution throughout history - witness how it transformed from medieval streets to bustling metropolis over centuries. Admire Strelitzea sp. , commonly known as bird-of-paradise flower, which enchanted botanists with its vibrant hues and exotic allure. Indulge your senses with Gullivers Scotch whiskey advertisement from 1899; savoring its rich aroma while exploring expressions used by drunks in 1890s UK adds another layer of intrigue. Lastly, encounter Durio zibethinus - durian fruit's scientific name - infamous for its pungent smell yet beloved by many for its delectable taste. The nineteenth century was an era filled with exploration, innovation, satire, and unexpected delights. Join us on this captivating journey through time as we unravel the mysteries and marvels of this remarkable period.