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Gorilla Collection (#7)

The majestic Lowland Gorilla, found in the central regions of Africa such as Congo, Zaire, and Rwanda, is a sight to behold

Background imageGorilla Collection: Title page of Du Chaillus Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa (engraving)

Title page of Du Chaillus Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa (engraving)
973459 Title page of Du Chaillus Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Gorilla, 1863-79 (colour litho)

Gorilla, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001214 Gorilla, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Gorilla (colour litho)

Gorilla (colour litho)
2817964 Gorilla (colour litho) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gorilla. Illustration for Wild Life of the World by R Lydekker (Frederick Warne)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Chas Lauri and Amy Ewins, The Monkey and the Maiden

Chas Lauri and Amy Ewins, The Monkey and the Maiden
Chas Lauri and Amy Ewins as The Monkey and the Maiden Date: 1890s

Background imageGorilla Collection: Gorilla, illustration from Wildlife of the World, c. 1910 (colour litho)

Gorilla, illustration from Wildlife of the World, c. 1910 (colour litho)
3037068 Gorilla, illustration from Wildlife of the World, c.1910 (colour litho) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Animals and plants of Equatorial Guinea (colour litho)

Animals and plants of Equatorial Guinea (colour litho)
3101075 Animals and plants of Equatorial Guinea (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals and plants of Equatorial Guinea: Gorilla, Leopard)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Evolution of Man from Mammals, from La Creation Naturelle et les Etres Vivants

Evolution of Man from Mammals, from La Creation Naturelle et les Etres Vivants
CHT164093 Evolution of Man from Mammals, from La Creation Naturelle et les Etres Vivants by Doctor Jules Rengade (b.1841), 1883 (colour engraving) by Demarle, A

Background imageGorilla Collection: Man and gorilla compared (litho)

Man and gorilla compared (litho)
6013549 Man and gorilla compared (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and gorilla compared)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Hands and feet of apes and monkeys (engraving)

Hands and feet of apes and monkeys (engraving)
662481 Hands and feet of apes and monkeys (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hands and feet of apes and monkeys)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Hunting the Gorilla (engraving)

Hunting the Gorilla (engraving)
665711 Hunting the Gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting the Gorilla. Illustration from Cassells Natural History (Cassell, 1883)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla. Critically endangered

Western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla. Critically endangered
Western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla (Gorilla savagei). Critically endangered. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Background imageGorilla Collection: George visits Moxeys Menagerie (engraving)

George visits Moxeys Menagerie (engraving)
2792846 George visits Moxeys Menagerie (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George visits Moxeys Menagerie. Illustration for Chatterbox (1898)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Comparison of Skeletons of Man and Gorilla (engraving)

Comparison of Skeletons of Man and Gorilla (engraving)
2796623 Comparison of Skeletons of Man and Gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comparison of Skeletons of Man and Gorilla)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Le Gorille (engraving)

Le Gorille (engraving)
2789006 Le Gorille (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Gorille. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 3 July 1892)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Chasing a Gorilla (chromolitho)

Chasing a Gorilla (chromolitho)
2780197 Chasing a Gorilla (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chasing a Gorilla. Illustration for Chatterbox (1899).); © Look and Learn

Background imageGorilla Collection: Masquerade habits of the 15th Century (coloured engraving)

Masquerade habits of the 15th Century (coloured engraving)
972957 Masquerade habits of the 15th Century (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Masquerade habits of the 15th Century)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Crossing a mangrove swamp (engraving)

Crossing a mangrove swamp (engraving)
973467 Crossing a mangrove swamp (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crossing a mangrove swamp)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Skulls from photographs (engraving)

Skulls from photographs (engraving)
973463 Skulls from photographs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Skulls from photographs)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Mammals, c. 1860 (colour litho)

Mammals, c. 1860 (colour litho)
1109797 Mammals, c.1860 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Naturgeschichte des TierreichsA (Natural History of the Animal Kingdom)

Background imageGorilla Collection: The Gorilla (engraving)

The Gorilla (engraving)
2771837 The Gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gorilla. Illustration for The Illustrated Times)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Main de gorille (engraving)

Main de gorille (engraving)
3644189 Main de gorille (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Main de gorille. Illustration for Le Monde avant La Creation de L Homme by Camille Flammarion)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Recruitment Campaign 'Destroy this Mad Brute - Enlist', pub

Recruitment Campaign "Destroy this Mad Brute - Enlist", pub
3239938 Recruitment Campaign " Destroy this Mad Brute - Enlist", pub. 1917 (colour lithograph) by Hopps, Harry R

Background imageGorilla Collection: Gorilla (engraving)

Gorilla (engraving)
670642 Gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gorilla. Illustration for Stories about Animals by Thomas Jackson (Cassell, c 1870)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Gorilla Valentines Day card (chromolitho)

Gorilla Valentines Day card (chromolitho)
731651 Gorilla Valentines Day card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gorilla Valentines Day card)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Baby Gorilla, 1913 (colour litho)

Baby Gorilla, 1913 (colour litho)
446542 Baby Gorilla, 1913 (colour litho) by Ross, M.T. " Penny" (1881-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The baby gorilla, of the family called Ape, is very like you in size and shape)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Franco-Flemish alphabet (coloured woodblock engraving)

Franco-Flemish alphabet (coloured woodblock engraving)
CHT169616 Franco-Flemish alphabet (coloured woodblock engraving) by Belgian School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Belgian, out of copyright

Background imageGorilla Collection: Great chimpanzee recently discovered on the Coast of Africa (engraving)

Great chimpanzee recently discovered on the Coast of Africa (engraving)
2793315 Great chimpanzee recently discovered on the Coast of Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Six brains of Apes and Men: gibbon, chimpanzee, orang, gorilla, bushman, man (litho)

Six brains of Apes and Men: gibbon, chimpanzee, orang, gorilla, bushman, man (litho)
5998246 Six brains of Apes and Men: gibbon, chimpanzee, orang, gorilla, bushman, man (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Six brains of Apes and Men: gibbon)

Background imageGorilla Collection: The Gorilla (coloured engraving)

The Gorilla (coloured engraving)
5202621 The Gorilla (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gorilla. Illustration for Cassells Popular Natural History (c 1880)

Background imageGorilla Collection: US Military WW1 Recruitment Campaign 'Destroy this Mad Brute - Enlist'pub

US Military WW1 Recruitment Campaign "Destroy this Mad Brute - Enlist"pub
5902910 US Military WW1 Recruitment Campaign " Destroy this Mad Brute - Enlist" pub. 1917 (colour lithograph) by Hopps, Harry R

Background imageGorilla Collection: Museum d histoire naturelle, Le Gorille (engraving)

Museum d histoire naturelle, Le Gorille (engraving)
3644628 Museum d histoire naturelle, Le Gorille (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Museum d histoire naturelle, Le Gorille)

Background imageGorilla Collection: A Monkey War (Colour Litho)

A Monkey War (Colour Litho)
2777763 A Monkey War (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A monkey war. At the Zoological Garden in London)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Wild animals (colour litho)

Wild animals (colour litho)
PER248087 Wild animals (colour litho) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: animaux sauvages; singe; perroquet; flamand rose; gorille; ); French, out of copyright

Background imageGorilla Collection: Folies Bergere Programme for the revue De la Folie Pure

Folies Bergere Programme for the revue De la Folie Pure
CHT221668 Folies Bergere Programme for the revue De la Folie Pure, inspired by the film King Kong, and starring Glenn Ellyn, 1929 (colour litho) by French School

Background imageGorilla Collection: The Kooloo-Kamba (engraving)

The Kooloo-Kamba (engraving)
973465 The Kooloo-Kamba (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kooloo-Kamba. Illustration for Explorations)

Background imageGorilla Collection: The Gorilla, frontispiece for Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa by Paul B du

The Gorilla, frontispiece for Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa by Paul B du Chaillu (engraving)
973469 The Gorilla, frontispiece for Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa by Paul B du Chaillu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gorilla)

Background imageGorilla Collection: My first gorilla (engraving)

My first gorilla (engraving)
973466 My first gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: My first gorilla. Illustration for Explorations)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Death of the Gorilla (engraving)

Death of the Gorilla (engraving)
973462 Death of the Gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of the Gorilla)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Professor Heck, with a young gorilla (b / w photo)

Professor Heck, with a young gorilla (b / w photo)
1095277 Professor Heck, with a young gorilla (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Heck, with a young gorilla)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Skeleton of the Gorilla (engraving)

Skeleton of the Gorilla (engraving)
665712 Skeleton of the Gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Skeleton of the Gorilla. Illustration from Cassells Natural History (Cassell, 1883)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Death of Du Chaillus first Gorilla (engraving)

Death of Du Chaillus first Gorilla (engraving)
665533 Death of Du Chaillus first Gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Du Chaillus first Gorilla)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Gorilla (chromolitho)

Gorilla (chromolitho)
5211348 Gorilla (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gorilla. Illustration for Brehms Thierleben Allgemeine Kunde des Thierreichs)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Punch cartoon: The Lion of the Season (engraving)

Punch cartoon: The Lion of the Season (engraving)
6034739 Punch cartoon: The Lion of the Season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Lion of the Season)

Background imageGorilla Collection: A Hunter killed by a Gorilla (engraving)

A Hunter killed by a Gorilla (engraving)
1612938 A Hunter killed by a Gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Hunter killed by a Gorilla)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Gorilla, 1863-79 (colour litho)

Gorilla, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001247 Gorilla, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Background imageGorilla Collection: Skulls from photographs (engraving)

Skulls from photographs (engraving)
973464 Skulls from photographs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Skulls from photographs)

Background imageGorilla Collection: The Gorilla and Chimpanzee exhibited at the Crystal Palace (engraving)

The Gorilla and Chimpanzee exhibited at the Crystal Palace (engraving)
1054148 The Gorilla and Chimpanzee exhibited at the Crystal Palace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)




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The majestic Lowland Gorilla, found in the central regions of Africa such as Congo, Zaire, and Rwanda, is a sight to behold. With its powerful build and gentle nature, this female gorilla carries her precious baby animal close to her heart. In the breathtaking Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda resides the iconic Mountain Gorilla. The silverback male stands tall as the leader of his troop, showcasing his dominance and strength. These magnificent creatures are an integral part of Africa's rich wildlife heritage. One famous gorilla that captured hearts worldwide was Guy The Gorilla. Known for his captivating presence at London Zoo during the 1960s, he became a symbol of conservation efforts for these incredible apes. The Virunga Volcanoes in Rwanda serve as home to another subspecies of Mountain Gorillas - the Silverback males who protect their families with unwavering dedication. Their existence highlights the importance of preserving their natural habitat. Let us not forget King Kong, whose portrayal in the legendary 1933 film brought attention to these awe-inspiring creatures. While fictionalized, it sparked curiosity about gorillas' immense power and intelligence. Group 13 within Volcanoes National Park showcases a remarkable sight - a family unit led by a silverback mountain gorilla. Their bond is unbreakable as they navigate through their lush surroundings together. Amongst them roams females with adorable babies clinging onto them tightly – proof of life thriving amidst these volcanic landscapes in Rwanda's national park. Observing groups of mountain gorillas interacting with one another evokes wonder and admiration for their complex social structures and communication methods. Primate skulls offer insights into our evolutionary history shared with these great apes—reminders that we are all connected on this planet Earth. From lowlands to mountainsides, from Guy The Gorilla to King Kong; whether it be Central Africa or Virunga Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.