Baie Collection

Nice Beach Postcard / 1920
Ingenious machines enable bathers to go a few metres out to where the Baie des Anges is deep enough for plunging or diving

Moulin Huet Bay, Guernsey, c. 1883 (oil on canvas)
XCF22587 Moulin Huet Bay, Guernsey, c.1883 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 29.2x54 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Smooth gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James
FLO4697348 Smooth gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1809.; (add.info.: Smooth gooseberry)

Redcurrant, Ribes rubrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's
FLO4696688 Redcurrant, Ribes rubrum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1804.; (add.info.: Redcurrant, Ribes rubrum)

Common juniper, Juniperus communis (juniper) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for
FLO4696482 Common juniper, Juniperus communis (juniper) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1802.; (add.info.: Common juniper)

Plants bearing berries and seeds including guava, membrillo, brazil nut, mistletoe, spotted laurel, cannonball tree
FLO4684761 Plants bearing berries and seeds including guava, membrillo, brazil nut, mistletoe, spotted laurel, cannonball tree, cactus, eucalyptus, myrtle, clove, caraway, coriander

Description of berries: fruits of cranberry, raspberry and strawberry. Chromolithographie in " Recueil
FLO4721501 Description of berries: fruits of cranberry, raspberry and strawberry. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du monde vegetal"

Redcurrant - gooseiller a bunches - Ribes rubrum, and gooseberry - gooseiller a mackerel - Ribes grossularia
FLO4576053 Redcurrant - gooseiller a bunches - Ribes rubrum, and gooseberry - gooseiller a mackerel - Ribes grossularia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Goetz from Bertuch's "

Coffee maker, cafe - Coffee, Coffea arabica, plant showng flowers, berries and bean
FLO4680130 Coffee maker, cafe - Coffee, Coffea arabica, plant showng flowers, berries and bean. Handcoloured lithograph from the National Encyclopaedia, W

The baccifere yew (Taxus Baccifera). Venenous plant, description of a branch from the top and from the bottom
FLO4598215 The baccifere yew (Taxus Baccifera). Venenous plant, description of a branch from the top and from the bottom, as well as details of the fruits (red berries)

Black Murier - Common mulberry tree, Morus nigra, with flower, leaf, and ripe fruit. Handcoloured zincograph by C
FLO4600019 Black Murier - Common mulberry tree, Morus nigra, with flower, leaf, and ripe fruit. Handcoloured zincograph by C. Chabot drawn by Miss M. A

Herb Christopher or baneberries, Actaea spicata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby
FLO4700232 Herb Christopher or baneberries, Actaea spicata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Common barberry, Berberis vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his
FLO4617484 Common barberry, Berberis vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman

Currant varieties: Blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum; Dutch redcurrant, Ribes rubrum; and white currant, Ribes glandulosum
FLO4595120 Currant varieties: Blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum; Dutch redcurrant, Ribes rubrum; and white currant, Ribes glandulosum

Bilberry or blueberry (blueberry), Vaccinium myrtillus 1, lingonberry or cowberry (cranberry), Vaccinium vitis-idaea 2
FLO4575139 Bilberry or blueberry (blueberry), Vaccinium myrtillus 1, lingonberry or cowberry (cranberry), Vaccinium vitis-idaea 2, and cranberry (cranberry), Vaccinium oxycoccos 3

Male dogwood, branch with fruit. Illustration by C. Curtis, engraving by Weddell
FLO4562277 Male dogwood, branch with fruit. Illustration by C. Curtis, engraving by Weddell. Eau forte in The Curtis Botanical Magazine, by Samuel Curtis, 1826

Zerene of the gooseberry (or Phalene speckled) on a gooseberry - Magpie moth, Abraxas grossulariata
FLO4562434 Zerene of the gooseberry (or Phalene speckled) on a gooseberry - Magpie moth, Abraxas grossulariata, on a redcurrant branch, Ribes rubrum

Green hairstreak butterfly, Callophrys rubi, dark green fritillary, Argynnis aglaia
FLO4638801 Green hairstreak butterfly, Callophrys rubi, dark green fritillary, Argynnis aglaia, black oval or lesser silver water beetle, Hydrocharis caraboides

Description of the black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), or kills dog, with its black berries
FLO4721333 Description of the black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), or kills dog, with its black berries. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du monde vegetal"

Eldorado blackberry, Rubus fruticosus. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by D.G
FLO4720824 Eldorado blackberry, Rubus fruticosus. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by D.G. Passmore from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture

Rock currants, Ribes petraeum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James
FLO4698500 Rock currants, Ribes petraeum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1800.; (add.info.: Rock currants, Ribes petraeum)

Fruit trees and plants including pear, quince (quince), plum, cocoplum, rose, loquat (nefle), chokeberry, medlar
FLO4684789 Fruit trees and plants including pear, quince (quince), plum, cocoplum, rose, loquat (nefle), chokeberry, medlar, service tree, pomegranate, strawberry, blackberry, etc

Common blackberry, Rubus villosus. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4982708 Common blackberry, Rubus villosus. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Raspberry, Rubus idaeus 1, and blackberry, Rubus fruticosus 2, with flowers and fruit
FLO4574902 Raspberry, Rubus idaeus 1, and blackberry, Rubus fruticosus 2, with flowers and fruit. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Henriette Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's

Gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa (Ribes grossularia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby
FLO4696781 Gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa (Ribes grossularia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1804.; (add.info.: Gooseberry)

Green gooseberries (gooseberry). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877)
FLO4687870 Green gooseberries (gooseberry). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877), published in the "Pomology Magazine" (1828-1830) by John Lindley (1795-1865)

Mistletoe, Visum album. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours
FLO4618527 Mistletoe, Visum album. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London

Herb of St. Christopher (Actoea Spicata). Venenous plant, description of a plant with flower and foliage
FLO4598657 Herb of St. Christopher (Actoea Spicata). Venenous plant, description of a plant with flower and foliage, and fruits (black berries) and harmful roots

Gooseberry varieties, Ribes uva-crispa: Alcock's Duke of York, Mills' Champion, Lomaxe's Victory
FLO4595199 Gooseberry varieties, Ribes uva-crispa: Alcock's Duke of York, Mills' Champion, Lomaxe's Victory, Hill's Sir Peter Teazle, Warrington Red, Mills' Langly Green

Elderberry, Sambucus nigra (Grand elderberry) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for
FLO4700595 Elderberry, Sambucus nigra (Grand elderberry) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1798.; (add.info.: Elderberry)

Redcurrant, Ribes spicatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's
FLO4700431 Redcurrant, Ribes spicatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1804.; (add.info.: Redcurrant, Ribes spicatum)

Common or garden nightshade, Solanum nigrum Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for
FLO4697873 Common or garden nightshade, Solanum nigrum Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Blackberry lily, Iris domestica. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio
FLO4674480 Blackberry lily, Iris domestica. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Discorsi di P.A

Drink nice or nice wood. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by Isaac Russell from William Baxter's book
FLO4568235 Drink nice or nice wood. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by Isaac Russell from William Baxter's book "English Botanical Phenomenes", 1834

American grape or dry cleaner or spinard of Cayenne. Coloured copper engraving
FLO4728396 American grape or dry cleaner or spinard of Cayenne. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle

Dwarf buckthorn. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4728290 Dwarf buckthorn. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle, published in Vienna (Austria), 1816

Cute strawberry, red and white. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm
FLO4726326 Cute strawberry, red and white. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), in Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle

Description of the nightshade of the woods, has purple flowers and red berries
FLO4721275 Description of the nightshade of the woods, has purple flowers and red berries. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du monde vegetal"

Hazel-leaved bramble, Rubus corylifolius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James
FLO4699486 Hazel-leaved bramble, Rubus corylifolius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1801.; (add.info.: Hazel-leaved bramble)

Wood strawberry, musk strawberry and Virginia strawberry. Coloured copper engraving
FLO4726312 Wood strawberry, musk strawberry and Virginia strawberry. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Alpine currant or tasteless mountain currants, Ribes alpinum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by
FLO4698482 Alpine currant or tasteless mountain currants, Ribes alpinum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Root suckle, araignee orchid, flowers and berries of nightshade. Lithograph by Louisa Anne Twamley (1812-1895)
FLO4720720 Root suckle, araignee orchid, flowers and berries of nightshade. Lithograph by Louisa Anne Twamley (1812-1895) in Our Wild Flower, Charles Tilt, London, England

Common holly, Ilex aquifolium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4617239 Common holly, Ilex aquifolium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Cafeier, cafe - Branch, leaf, fruit and flower of the coffee tree, Coffea arabica
FLO4688307 Cafeier, cafe - Branch, leaf, fruit and flower of the coffee tree, Coffea arabica. Copperplate engraving from Abbe Antoine Francois Prevost's Histoire generale des voyages, Paris

Sweet bitter or sweet bitter nightshade - Woody nightshade or bittersweet, Solanum dulcamara, with flower
FLO4600087 Sweet bitter or sweet bitter nightshade - Woody nightshade or bittersweet, Solanum dulcamara, with flower, berry and leaf. Handcoloured zincograph by C. Chabot drawn by Miss M. A

Common troene (Ligustrum vulgare). Medicinal plant, description of the upper part of the plant, with flowers
FLO4598523 Common troene (Ligustrum vulgare). Medicinal plant, description of the upper part of the plant, with flowers, stem and leaves, as well as description of black berries

The spicy holly (Ruscus aculeatus) or fragon or false holly. Medicinal plant, description of a branch with stem
FLO4598457 The spicy holly (Ruscus aculeatus) or fragon or false holly. Medicinal plant, description of a branch with stem, leaves and fruit, as well as root. Details of fruits and flowers

Berberis angulosa, yellow flowering bush native to the Himalayas. Drawing by Matilda Smith (1854-1926)
FLO4586074 Berberis angulosa, yellow flowering bush native to the Himalayas. Drawing by Matilda Smith (1854-1926), Lithography by J.N

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"Baie: A Timeless Beauty Captured in Postcards and Paintings" Step into the past with a nice beach postcard from 1920, where the sun-kissed sands and sparkling waves invite you to unwind. Transport yourself further back in time as you gaze upon Moulin Huet Bay, Guernsey, depicted in an oil on canvas painting from c. 1883. The artist's brushstrokes bring to life the rugged cliffs and tranquil waters of this enchanting bay. But baie is not just about picturesque landscapes; it holds a place in mythology too. Explore the mythical French sea rocks that have been whispered about for centuries, their legends passed down through generations. These tales add an air of mystery to these rocky formations jutting out of the azure waters. In contrast to grand natural wonders, there is also beauty found within simplicity - like the little house nestled along a peaceful canal. Imagine waking up each morning to gentle ripples reflecting sunlight onto your doorstep, creating a serene atmosphere that feels like stepping into a dream. Cours d'eau dans la baie - watercourses flowing through this bay paint an ever-changing picture as they meander through lush greenery and mingle with salty ocean tides. It's nature's symphony playing harmoniously alongside man-made structures such as La Baie du Mont Saint-Michel – its architectural marvels standing tall against the backdrop of rolling waves. Delve deeper into history with DDE-90037622, DDE-90037608, DDE-90037604, DDE-90037607 – these numbers may seem insignificant at first glance but hold stories waiting to be discovered within their frames. Each photograph captures fleeting moments frozen in time; glimpses into lives lived by those who once called this bay home. And finally, let us not forget DDE-90020908 – another piece of this puzzle we call baie.