Tropical Collection (page 8)

Fern Tree Valley, near Hobart, Tasmania
View of Fern Tree Valley near Hobart, Tasmania, showing a river and waterfall in a tropical landscape. 1870

Macrophotograph of Agrias claudina wing
Agrias claudina butterfly wing macrophotograph. The wing is covered in scales, which together make up the colourful patterns. These scales can be lost without impairing the butterfly in flight

Broadclub cuttlefish
Male broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) displaying threat colouration to another male (not seen). The bands of black and white are used to intimidate other males during the breeding season

Anal sack of a double spined urchin (Echinothrix calamaris). Photographed in Manokwari, West Papua in Indonesia, Asia

Wonderpus octopus (Octopus sp.) hunting on the seabed. This octopus changes its body shape and colour to confuse predators

Spotted dolphins
Atlantic spotted dolphins. Composite image of a pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) swimming past a gorgonian venus sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum)

Blue triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) over a coral reef. Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Blue triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus). Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Three spot dascyllus fish
Three spot dascyllus. Head of a three spot dascyllus fish (Dascyllus trimaculatus). This damselfish inhabits lagoons and coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region

Asian giant hornet head
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), close-up of the head. This is the worlds largest hornet, found in temperate and tropical Eastern Asia

Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus). This moth is endemic to Madagascar

Red-eyed tree frog clinging to a plant stem. Red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas) are found in the tropical rainforests of central America where they live in trees and other vegetation

Bigeye scad. School of bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) fish swimming in mid water. Photographed off Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Queen angelfish and blue tangs
Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris, yellow tail) with blue tangs (Acanthurus coeruleus) in the background. Photographed off Bonaire Island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the Atlantic Ocean

Giant trevally fish
Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) fish. Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Beach and palm tree near the Club Mediterannee hotel, Le Marin, Martinique, French Overseas Deparrment, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Stonehole Bay beach, Bermuda, Central America

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Native Samoan sea-canoes, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Jamaicans bringing their produce to market, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

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Boat landing at the Chagres River, Panama, a seaport during the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Torquay Gardens, Torquay, South Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Loboc River, Bohol, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chocolate Hills, conical hills in tropical limestone karst, Carmen, Bohol, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

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West Indies, Caribbean, Grenada, Carriacou, The calm clear blue water breaking on Paradise Beach in L Esterre Bay as two fishermen beach their boat with Sandy Island

Red ginger (Alpinia purpurata) at the Jardin du Roi spice garden near Anse Royale, Anse Royale district, Island of Mahe, Seychelles, Africa

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Palm trees and ocean at sunset, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Couple at the beach, Baa atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Fishermen on Kendwa Beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Santa Martha Bay beach, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Gulf Coast beach, Anna Maria Island, north of Longboat Key, Florida, USA

Old lighthouse, Deep Water Harbour, St. Johns, Antigua Island, Lesser Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Aerial view of the canopy of virgin dipterocarp rainforest, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia, island of Borneo, Southeast Asia, Asia

Swimming Pool, Maritim Hotel, Mauritius

Gran Anse Beach, Grenada, Caribbean

Ayia Napa beach, Cyprus, Europe

Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Sulphur butterfly (Phoebis sp. )
Sulphur butterfly (Phoebis sp.). This is the underside of the butterfly which is native to central and South America

Beautiful Butterflies: A collector at work in New Guinea (colour litho)
6003270 Beautiful Butterflies: A collector at work in New Guinea (colour litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: A collector at work in New Guinea)

Short haired paphiopedilum orchid, Paphiopedilum ciliolare (Cypripedium ciliolare). Endangered. Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1884

Fuchsia varieties: Fritz, Mathilde and Juliette. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1883

Red leaf palm, Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Red leaf palm or flamethrower palm tree, Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Kentia luciani). Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1882

A Wall, Nassau, 1898 (w / c and graphite on paper)
3928786 A Wall, Nassau, 1898 (w/c and graphite on paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 37.8 x 54.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Eastern Rosella, from The Birds of Australia, First Edition
CH401467 Eastern Rosella, from The Birds of Australia, First Edition, published 1840-69 (hand-coloured litho) by Gould, John (1804-81); Private Collection; (add.info)

Riders on the Beach, 1902 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4572441 Riders on the Beach, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 72x91 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePhoto Josse; French, out of copyright

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming near mangroves, Elizabeth Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Promenade, Alameda Garden, Rock of Gibraltar, 1896. Creator: Keystone View Company
Promenade, Alameda Garden, Rock of Gibraltar, 1896. The Gibraltar Botanic Gardens (or La Alameda Gardens) were commissioned in 1816

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