Bilderbuch Collection (page 5)

Rubber tree and gum arabic tree
Rubber tree, Hevea guianensis 1, and gum arabic tree or thorn mimosa, Vachellia nilotica 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Ancient Roman Circus and chariot race
Ancient Roman Circus or games arena 1, four-horse chariot or quadriga 2, chariot yoke with rams head 3, and bronze medal to honour the victor 4

Longnose gar, suckermouth, Raphael and spotted catfish
Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus 1, suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus 2, Raphael catfish, Platydoras costatus 3 and spotted catfish, Corydoras punctatus 4

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

Purple or violacea rose, Rosa holoserica purpurea flore semi-pleno. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Friedrich Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Volcano erupting on Stromboli, Italy, 18th century
Eruption of the volcano on Stromboli island, Italy, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J.B. Hoessel from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Fumarole or sulphuric gases at Solfatara
Fumarole or sulphuric gases escaping from Solfatara volcano near Naples. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J.B. Hoessel from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Volcanic activity in Italy, 18th century
Fumarole or sulphuric gases escaping from Solfatara volcano near Naples 1, and the eruption of the volcano on Stromboli island, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J.B

Magnificent feather duster, dead mans fingers
Magnificent feather duster, Sabellastarte magnifica 1, dead mans fingers, Alcyonium digitatum 2, and scrupocellaria, Scrupocellaria scruposa 3

Chicory and peppermint
Chicory, Cichorium intybus 1, and peppermint, Mentha piperita 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802

English horse-racing scene, 18th century. Jockeys with whips on thoroughbred horses races before a crowd of spectators and carriages

English thoroughbred flat racing horse or courser. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Friedrich Kaiser from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar

English racing horse and racetrack
English racing horse or courser 1, and scene at an English horse race track 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Friedrich Kaiser from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Atlantic salmon, tuna, herring and mackerel
Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar 1, tuna, Thunnus species 2, Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus 3, and Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus 4

Grotto of Pasilippe and Dogs Cave near Naples
Grotto of Pausilippe near Naples 1, and the Grotta del Cane (Dogs Cave) near Naples with its mofetta or fumarole, volcanic discharge of sulphuric gases 2. Engraved by J.B. Hoessel, Weimar, 1802

Oleander hawk-moth and spurge hawk-moth
Oleander hawk-moth, Daphnis nerii 1, and caterpillar on oleander flower, Nerium oleander, and spurge hawk-moth, Hyles euphorbiae 2, and caterpillar on leafy spurge, Euphorbia esula

Liquorice and carob tree
Liquorice or licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra 1, and carob tree and St John s-bread, Ceratonia siliqua 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Egyptian Obelisks from Heliopolis in Rome
Egyptian obelisks from Heliopolis in Rome. Obelisk brought by Emperor Augustus 1, another obelisk consecrated to the sun brought by Emperor Constantine 2

Old world swallowtail, painted lady and scarce
Old world swallowtail, Papilio machaon 1, painted lady, Vanessa cardui 2, and scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius 3, butterfly, caterpillar and pupa

Alexandrian senna and amargo
Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina 1, and amargo, Quassia amara 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802

Small pink centifolia rose and Frankfort rose
Small pink centifolia rose, Rosa centifolia minor, and Frankfort rose, Rosa turbinata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Friedrich Johann

Garden tiger moth, goat moth and small emperor moth
Garden tiger moth, Arctia caja 1, goat moth, Cossus cossus 2, and small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia 3, moth, caterpillar and pupa

Deaths head and eyed hawk-moths
Deaths head hawk-moth, Acherontia atropos 1, and eyed hawk-moth, Smerinthus ocellatus 2, moth, caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur

Mourning cloak, peacock and red admiral butterflies
Mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa 1, European peacock, Inachis io 2, and red admiral, Vanessa atalanta 3, butterfly, caterpillar and pupa

The military barracks at Pompeii
Excavation of the military barracks with Doric columns at Pompeii, 18th century, buried under volcanic ash from Vesuvius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after J.B

The city gate at Pompeii
Excavation of the city gates of Pompeii, buried under volcanic ash from Vesuvius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after J.B

The gate and military barracks at Pompeii
Excavation of the city gates of Pompeii, and military barracks with Doric columns, buried under volcanic ash from Vesuvius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after J.B

Excavation of the theatre at Herculaneum
Plan of a grand theatre for 10, 000 spectators excavated at Herculaneum, near Vesuvius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Excavation of the city and theatre of Herculaneum
Excavation of the buried city of Herculaneum in the 18th century, and the discovery of Roman ruins under volcanic ash near Vesuvius 1, and plan of a grand theatre for 10, 000 spectators 2

Yellow centifolia rose and purple rose
Yellow centifolia rose, Rosa sulphurea, and purple rose, Rosa holoserica purpurea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Horny from Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur

Montpelier, Aesculapian and four-lined snakes
Montpelier snake, Malpolon monspessulanus 1, Aesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus 2, and four-lined snake, Elaphe quatuorlineata 3

Raspberry and blackberry
Raspberry, Rubus idaeus 1, and blackberry, Rubus fruticosus 2, with flowers and fruit. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Henriette Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur

Whitefish, char, Danube salmon and grayling
Whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus 1, char, Salvelinus species 2, Danube salmon, Hucho hucho 3, endangered, and grayling, Thymallus thymallus 4

Pink German centifolia rose and white unique rose
Pink German centifolia rose, Rosa centifolia germanica, and white unique rose, Rosa unica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Bertuchs Bilderbuch

American alligator and gavial
American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis 1, and gavial or gharial, Gavialis gangeticus 2, critically endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur

Peach and apricot
Peach tree, Prunus persica 1, and apricot, Prunus armeniaca 2, with fruit, blossom, leaf and stone. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Scorpion fish, rat fish, cowfish and firefish
Red scorpion fish, Scorpaena scrofa 1, rat fish, Chimaera monstrosa 2, scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis 3, and broadbarred firefish, Pterois antennata 4

Cow tongue under the microscope: veal tongue showing different papillae 1, foliate papilla 2, filiform papillae 3, and fungiform papillae 4

Skink, sand lizard and agama
Sandfish skink, Scincus scincus 1, sand lizard, Lacerta agilis, male 2, female 3, and roughtail rock agama, Laudakia stellio 4

Gudgeon, bleak, spirlin, minnow and Prussian carp
Danube gudgeon, Gobio gobio 1, bleak, Alburnus alburnus 2, spirlin, Alburnoides bipunctatus 3, minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus 4, and Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio 5

Cursed buttercup and mezereon
Cursed buttercup, Ranunculus sceleratus 1, and mezereon, Daphne mezereum 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Oyster, cone and wentletrap shells
Hammer oyster, Malleus malleus 1, cone shell varieties, Conus cedonulli 2, Conus ammiralis 3-5, precious wentletrap, Epitonium scalare 4, and common wentltrap, Epitonium clathrus 6

Rudd, nase, vimba and dace
Rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus 1, nase, Chondrostoma nasus 2, vimba bream, Vimba vimba 3, and dace, Leuciscus leuciscus 4

Nile monitor, basilisk and flying lizard
Nile monitor lizard, Varanus niloticus 1, common basilisk, Basiliscus basiliscus 2, and flying lizard, Draco volans 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur

Stapelia and sensitive plant
Hairy stapelia, Stapelia hirsuta 1, and sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Black pepper and ginger
Black pepper, Piper nigrum, and ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Timber rattlesnake and water snake
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus 1, tail rattle 3, and water snake, Muraena pinnis adiposis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber
Eurasian beaver or European beaver, Castor fiber, with webbed rear paw 1, and smaller front paw 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

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