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Greater Collection (page 8)

"Exploring the Greater: From Rochdale to Romiley, a journey through time and places" Step back in time to 1906 as we uncover the hidden gems of Rochdale

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater musk-mallow, Malva alcea

Greater musk-mallow, Malva alcea. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGreater Collection: Green spurge, Euphorbia esula, and petty spurge

Green spurge, Euphorbia esula, and petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGreater Collection: Stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula, and wild

Stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula, and wild lettuce, Lactuca maior. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater centaury, Centaurium majus, and common

Greater centaury, Centaurium majus, and common centaury, Centaurium erythraea. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater purple fringed orchid, Platanthera grandiflora

Greater purple fringed orchid, Platanthera grandiflora (Habenaria fimbriata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater mouse-deer and Arabian gazelle

Greater mouse-deer and Arabian gazelle
Greater mouse-deer or napu, Tragulus napu, and Arabian gazelle, Gazella arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Background imageGreater Collection: Delalandes coua (extinct), and greater roadrunner

Delalandes coua (extinct), and greater roadrunner
Delalandes coua, Coua delalandei (extinct), and greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis

Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis
Greater coucal or crow pheasant, Centropus sinensis (Chestnut coucal). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus

Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus (Malabar shrike, Lanius malabaricus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageGreater Collection: Flamingo, Phoenicopterus species

Flamingo, Phoenicopterus species
Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus, or American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber (Red flamingo, Phaenicopterus ruber). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis

Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis (Cape snipe, Scolopax capensis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubious. Endangered

Greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubious. Endangered. (Gigantic crane, Ardea argala.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageGreater Collection: Bandtail puffer, Sargassum pipefish and greater pipefish

Bandtail puffer, Sargassum pipefish and greater pipefish
Bandtail puffer, Sphoeroides spengleri, Sargassum pipefish, Syngnathus typhle, and greater pipefish, Syngnathus acus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Plee Jr

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater celandine or tetterwort, Chelidonium majus

Greater celandine or tetterwort, Chelidonium majus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Background imageGreater Collection: Head of a greater kudu, horns of Ibex, Capra dorcas and kudu

Head of a greater kudu, horns of Ibex, Capra dorcas and kudu
Head of a greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, horns of Alpine ibex, Capra ibex, dorcas gazelle, Gazella dorcas, and kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Background imageGreater Collection: Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, and greater

Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, and greater
Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus, Nautilus pompilius suluensis 2, greater argonaut with narrow keel

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh, 1836

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater crested tern, Thalasseus bergii

Greater crested tern, Thalasseus bergii (Crested tern, Sterna cristata). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Koodoo). Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh, 1836

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater grison, Gallictis vittata

Greater grison, Gallictis vittata. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh, 1843

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater argonaut octopus, Argonauta argo

Greater argonaut octopus, Argonauta argo. Lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater galangal or Thai galangal, Alpinia galanga

Greater galangal or Thai galangal, Alpinia galanga, Galanga. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater dodder or European dodder, Cuscuta europaea

Greater dodder or European dodder, Cuscuta europaea, cuscute. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater spearwort, Ranunculus lingua

Greater spearwort, Ranunculus lingua, Renoncule grande-douve. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda

Greater bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda, and papyrus grass, Cyperus papyrus. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Adolphe Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Background imageGreater Collection: Antelope species

Antelope species
Bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus 1, black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu, Connochaetes gnou 2, greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros 3. Hunters shooting antelope

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater white-toothed shrew, grey musk shrew

Greater white-toothed shrew, grey musk shrew
Greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula 1, grey musk shrew, Suncus murinus 2 and dusky musk deer, Moschus fuscus, endangered 3. Musaraigne musette, Musaraigne montjourou, Musc

Background imageGreater Collection: Cuviers gazelle (endangered) and greater kudu

Cuviers gazelle (endangered) and greater kudu
Cuviers gazelle, Gazella cuvieri (endangered) and greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberto Freschi from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageGreater Collection: Triggerplant or greater stylidium, Stylidium major

Triggerplant or greater stylidium, Stylidium major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater stitchwort, Stellaria holostea

Greater stitchwort, Stellaria holostea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Background imageGreater Collection: Common or greater weever, Trachinus draco

Common or greater weever, Trachinus draco. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater weever, Trachinus draco

Greater weever, Trachinus draco (Greater weaver or sting-bull, Trachinus major). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater Antillean bullfinch, Loxigilla violacea

Greater Antillean bullfinch, Loxigilla violacea (Violaceous grosbeak, Loxia violacea). Drawn from life in Jamaica by Charles Hamilton Smith

Background imageGreater Collection: Yellow-bellied glider, Petaurus australis

Yellow-bellied glider, Petaurus australis (Greater flying phalanger, Didelphis petaurus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imageGreater Collection: Tailed tailless bat and greater false vampire bat

Tailed tailless bat and greater false vampire bat
Tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifer and greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra. (Tailless glossophag bat, Glossophaga ecaudala, and megaderma lyre bat, Megaderma lyra)

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat (Noctilio leporinus

Greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat (Noctilio leporinus
Greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat, Noctilio leporinus unicolor, and tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifer. (Peruvian bat, Noctilio unicolor, and tailed glossophag bat, Glossophaga caudifer)

Background imageGreater Collection: Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis, and greater

Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis, and greater
Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis, Digynia, 1-2, and greater stitchwort, Stellaria holostea, Trigynia, 3-5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater vasa parrot and mascarene parrot

Greater vasa parrot and mascarene parrot
Greater vasa parrot, Coracopsis vasa, and mascarene parrot, Mascarinus mascarinus (extinct). Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater swamp-orchid, Phaius tankervilleae. Endangered

Greater swamp-orchid, Phaius tankervilleae. Endangered
Greater swamp-orchid Phaius tankervilleae (Lady Tankervilles bletia, Bletia tankervilliae). Endangered. Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims Curtiss Botanical Magazine, Couchman, London

Background imageGreater 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 imageGreater Collection: Greater burnet-saxifrage, Pimpinella major

Greater burnet-saxifrage, Pimpinella major (Pimpinella magna). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Background imageGreater Collection: Greater celandine, Chelidonium majus

Greater celandine, Chelidonium majus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Background imageGreater Collection: A young male Greater Kudu standing in his enclosure at London Zoo in 1929 (b / w photo)

A young male Greater Kudu standing in his enclosure at London Zoo in 1929 (b / w photo)
3712912 A young male Greater Kudu standing in his enclosure at London Zoo in 1929 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Background imageGreater Collection: Bridge at Leca da Palmeira, Porto district, Portugal

Bridge at Leca da Palmeira, Porto district, Portugal
Bridge over the River Leca at Leca da Palmeira, Matosinhos, Greater Porto area, northern Portugal. Date: circa 1908

Background imageGreater Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 632

Curtis British Entomology Plate 632
Hymenoptera: *Pemphredon unicolor = Psen littoralis or Psen spooneri [Plant: Turgenia latifolia (Caucalis latifolia, Greater Bur-parsley or Broad-leaved Hen?s-foot)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageGreater Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 626

Curtis British Entomology Plate 626
Lepidoptera: Daphnis nerii (Rose-Bay Sphinx, Oleander Hawk) [Plant: Vinca major (Greater Periwinkle)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageGreater Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 199

Curtis British Entomology Plate 199
Coleoptera: *Clytus quadripunctatus (Spotted Longicorn), = ? From Mr. Sparshall; a mainland-European species? [Plant: Chelidonium majus (Greater Celandine)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageGreater Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 130

Curtis British Entomology Plate 130
Diptera: Hilaria cilipes = Hilara curtisi (Fan-footed Empida) [Plant: Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)] Date: 1824-39



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