Engraved Plates Collection

Varieties of treefrogs
Veined tree frog, Trachycephalus typhonius 3, rusty tree frog or giant gladiator treefrog, Boana boans 4, and red-snouted treefrog; Scinax ruber 5

Species of ibis
Scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber 1, 2, black-faced ibis, Theristicus melanopis 3, Cayenne ibis or green ibis, Mesembrinibis cayennensis 4, and glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus 5

Chinese trades, Qing dynasty, 1800s

Chinese fire-arms and weapons, 1800s
Chinese fire-arms and other weapons

Trades of China, Qing dynasty, 1800s. Scribe writing with a brush at a desk 1, printer's workshop 2, banker/money clipper 3, bookseller 4, embroiderer 5, and woman stocking maker 6

Chinese female musician and musical instruments, 1800s
Chinese musical instruments, Qing dynasty

Methods of transport in China, Qing dynasty, 1800s

Tayra, Eira barbara
Tayra, tolomuco, motete, irara, or viejo de monte, Eira barbara 1. Omnivorous weasel from Central and South America. La grande belette, Mustela barbara

Chinese musical instruments, 1800s
Chinese musical instruments

Chinese peasants in a village, 1800s
Chinese peasants in a village. A man carries a yoke and baskets with produce. Village chinois et paysans

House of a Chinese official, 1800s. Maison d'un Mandarin. Copied from an illustration by Antoine Cardon in Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's La Chine en miniature, 1811

Unusual firearms and rifles

Chinese enkianthus, Enkianthus quinqueflorus
Chinese enkianthus, Canton enkianthus, Enkianthus quinqueflorus. Chinesische Enkianthus, L'enkianthus de la Chine, Enkianthus quinqueflora

Le Chasselas vert, white grape variety, Vitis vinifera. Used in Fendant, Gutedel and Pouilly-sur-Loire wines

Tayra, Eira barbara
Grey fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, native to North and Central America. Le renard a trois couleurs, Canis cinereo-argenteus

Le Chasselas blanc, white grape variety, Vitis vinifera. Used in Fendant, Gutedel and Pouilly-sur-Loire wines

Jaguar, Panthera onca, native to the Americas
Jaguar, Panthera onca, native to Central and South Americas, known to the indigenous peoples as the yaguara or jaguarete. Le jaguar, Felis onza. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Th

Jaguarundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi. Wild cat native to South and Central America, also known as the eyra, gato moro, tigrillo. Le yaguarundi, Felis yaguarundi

Species of exotic birds
Chestnut-bellied seed-finch, Sporophila angolensis torrida 1, blue-crowned trogon, Trogon curucui 2, and cock-tailed tyrant, Alectrurus tricolor 3

Anatomy of the sense of smell in the human nose
Anatomy of the sense of smell or olfaction in the human nose. Section through human head showing nasal cavity with cribriform plate, ofactory nerves, bulb and tract, brain, spine, etc

Ship of the line under construction in a shipyard, 1800s
The hull of a wooden ship of the line under construction in a shipyard, 1800s

French frigate in a shipyard ready for launch, 1800s
Vessel in a shipyard ready for launch, 1800s. French frigate with one row of gun ports, blue ensign, supported by scaffolding and decorated with garlands and bouquets

Exotic crab species
Velvet crab, Necora puber 1, 3, harbour crab, Liocarcinus depurator 2, Amphithrax aculeatus 4, moon crab, Matuta victor 5, stone crab, Menippe rumphii 6, and sponge crab, Dromia personata 7, 8

Anatomy of the generation of the carp and mussel
Anatomy of the generation of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, and brown mussel, Perna perna

New Zealand flax or harakeke, Phormium tenax
New Zealand flax, hemp, harakeke, Phormium tenax. Der Neuseelandische Flachs, Le lin de la Nouvelle-Selande. The botanicals were drawn by Henriette Westermayr, Conrad Westermayr, F. Götz and C

Anatomy of the sense of touch in human skin. Le tact, ou representation de la peau humaine

Anatomy of the human sense of taste. Mouth cavity with lips, palate, teeth, uvula, tongue 1, tongue and epiglottis 2, right side of the tongue 3, and taste bud magnified 4. Der Geschmack, le gout

Tiger lily, Lilium lancifolium, native to China, Japan, Korea etc. Japanese tiger lily, Lilium tigrinum. After an illustration by Sydenham Edwards in William Curtis Botanical Magazine, 1809

Development, propagation and movement in plants

Development of oviparous birds and animals. A young chicken growing in the egg 1-6, a pigeon chick at 15 days 7, and birth of a worm lizard or amphisbaenia from an egg 8-10

View of Portoferraio on the island of Elba, Italy, 1815
View of the town of Portoferraio on the island of Elba, Tuscany, Italy. With Fort Stella, Fort Falcone and the government house where Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled in 1814

Norfolk Island pine, Araucaria heterophylla
Norfolk Island pine or Norfolk pine, Araucaria heterophylla. Branch with needles and pine cone. Le Sapin-geant des terres Australes, Araucaria excelsa

View of Jamestown on the island of Saint Helena, 1815
View of the town of Jamestown on the island of Saint Helena, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the island in 1815. Ansicht von Jamestown auf der Insel S. Helena

View of Mount Parnassus in Greece, 1815
View of Mount Parnassus in Greece from near Delphi on the road to Livadia. A peasant with donkey next to the fountain of Castalia, a spring sacred to the Muses. Ansicht des Parnassus

Sunburst star turban, Astraea heliotropium
Sunburst star turban or the circular saw shell, Astraea heliotropium, dorsal 1, ventral 2. Large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc. Le soleil imperial ou l'eperon royal, Trochus imperialis

View of the holy mountain Mount Athos in Greece, 1815
View of Mount Athos in Greece. Known as the Holy Mountain, Agios Oros, for its Eastern Orthodox monasteries Ansicht des Berges Athos

Olm or proteus, Proteus anguinus, vulnerable. Dorsal I, ventral II, and internal organs III

Nipplefruit, Solanum mammosum
Nipplefruit, fox head, cow's udder or apple of Sodom, Solanum mammosum. With ripe fruit, leaf, and section through fruit

Ulysses butterfly, Opsiphanes cassiae and Hebomoia leucippe
Ulysses butterfly or blue emperor, Papilio ulysses, native to India 1, Opsiphanes cassiae, native to Surat, dorsal 2, ventral 3, and Hebomoia leucippe, native to the Moluccas 3

White witch moth, Thysania agrippina
White witch, ghost moth, great gray witch or great owlet moth, Thysania agrippina (Phalaena agrippina), dorsal 1, ventral 2. Native to Mexico, Suriname and South America

Various starfish species
Cushion star, Ceramaster granularis 1, 2, red comb star, Astropecten aranciacus 3, black brittle star, Ophiocomina nigra 4, and crevice brittle star, Ophiopholis aculeata 5

Papaya fruit with seeds, leaf, and flower, Carica papaya. Copied from Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1719

African cattle species, Bos taurus africanus. Native to Galla, southern Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Sanga ox or Galla ox, Bos sanga saltii

Common honeysuckle and fly honeysuckle
Common honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum 1, and fly honeysuckle, Lonicera xylosteum 2. The botanicals were drawn by Henriette Westermayr, Conrad Westermayr, F. Götz and C. Ermer

Cave with columnar cliffs near Stappen, Iceland, 1811
Cave with columnar cliffs and natural rock arch near Stappen, Iceland, 1811. Scottish scientists explore the caves in a rowboat. Hohte zu Stappen

Natural arch on the coast near Stappen, Iceland, 1811

Section through a geyser in Iceland. An increase in heat to cavity C causes steam and water to be ejected via A to P. Theorie des Geysers

View of the New Geyser on Iceland, 1811. Scottish scientists near columns of water and steam erupting from the ground

View of volcanic Mount Hekla, Iceland, 1811
View from the south of the volcanic Mount Hekla, Iceland, 1811. Spitze der Hekla auf Island

View of the Sulphur Mountain, Iceland, 1811
View of the Sulphur Mountain or Brennisteinsfjöll, Iceland. Scottish scientists watching volcanic eruptions

View of the town of Reykjavik, Iceland, 1811. Small village of 500 inhabitants with church, prison, storehouses, cottages and tavern

Costumes of Iceland, 1811

Map of the island of Iceland, 1815. With the town of Reykjavik, volcanic mountains of Hekla, Krafla, Skaftafell, Eyjafjallajökull, etc

Caerois chorinaeus, Cape lappet moth and obrina olivewing
Caerois chorinaeus 1, Cape lappet moth, Eutricha capensis 2, and obrina olivewing, Nessaea obrinus, dorsal 3, ventral 4. Papilio arcesilaus, Phalaena capensis, Papilio ancaea

Whitebeam and wild service trees
Whitebeam tree, Aria edulis 1 and wild service tree, chequers, and checker tree, Sorbus torminalis 2. Branch with blossom, flower, leaf, fruit and seed

Aborigine people of Tasmania, 1807. Paraberi in animal-skin cloak 3 and Ouriaga with scarification to shoulder, hair dyed red 4. The Tasmanian people were exterminated by the British colonists

Eora (Yura) men Cour-rou-bari-gal and Y-erran-gou-la-ga
Eora (Yura) men Cour-rou-bari-gal 1 and Y-erran-gou-la-ga 2. Aborigines of New South Wales, both with scarification and body painting. The tribes were decimated by smallpox from the colonists

The London Monument, 1800s
The London Monument, flame-topped 61m-tall Doric column erected in 1677 by architect Sir Christopher Wren to commemorate the Great Fire of London of 1666. Le Monument de Londres

Exotic moths and butterflies
Luna moth or American moon moth, Actias luna 1, Phyllodes conspicillator moth 2, Asian comma butterfly, Polygonia c-aureum 3, and blue pansy or eyed pansy, Junonia orithya 4

Snowy mespilus and snow pear
Snowy mespilus, Amelanchier ovalis 1, and yellow pear or snow pear, Pyrus nivalis 2. Blossom A and fruit B. The botanicals were drawn by Henriette and Conrad Westermayr, F. Götz and C. Ermer

View of Paris seen from Montmartre, 1800s
View of Paris, France, seen from Montmartre. Les Tuileries 1, Le Louvre museum 2, le Dome des Invalides 3, the Pantheon 4, and Notre-Dame Cathedral 5

View of Paris, France, seen from the suburb of St. Cloud, 1800s
View of Paris, France, seen from the suburb of St. Cloud. Notre Dame cathedral 1, the Pantheon 2, Saint-Paul Saint Louis church 3, and Montmartre hill with the Basilica of the Sacre Coeur 4

Chelsea Hospital viewed from the River Thames, London. The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a home for veterans of the British Army founded in 1692. L'Hopital de Chelsea

View of Greenwich Hospital from the River Thames, London. Home for retired sailors of the Royal Navy from 1692 to 1869 designed by architects Sir Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor

Ostriches and quagga running in South Africa
Flock of South African ostrich, Struthio camelus australis, and herd of (extinct) quagga, Equus quagga quagga, running across the plains of South Africa

Duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Brown and red varieties. Platypus, Ornythorhynchus fuscus and Ornythorhynchus ruber

Tiger quoll, Dasyurus maculatus, female, with prey
Tiger quoll or spotted-tail quoll, Dasyurus maculatus, female, with prey. Copied from Charles Alexander Lesueur's illustration in Francois Peron's Voyage, 1807

Pine-tree lappet moth, pine beauty and pine hawk-moth
Pine-tree lappet moth, Dendrolimus pini 1, pine beauty, Panolis flammea 2, and pine hawk-moth, Sphinx pinastri 3. Shown with caterpillar (larva) C, pupa D and cocoon E. Pine tree pests

View of the ruins of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, Koblenz, 1802
View of the ruins of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress overlooking the town of Koblenz on the River Rhine, 1802. It was blown up by the French in 1801. Vue d'Ehrenbreitstein apres sa demolition

View of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz, 1800
View of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress overlooking the town of Koblenz, on the Rhine river, Germany, 1800. Blown up by the French in 1801. Vue d'Ehrenbreitstein avant sa demolition

View of the city of Cologne on the Rhine, Germany, 1800s
View of the city of Cologne on the Rhine river, Germany. Vue de Cologne. After a painting by landscape artist Laurenz Janscha

View of the town of Mainz on the Rhine, Germany, 1800s
View of the town of Mainz on the Rhine, Germany. With St. Martin's Cathedral in Mainz. Vue de Mayence. After a painting by landscape artist Laurenz Janscha

Peter the Great's small boat on display in St. Petersburg, 1723
Peter the Great's small boat or botik on display in a stone cabin in St. Petersburg, 1723

Peter the Great's cabin, Zaandam, Holland, 1697
Peter the Great's cabin in the whaling town of Zaandam, Holland, 1697. He studied shipbuilding there under the name Peter Michailowitz. Cabane de Pierre le Grand a Saardam

Varieties of triggerfish and leatherjacket
Lagoon triggerfish or Picassofish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus 1, queen triggerfish or old wife, Balistes vetula 2, rough triggerfish, Canthidermis maculata 3, and fan-bellied leatherjacket

Firecracker plant and common buckeye
Red buckeye or firecracker plant, Aesculus pavia 1A, fruit 1B, and common buckeye or yellow buckeye, Aesculus flava 2a, fruit 2b. The botanicals were drawn by Henriette and Conrad Westermayr, F

German fresh-water fish species
Common roach, Rutilus rutilus 1, ide or orfe, Leuciscus idus 2, asp, Leuciscus aspius 3, and zope or blue bream, Ballerus ballerus 4. German fresh-water fish

Juniper tree, Juniperus communis. Branch with berries, leaves, section through trunk. The botanicals were drawn by Henriette and Conrad Westermayr, F. Götz and C. Ermer

View of the Rosenlaui Glacier, Bernese Alps, Switzerland
View of the Rosenlaui Glacier in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland. Le Glacier de Rosenlawin ou L'avalanche des roses. After a landscape painting by Gabriel Lory

View of the Reichenbach waterfall, Bernese Alps, Switzerland
Gentlemen tourists at the foot of the Reichenbach waterfall in Meiringen valley, Bernese Alps, Switzerland. La Vallee de Meyringen. After a landscape painting by Gabriel Lory

Portuguese man o war and other marine creatures
Portuguese man o war, Physalia physalis 1, blue sea dragon, Glaucus atlanticus 2, and species of marine colonial tunicate, Pyrosoma atlanticum, exterior 3A, interior 3B

Indian cobra and unknown snake species
Indian cobra, Naja naja 4, and unknown species called Kalla-Dschin in India 5. Vipere a Lunettes, Coluber naja, Vipere bigarree, Coluber variegatus

Checkered keelback and other exotic snakes of India
Exotic snakes of India. Unknown species called Duhblih 1 and Schittih 2, with checkered keelback or Asiatic water snake, Fowlea piscator 3

View of Westminster Hall, London, 1800s
View of Westminster Hall, London. Arched entrance porch to the Gothic style hall, part of the ancient Palace of Westminster, built in 1097. Now part of the Houses of Parliament

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