Universal Collection (page 7)

Angola colobus, Colobus angolensis. Full-bottom monkey, named for its resemblance to a full-bottomed wig. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Mona or varied monkey, Cercopithecus mona. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Pass after an illustration by Jean Baptiste Audebert from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History

Collared mangabey, Cercocebus torquatus, vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Pass after an illustration by Johann Jakob Ihle from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural

Evening Party at the Tuileries, 10th June 1867 (oil on canvas) (detail of 218257)
CHT331703 Evening Party at the Tuileries, 10th June 1867 (oil on canvas) (detail of 218257) by Elven, Pierre Tetar van (1828-1908); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Pelagic gooseneck barnacle and barnacle anatomy
Pelagic gooseneck barnacle, Lepas anatifera (Anatifa laevis) 1, and anatomy of barnacles 2-9. Handcolored engraving by Choubard after an illustration by Martin St

Spearer mantis shrimp, Lysiosquillina maculata (Squilla maculata). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Tahitian prawn, Macrobrachium lar (Palaemon ornatum). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Coconut crab, Birgus latro. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Vaillant from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Blue swimming crab, Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Emperor scorpion, Pandinus imperator (Buthus afer), native to Africa. Handcolored engraving by Lebrun after an illustration by Vaillant from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Pinktoe tarantula and trapdoor spider nest
Pinktoe tarantula, Avicularia avicularia (Mygale avicularia), and nest of a trapdoor spider, Mygale coementaria. Handcolored engraving by Corbie after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d

Water boatman, water bug and toad bug
Water boatman, Sigara striata (Corixa striata) 1, boatfly or backswimmer, Nononecta nivea 3, toad bug, Gelastocoris oculatus (Galgulus oculatus) 5, marbled giant water bug, Belostoma marmoratum 7

Fulgora species, South American lantern fly
Species of South American lantern fly: Fulgora graciliceps 1; Fulgora laternaria 2 and Fulgora castresii 3. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d

Tacua speciosa cicada
Tacua speciosa (Cicada speciosa), species of cicada native to Southeast Asia. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Madagascan sunset moth, Chrysiridia rhipheus (Urania riphaeus). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Emperor moths
Giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri (Attacus pavonia major), and small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia (Attacus pavonia minor)

Rothschildia aurota moth (Attacus aurota). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Deaths head hawkmoth, six-spot burnet
Deaths head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, six-spot burnet, Zygaena filipendulae, and nine-spotted moth, Amata phegea. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles

Adonis Morpho and Pavonia anaxandra butterflies
Adonis Morpho butterfly, Morpho adonis 1, and Pavonia anaxandra 2, 3 (Dasyophthalma creusa?). Handcolored engraving by Choubard after an illustration by Delarue from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Monarch, red cracker and doris longwing butterflies
Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Danais archippus), red cracker, Hamadryas amphinome (Peridromia amphinome) and doris longwing, Leparus doris (Heliconius doris)

Urvilles birdwing butterfly, Ornithoptera priamus urvilliana (Ornithoptera urvilliana). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Delarue from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Titan stick insect, Acrophylla titan
Titan stick insect or walking stick, Acrophylla titan (Cyphocrania titan). Handcolored engraving by Lebrun after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Giant longhorn beetle, Enoplocerus armillatus
Giant longhorn beetle or imperious sawyer, Enoplocerus armillatus. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Goliath beetle, Goliathus cacicus. Handcolored engraving by Choubard after an illustration by Vaillant from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Eastern Hercules and jewel scarab beetle
Eastern Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus (Scarabaeus hyllus), and jewel scarab, Chrysina macropus (Chrysophora macropa). Handcolored engraving by Sebin after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d

Exotic scarab beetles
Giant dung beetle, Heliocopris gigas (Copris isidis) 1, giant Amazonian carrion scarab beetle, Coprophanaeus lancifer (Phanaeus lancifer) 2, Egyptian scarab beetle

Species of wasps
Great banded wasp, Vespa tropica (Vespa cincta) 1, solitary wasp, Eumenes flavopictus 2, Stizus speciosus 3, and Chlorion lobatum 4

Species of bumblebees
Bombus dahlbomii bumblebee 1, Acanthopus palmatus (Acanthopus splendidus) 2, Xylocopa flavorufa (Xylocopa trepida) 3, and cuckoo bee, Melecta punctata 4

Fossil extinct fish: nektonic omnivore Acanthonemus filamentosus 1, and Eocene fish species with large dorsal fin, Semiophorus volifer 2

Long-spine porcupinefish and smooth trunkfish
Long-spine porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus (Diodon sex maculatus), and smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter (Ostracion triqueter)

European eel, critically endangered, and turbot
European eel, Anguilla anguilla (Anguilla europea), critically endangered, and turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (Passer maximus)

Lined seahorse and tropical two-wing flying-fish
Lined seahorse, Hippocampus erectus, and tropical two-wing flying-fish, Exocoetus volitans. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Silver salmon and common carp (vulnerable)
Silver salmon, Salmo salar, Salmo hamatus, and common carp, Cyprinus carpio, vulnerable. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Atlantic trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus (Aulostoma maculatum). Handcolored engraving by Oudet after an illustration by Frank from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Peacock blenny, flathead mullet, and black goby
Peacock blenny, Salaria pavo (Blennius pavo) 3, flathead mullet, Mugil cephalus 1, and black goby, Gobius niger 2. Handcolored engraving by Dumenil after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d

Climbing perch and snakehead murrel
Climbing perch, Anabas testudineus (Anabas scandens) 1, snakehead murrel, Channa striata, (Ophiocephalus striatus) 3. Ear labyrinth of the perch 1a, and giant gourami

Blue-spotted spinefoot and spotted tang
Blue-spotted spinefoot, Siganus corallinus (Amphacanthus corallinus), and spotted tang, Zebrasoma gemmatum (Acanthurus gemmatus)

Chub mackerel, Scomber colias, and swordfish
Atlantic chub mackerel, Scomber colias, and swordfish, Xiphias gladius. Handcolored engraving by Sebin after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Scrawled butterflyfish and galjoen
Scrawled butterflyfish, Chaetodon meyeri, and galjoen, Dichistius capensis (Dipterodon capensis). Handcolored engraving by Sebin after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Pandora fish and picarel
Pandora fish, Pagellus erythrinus (Sparus erythrinus), and picarel, Spicara smaris (Sparus smaris). Handcolored engraving by Teillard after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys

Saddleback clownfish and whitecheek monocle bream
Saddleback clownfish, Amphiprion polymnus (Amphiprion bifasciatus), and whitecheek monocle bream Scolopsis vosmeri (Scolopsides vosmeri)

Shadefish and porkfish
Shadefish, Argyrosomus regius (Sciaena aquila), and porkfish, Anisotremus virginicus (Pristipoma virginianum). Handcolored engraving by Dumenil after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys

Sticklebacks and their nests
Male and female sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus, building a nest 1, 2, and ninespine stickleback, Pungitius pungitius, enlarging the nest openings 3

Tub gurnard and black scorpion-fish
Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna, Trigla hirundo, and black scorpion-fish, Scorpaena porcus. Handcolored engraving by Corbie after an illustration by Ac

Barracuda, Sphyraena sphyraena, and red mullet, Mullus barbatus. Handcolored engraving by Corbie after an illustration by Acaric Baron from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

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

European perch and ruffe
European perch, Perca fluviatilis 1, ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus 3, and head of lined cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus vittatus

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