Amazon Collection (#12)

Indien de l Amazone en costume de fete (engraving)
2781582 Indien de l Amazone en costume de fete (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indien de l Amazone en costume de fete)

Foret vierge du Bresil, c. 1819 (pen & ink on paper)
1448960 Fort vierge du Bresil, c.1819 (pen & ink on paper) by Clarac, Charles Comte de (1877-1927); 40x56 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Foret Vierge du Bresil)

Royal Thames Yacht Club Match, the Yachts in Northfleet Hope (engraving)
1609579 Royal Thames Yacht Club Match, the Yachts in Northfleet Hope (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Thames Yacht Club Match)

Attic red-figure plate decorated with mounted archer, by Paseas, Greek from Chuisi, c
AMQ278894 Attic red-figure plate decorated with mounted archer, by Paseas, Greek from Chuisi, c.520-510 BC (ceramic) by Greek, (7th-5th century BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Toucan No. 2, from History of the Birds of Paradise by Francois Levaillant
STC209600 Toucan No.2, from History of the Birds of Paradise by Francois Levaillant, engraved by Jacques Louis Peree (b.1769) published 1806 (colour engraving) by Barraband

Red-figure krater depicting amazons and griffins (ceramic)
XIR212818 Red-figure krater depicting amazons and griffins (ceramic) by Greek School, (4th century BC); Musee Archeologique, Nissan-les-Enserune, France; Greek, out of copyright

Amazon, 1882 (bronze)
JEB4903707 Amazon, 1882 (bronze) by Barye, Antoine Louis (1796-1875); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; eJean Bernard; French, out of copyright

Amazon on Horseback, (bronze with brown patina, grey granite plinth)
1197547 Amazon on Horseback, (bronze with brown patina, grey granite plinth) by Stuck, Franz von (1863-1928); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

South African female soldier in the Boer War 1900
Female South African soldier Mrs Otto Krantz with her horse and in a field, at the time of the Boer War. The Sphere describes the military role of Boer women beyond preparation

Amazon, from one of my vases, where she is represented fighting with a griffin (engraving)
5200718 Amazon, from one of my vases, where she is represented fighting with a griffin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazon, from one of my vases)

Penthesilea, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407507 Penthesilea, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Queen of the Amazons; worn by Lucy Russell)

Men in combat with Amazons mounted on horseback, after an antique Greek vase
CHT221538 Men in combat with Amazons mounted on horseback, after an antique Greek vase (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Matses warrior with facial tattoos, shells and feathers
Matses (Maxuruna or Mayoruna) or Matis warrior, Native American of Peru with facial tattoos, labrets, and piercings with feathers and shells

Botocudo natives of the Amazon, with plugs
Botocudo natives of the Amazon, busts and profiles showing plugs in earlobes and lower lip. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men

Man and woman of the Aymore or Botocudo people, Brazil. The man with the distinctive plugs (botocudo) in his ears may be Manuel, who was exhibited in Paris in 1844

Amazon bamboo rat, Dactylomys dactylinus (Long-toed spinous rat, Echimys dactylinus). From a specimen in Berlin Museum. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Col

Long-toed spiny rat, Dactylomys dactylinus
Long-toed spinous or spiny rat, Amazon bamboo rat, Dactylomys dactylinus, (Echimys dactylinus? Geoff.) From a specimen in Berlin Museum

Eastern rosella and yellow-crowned amazon
Eastern rosella, Platycercus exams, and yellow-crowned amazon, Amazona ochrocephala. Perruche omnicolore et Perroquet tete jaune

Dutchmans pipe species, Aristolochia ruiziana (Aristolochia duchartrei). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Jubas bush, Iresine herbstii
Jubas bush or bloodleaf, Iresine herbstii or Iresine diffusa f. herbstii (Iresine verschaffeltii). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Amazon lily, Eucharis amazonica. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe, Ghent

Two Amazons in combat with a Greek, from Tarquinia, 370-360 BC (wall painting)
BAL28658 Two Amazons in combat with a Greek, from Tarquinia, 370-360 BC (wall painting) by Etruscan, (4th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; Greek, out of copyright

Amazon water-lily, Nymphaea amazonum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Botocudo chief with lip and ear plugs, Amazon, Brazil
Botocudo chief and family with their distinctive lip and ear plugs, Amazon, Brazil. Naked man with bow and arrows, woman carrying children and bag

Nomadic Puri family relaxing in a hut, Brazil
Nomadic Puri family relaxing in a hut made of leaves and branches, man lying in hammock, woman roasting meat on a fire. Amazon, Brazil

Puri people moving through the Amazon jungle
Nomadic Puri people armed with spears and sticks moving through the Amazon jungle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis (Frontier dolphin, Delphinus frontatus). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in Paris Museum from Edward

Perroquet tapire (artificially dyed amazon), and red-fan parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus. The native Americans color the plumage of young parrots with natural dyes. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Mealy amazon and festive amazon
Mealy amazon, Amazona farinosa, and festive amazon, Amazona festiva. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Scarlet macaw and orange-winged amazon
Scarlet macaw, Ara macao, and orange-winged amazon, Amazona amazonica. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Blue-and-yellow macaw and yellow-headed amazon
Blue-and-yellow macaw, Ara ararauna, and yellow-headed amazon, Amazona oratrix (endangered). Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Chestnut-fronted macaw and Cuban amazon
Chestnut-fronted macaw, Ara severus, and Cuban amazon, Amazona leucocephala. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Statue of Amazon, Roman copy of original by Phidias (marble)
3433294 Statue of Amazon, Roman copy of original by Phidias (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Antiquarium, Tivoli, Italy; (add.info)

Royal Harwich Yacht Club Regatta, the Amazon winning the Sixty Guinea Cup (engraving)
2785442 Royal Harwich Yacht Club Regatta, the Amazon winning the Sixty Guinea Cup (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Harrington (fl.1842-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Amazons hunting a tiger (colour litho)
3656488 Amazons hunting a tiger (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazons hunting a tiger)

Red and Blue Macaw. Date: 1933

Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrot. Date: 1933

Homers Iliad (engraving)
961830 Homers Iliad (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Pictorial Atlas to Homers Iliad and Odyssey (Grevel, 1892)

Lake from which the Amazon flows (chromolitho)
2782747 Lake from which the Amazon flows (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lake from which the Amazon flows)

Opening Trip of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, the Fleet off Greenhithe (engraving)
1612957 Opening Trip of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, the Fleet off Greenhithe (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening Trip of the Royal Thames Yacht Club)

Mrs Fearnley-Whittingstall in tennis shorts, with a Greek sculpture of an Amazon by Pheidias for comparison. Date: 1933

Amazonian Adventure - article in the Sphere
Amazonian Adventure - an account of a 3, 000 mile-journey along the Amazon written and illustrated by Victor Coverley-Price Date: 1st March 1932

The Royal Thames Yacht Club Match, the Yachts passing Grays (engraving)
1608817 The Royal Thames Yacht Club Match, the Yachts passing Grays (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Thames Yacht Club Match)

Hummingbird and Passionflowers, c. 1875-85 (oil on canvas)
3493197 Hummingbird and Passionflowers, c.1875-85 (oil on canvas) by Heade, Martin Johnson (1819-1904); 50.8x30.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Map of the Amazon Basin, 1680 (hand coloured engraving)
STC255196 Map of the Amazon Basin, 1680 (hand coloured engraving) by Sanson D Abbeville, Nicolas (1600-1667) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Hercules and the Amazons queen, from the floor of The House of Hercules
GDG287802 Hercules and the Amazons queen, from the floor of The House of Hercules (mosaic) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Volubilis

Drinking festival of the Coroados tribe, c. 1835-50 (litho)
468820 Drinking festival of the Coroados tribe, c.1835-50 (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Atlas of a Journey in Brazil)

Seated figure with sword, Esie, before 1850 (soapstone)
DBP412912 Seated figure with sword, Esie, before 1850 (soapstone) by Nigerian; height: 78 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Nigerian, out of copyright

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The Amazon, a captivating realm of wonder and diversity. From the depths of the Red-tailed Catfish in the mighty Amazon River basin of Brazil to the breathtaking view captured by satellites showcasing Earth from space, this vast region never ceases to amaze. Angel Falls in Venezuela cascades down with sheer elegance, while the vibrant Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot adds a splash of color to South America's landscapes. Diving deeper into its waters, we encounter the Discus fish thriving within the Cichlidae family in Brazil's Amazon Basin. The Silver Arawana gracefully swims through these same waters, displaying its majestic beauty that is synonymous with South America's iconic rainforest. Nature enthusiasts are captivated by Martin Johnson Heade's exquisite painting depicting a Hummingbird amidst Passionflowers; it serves as an ode to one of nature's most enchanting duos. Meanwhile, automotive enthusiasts appreciate Volvo 121 Amazone for its timeless design and reliability. Venturing further into Venezuela lies Mount Roraima, an awe-inspiring sight that leaves visitors spellbound. This ancient geological formation has been etched into history and continues to inspire explorers seeking adventure off-the-beaten-path. Lastly, let us not forget about the legendary warriors who once roamed these lands - statues at Versailles immortalize their strength and courage as they fought fiercely like true Amazons.