Nineteenth Century Collection (page 2)

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Nineteenth Century Collection: Henry Walter Bates (1825-1892)

Henry Walter Bates (1825-1892)
Henry Walter Bates FRS FLS FGS was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. Born in Leicester 8 February 1825, died London, 16 February 1892

Nineteenth Century Collection: Protea cynaroides, king protea

Protea cynaroides, king protea
Painting by Stephan Endlicher from Catalogus Horti Academici Vindobonensis pub.1842

Nineteenth Century Collection: H. W. Bates illustrated notebooks

H. W. Bates illustrated notebooks
Plate 7 from a notebook of Henry W. Bates (1825-92) relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854

Longhorn beetle

Nineteenth Century Collection: Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)

Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)
Carriage drawn by three zebra and a horse, driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937), founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937

Nineteenth Century Collection: Fish Gallery, September 1890

Fish Gallery, September 1890
The Fish Gallery attractions included a 8.5m (28 ft) long basking shark caught near Shanklin, Isle of Wight, and wood from a whaling ship, the Farquharson, pierced by swordfish lances

Nineteenth Century Collection: Theobroma cacao, cocoa pod

Theobroma cacao, cocoa pod
Plate 49 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917)

Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917) was one of the most famous big game hunters of his era. He spent much of his life in Africa, but also hunted in North America and Asia Minor

Nineteenth Century Collection: Prunus sp. peach (Grimwoods Royal George or Grosse Mignon

Prunus sp. peach (Grimwoods Royal George or Grosse Mignon
Plate 41 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Cooks 1890s UK holidays holiday companies tours tour operators thomas Thomas Cook

Cooks 1890s UK holidays holiday companies tours tour operators thomas Thomas Cook
Cook├òs 1890s UK holidays holiday companies tours tour operators thomas Thomas Cook company

Map of Boulogne Sur Mer

Nineteenth Century Collection: MAP OF THE COURSE OF THE WEAR, in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows

MAP OF THE COURSE OF THE WEAR, in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland.Is one of the regions longest

Nineteenth Century Collection: KIRKCALDY, FROM THE SOUTH-EAST, UK. A town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the

KIRKCALDY, FROM THE SOUTH-EAST, UK. A town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland

Nineteenth Century Collection: TRENT LOCKS, UK. Trent Lock (otherwise Trentlock) is located south of Long Eaton

TRENT LOCKS, UK. Trent Lock (otherwise Trentlock) is located south of Long Eaton, on the borders of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in the United Kingdom

Nineteenth Century Collection: Hirundo rustica, barn swallow

Hirundo rustica, barn swallow
Plate 89 from Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library. Original Drawings. Birds

Nineteenth Century Collection: Indian elephant, c. 1898

Indian elephant, c. 1898
Jung Pasha or Jung Pershad was one of four Asian elephants brought back to London Zoo by Bertie, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) following his tour of India during 1875-76

Nineteenth Century Collection: Butterflies from the Amazon by H. W. Bates

Butterflies from the Amazon by H. W. Bates
A page (p 144) from a notebook of Henry W. Bates relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854

Nineteenth Century Collection: Descartes optics theory, 17th century

Descartes optics theory, 17th century
Descartes optics theory, artwork. This is the eye diagram from Descartes book Optics (1637). Three external points are shown depicted on the retina at the back of the eye

Nineteenth Century Collection: Pickwick Papers, Who are you, you rascal? said the captain, administering

Pickwick Papers, Who are you, you rascal? said the captain, administering
Pickwick Papers, " Who are you, you rascal?" said the captain, administering several pokes to Mr. Pickwicks body with the thick stick. " Whats your name?"

Nineteenth Century Collection: Troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren

Troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren
Plate 118 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Nyctea scandiaca, snowy owl

Nyctea scandiaca, snowy owl
Plate 34 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Nineteenth Century Collection: Dahlias sp

Dahlias sp
Plate 1 from The Beauties of Flora 1820, by Samuel Curtis (1779-1860) with drawings by Clara Maria Pope. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Mustela nivalis, least weasel

Mustela nivalis, least weasel
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Crystal Palace Dinosaur Models

Crystal Palace Dinosaur Models
Models sculpted by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, working closely with Joseph Paxton and Richard Owen, were installed in the worlds first dinosaur park which opened at Crystal Palace Park in 1854

Nineteenth Century Collection: Beetle illustrations

Beetle illustrations
Double page spread of pencil and watercolour illustrations of beetles by Henry Walter Bates

Nineteenth Century Collection: Encephalartos horridus, Eastern Cape blue cycad

Encephalartos horridus, Eastern Cape blue cycad
A watercolour illustration of the Eastern Cape blue cycad (Encephalartos horridus), native to South Africa. Original artwork part of the James Yates (1789-1871)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Raphus solitarius, Reunion white dodo

Raphus solitarius, Reunion white dodo
Plate 25 from Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World (1907) by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild

Nineteenth Century Collection: Coloured sketches of insects

Coloured sketches of insects on Page 35 from Bates notebook 1. Bates was a renowned Victorian entomologist

Nineteenth Century Collection: Cirtus paradisi, grapefruit

Cirtus paradisi, grapefruit
Tab 65 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse chadec

Nineteenth Century Collection: Illustrated notebook of H. W. Bates

Illustrated notebook of H. W. Bates
A doube page spread from a notebook of Henry W. Bates relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854

Pharomacrus mocinno, resplendent quetzal

Atropa Belladonna; Deadly Nightshade

Nineteenth Century Collection: NOTTINGHAM, FROM THE CASTLE, UK. Nottingham Castle is a castle in Nottingham, England

NOTTINGHAM, FROM THE CASTLE, UK. Nottingham Castle is a castle in Nottingham, England. It is located in a commanding position on a natural promontory known as Castle Rock

Nineteenth Century Collection: USA, Louisiana, New Orleans, French Quarter. Window of historic nineteenth century

USA, Louisiana, New Orleans, French Quarter. Window of historic nineteenth century building with wrought iron railing. Credit as: Nancy Noble Gardner/ Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Nineteenth Century Collection: Dillenia ornata

Dillenia ornata
Illustration from Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1829-30) by Nathaniel Wallich. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Nymphaea sp. water lily

Nymphaea sp. water lily
Watercolour No. 15 by Walter Hood Fitch, c. mid-1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Nineteenth Century Collection: Grey-rumped Tree Swift

Grey-rumped Tree Swift
Illustration of a Grey-rumped Tree Swift by William Swainson (1789-1855)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1881)

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1881)
Bust of the naturalist Charles Darwin by B. Watagin

Nineteenth Century Collection: Tropaeolum sp. nasturtium

Tropaeolum sp. nasturtium
Plate 42 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)

Nineteenth Century Collection: Plesiosaur sketch

Plesiosaur sketch
A sketch of the plesiosaur fossil discovered by Mary Anning

Nineteenth Century Collection: The dome of the Mole Antonelliana as seen from Via Montebello

The dome of the Mole Antonelliana as seen from Via Montebello. Turin Exhibit Center, Synagogue Eclecticism, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Nineteenth Century Collection: Carabinieri in Piazza della Signoria in Florence

Carabinieri in Piazza della Signoria in Florence Florence Piazza della Signoria Statue Arts and handicrafts of XIX century, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Nineteenth Century Collection: Detail of Christ's face from Michelangelo's Piet, artist's original cast

Detail of Christ's face from Michelangelo's Piet, artist's original cast. This work is on exhibit at the Academy of Art in Florence

Nineteenth Century Collection: Athlete wrestling with a python by Federic Leighton at the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome

Athlete wrestling with a python by Federic Leighton at the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome. Rome The Gallery of Modern Art, Rome Statue Romanticism, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe

Nineteenth Century Collection: Viale delle Palme and the fountain in the Botanical Garden of Palermo

Viale delle Palme and the fountain in the Botanical Garden of Palermo Palermo Botanical Garden Garden Neoclassicism, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Nineteenth Century Collection: Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, with the church of San Francesco di Paola

Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, with the church of San Francesco di Paola Naples Piazza del Plebiscito Church Neoclassicism, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe

Nineteenth Century Collection: Piper nigrum, pepper vine

Piper nigrum, pepper vine
Plate 24 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

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"Exploring the Nineteenth Century: Unveiling Fossils, Maps, and Curiosities" Step back in time to the fascinating nineteenth century, where remarkable discoveries and peculiarities abound. Meet Mary Anning (1799-1847), a pioneering paleontologist who unearthed prehistoric creatures like Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus from ancient English cliffs. Delve into the world of Strigops habroptilus, better known as kakapo - a rare flightless parrot that captivated naturalists with its unique characteristics. Navigate through an old map of the majestic Alps, tracing the footsteps of adventurous explorers who braved their treacherous peaks. Witness the birth of modern transportation with Stephensons Rocket in 1829, revolutionizing locomotion forever. Amidst all this excitement lies a touch of humor; chuckle at "Awful Changes, " a satirical cartoon depicting societal transformations during this era. Discover medicinal remedies for brain salt headaches or indigestion prevalent in 1890s UK - intriguing concoctions designed to alleviate discomfort. Marvel at an antique map showcasing London's evolution throughout history - witness how it transformed from medieval streets to bustling metropolis over centuries. Admire Strelitzea sp. , commonly known as bird-of-paradise flower, which enchanted botanists with its vibrant hues and exotic allure. Indulge your senses with Gullivers Scotch whiskey advertisement from 1899; savoring its rich aroma while exploring expressions used by drunks in 1890s UK adds another layer of intrigue. Lastly, encounter Durio zibethinus - durian fruit's scientific name - infamous for its pungent smell yet beloved by many for its delectable taste. The nineteenth century was an era filled with exploration, innovation, satire, and unexpected delights. Join us on this captivating journey through time as we unravel the mysteries and marvels of this remarkable period.