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Civet Collection

The civet, a fascinating creature found in various parts of the world, has captivated the attention of many throughout history

Background imageCivet Collection: Common Palm Civet - In tree, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, from India to Indonesia JPF33139

Common Palm Civet - In tree, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, from India to Indonesia JPF33139
JPF-13338 Common Palm Civet - In tree Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, from India to Indonesia Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCivet Collection: Cat / African Civet 1860

Cat / African Civet 1860
The African civet (civettictis civetta)

Background imageCivet Collection: Civet cat engraving 1855

Civet cat engraving 1855
Paradoxurus Dubius engraving 1855

Background imageCivet Collection: Civet formerly known as Viverra civetta

Civet formerly known as Viverra civetta
PS-1315 Civet Civettictis civetta formerly known as Viverra civetta Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageCivet Collection: Bewick / Wombat

Bewick / Wombat
(Vombatus ursinus) A bear-like marsupial who lives in Australia and burrows extensive tunnels. Date: 1790

Background imageCivet Collection: Badger and civet cat

Badger and civet cat
5855206 Badger and civet cat; (add.info.: European badger, Meles meles, and civet, Civettictis civetta. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of)

Background imageCivet Collection: Civet cat  Civetticus civetta

Civet cat Civetticus civetta
5856427 Civet cat Civetticus civetta; (add.info.: Civet cat Civetticus civetta Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of)

Background imageCivet Collection: Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate X, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel

Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate X, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate X, c. 1575/1580

Background imageCivet Collection: Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate XIV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel

Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate XIV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate XIV, c. 1575/1580

Background imageCivet Collection: All the animals whose pelts were favoured by the fashion industry in 1908. 1. American Wolf, 2

All the animals whose pelts were favoured by the fashion industry in 1908. 1. American Wolf, 2. Brown Bear, 3. Skunk, 4. Canadian Wolf, 5. Coyote, 6. Grey Squirrel, 7. Common Squirrel, 8

Background imageCivet Collection: Viverras, zibets, skunks (coloured engraving)

Viverras, zibets, skunks (coloured engraving)
997427 Viverras, zibets, skunks (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Background imageCivet Collection: Carnivores Skulls, 1824 (colour litho)

Carnivores Skulls, 1824 (colour litho)
1001852 Carnivores Skulls, 1824 (colour litho) by Brodtmann, Karl Joseph (1787-1862); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der SAaugethiereA, 1824)

Background imageCivet Collection: Palm Civets, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Palm Civets, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999501 Palm Civets, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageCivet Collection: Map of the World

Map of the World, 1829. Copperplate drawn and engraved by Alex Findlay from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Thomas Kelly, London, 1829

Background imageCivet Collection: Head of a young antelope and wild civet of French Guiana

Head of a young antelope and wild civet of French Guiana. Le tete d un bouc bigarre, une civette sauvage a museau pointu. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration from nature by

Background imageCivet Collection: Banded palm civet cat, Hemigalus derbyanus. Threatened

Banded palm civet cat, Hemigalus derbyanus. Threatened
Banded palm civet cat, Hemigalus derbyanus (Hemigalea zebra). Threatened. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from William Jardines Naturalists

Background imageCivet Collection: Meerkat, mongoose, kusimanse and palm civet

Meerkat, mongoose, kusimanse and palm civet
Meerkat, Suricata suricatta 1, Indian grey mongoose, Herpestes edwardsii 2, common kusimanse, Crossarchus obscurus 3, and Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus 4

Background imageCivet Collection: Golden and asian palm civets

Golden and asian palm civets
Golden palm civet, Paradoxurus zeylonensis 1 and Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus 2. Paradoxures. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Background imageCivet Collection: Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Asian palm civet or toddy cat, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Pougoune, Paradoxurus tipus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron

Background imageCivet Collection: Aardwolf, Proteles cristata

Aardwolf, Proteles cristata (Hyaena civet, Viverra hyenoides). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Landseer after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffiths The Animal

Background imageCivet Collection: Large Indian civet, Viverra zibetha. Near threatened

Large Indian civet, Viverra zibetha. Near threatened. (Civet, Viverra civetta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageCivet Collection: African civet, Civettictis civetta

African civet, Civettictis civetta (Civet, Viverra civetta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1825

Background imageCivet Collection: Masked palm civet or gem-faced civet, Paguma larvata

Masked palm civet or gem-faced civet, Paguma larvata (Masked glutton, Gulo larvatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bradley after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from a specimen in

Background imageCivet Collection: Malagasy civet, Fossa fossana

Malagasy civet, Fossa fossana
Malagasy or striped civet, Fossa fossana. (Fossane, Viverra fossa.) Near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Peter Brown from his New Illustrations of Zoology, B. White, London, 1776

Background imageCivet Collection: Rasse - Vivericula malaccensis (w / c on paper)

Rasse - Vivericula malaccensis (w / c on paper)
780838 Rasse - Vivericula malaccensis (w/c on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; German, out of copyright

Background imageCivet Collection: Asian palm civet and African civet

Asian palm civet and African civet
Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus 1 and African civet, Civettictis civetta 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Background imageCivet Collection: Asian palm civet, greater grison, and Sunda stink badger

Asian palm civet, greater grison, and Sunda stink badger
Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus 1, greater grison, Galictis vittata 2, and Sunda stink badger, Mydaus javanensis 3

Background imageCivet Collection: Letter Z (chromolitho)

Letter Z (chromolitho)
3626597 Letter Z (chromolitho) by Zweigle, Walter (1859-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter Z. Illustration from Welt-ABC (Gustav Weise, Stuttgart, c1894).); © Look and Learn

Background imageCivet Collection: Cheapside, London

Cheapside, London - including 65 Cheapside at the Civet, Cat & Rose and Rigge Perfumery and Cutlery shop. Date: 1838

Background imageCivet Collection: Fanaloka (coloured engraving)

Fanaloka (coloured engraving)
1000104 Fanaloka (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Jacques de Seve Engraver)

Background imageCivet Collection: Large Indian Civet (coloured engraving)

Large Indian Civet (coloured engraving)
1000100 Large Indian Civet (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Jacques de Seve Engraver)

Background imageCivet Collection: Small Indian Civet (coloured engraving)

Small Indian Civet (coloured engraving)
1000103 Small Indian Civet (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:A. Fleischmann Engraver:A)

Background imageCivet Collection: African Civet (coloured engraving)

African Civet (coloured engraving)
1000099 African Civet (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Jacques de Seve Engraver)

Background imageCivet Collection: Civet (colour litho)

Civet (colour litho)
6023619 Civet (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Civet. Illustration for Book of Natural History by F O Morris (Groombridge)

Background imageCivet Collection: Checking an importation of civet from Ethiopia (b / w photo)

Checking an importation of civet from Ethiopia (b / w photo)
5999017 Checking an importation of civet from Ethiopia (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCivet Collection: Objects of Sport in the Soudan (engraving)

Objects of Sport in the Soudan (engraving)
1616635 Objects of Sport in the Soudan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Objects of Sport in the Soudan)

Background imageCivet Collection: Common Genet (coloured engraving)

Common Genet (coloured engraving)
1000102 Common Genet (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Jacques de Seve Engraver)

Background imageCivet Collection: Civet, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Civet, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999172 Civet, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Background imageCivet Collection: Dick Whittington and his CIV et Cat, a pantomime

Dick Whittington and his CIV et Cat, a pantomime

Background imageCivet Collection: Brown / Jerdonas palm civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni) Western Ghats, Karnataka, India

Brown / Jerdonas palm civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni) Western Ghats, Karnataka, India
Brown / Jerdons palm civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni) Western Ghats, Karnataka, India. Endemic

Background imageCivet Collection: Civet cat, Civetticus civetta

Civet cat, Civetticus civetta.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Background imageCivet Collection: African Civet. South Luangwa Valley National Park - Zambia - Africa

African Civet. South Luangwa Valley National Park - Zambia - Africa
WAT-9199 African Civet. South Luangwa Valley National Park - Zambia - Africa Civettictis civetta Formerly Viverra Civetta M

Background imageCivet Collection: European badger, Meles meles, and civet, Civettictis civetta

European badger, Meles meles, and civet, Civettictis civetta.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816

Background imageCivet Collection: Kubsang (Lydekker)

Kubsang (Lydekker)
(prionodon pardicolor) This beautiful creature is probably the Oriental Linsang, which lives in south-east Asia : it is related to the Civet. Date: 1893

Background imageCivet Collection: Monkey Sitting Rock Looking Civet 1764 Black chalk

Monkey Sitting Rock Looking Civet 1764 Black chalk
Artokoloro

Background imageCivet Collection: African civet engraving 1803

African civet engraving 1803
The Museum of Natural History - the Animal Kingdom (Mammalia) Published by William Mackenzie, 1803 - London

Background imageCivet Collection: Palm Civet Hemigalus engraving 1855

Palm Civet Hemigalus engraving 1855
Palm Civet Hemigalus



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The civet, a fascinating creature found in various parts of the world, has captivated the attention of many throughout history. From its presence in trees in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia to its origins spanning from India to Indonesia, this animal holds an intriguing allure. Dating back to 1860, depictions of the cat-like African they have been documented. Engravings from 1855 showcase the elegance and beauty of this species. Once known as Viverra civetta, it now goes by the name "civet. " In 1908, when fashion dictated trends and pelts were highly sought after, numerous animals held favor with the industry. Among them were creatures like the American Wolf, Brown Bear, Skunk, Canadian Wolf and Coyote. Even seemingly common animals such as Grey Squirrels and Common Squirrels had their moment in fashion's spotlight. The Phalanger and Opossum also made appearances alongside more exotic beings like Lemurs and Indian Wild Cats. Civet cats specifically have garnered attention over time; one particular species being Civetticus civetta. These viverras or zibets are often associated with skunks due to shared characteristics depicted in colored engravings. Skulls play a significant role in studying carnivores' anatomy; thus Carnivores Skulls from 1824 provide valuable insights into these creatures' structure. Delving further into historical records reveals colored engravings depicting Palm Civets dating back to 1833-39 - showcasing their unique appearance through intricate details. Amidst all these captivating images lies a map of the world - reminding us that they can be found across continents - each region contributing its own charm to their existence. Lastly but not leastly is a depiction capturing both youthfulness and wildness: a headshot featuring a young antelope alongside a wild civet hailing from French Guiana - highlighting nature's diversity and the coexistence of various species.