Natural Sciences Collection (#71)

Brush-tailed rock-wallaby, Petrogale penicillata. 1841 (engraving)
7235140 Brush-tailed rock-wallaby, Petrogale penicillata. 1841 (engraving) by Waterhouse, Georges Robert (1810-1888); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii. 1841 (engraving)
7235139 Tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii.1841 (engraving) by Waterhouse, Georges Robert (1810-1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii or Notamacropus eugenii)

Long-nosed bandicoot, Perameles nasuta. 1841 (engraving)
7235131 Long-nosed bandicoot, Perameles nasuta.1841 (engraving) by Waterhouse, Georges Robert (1810-1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: Long-nosed bandicoot or long-nosed perameles)

Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis. Endangered. 1841 (engraving)
7235130 Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis. Endangered. 1841 (engraving) by Waterhouse, Georges Robert (1810-1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greater bilby or rabbit-eared bandicoot)

Mardo or yellow-footed antechinus, Antechinus flavipes. 1841 (engraving)
7235127 Mardo or yellow-footed antechinus, Antechinus flavipes. 1841 (engraving) by Waterhouse, Georges Robert (1810-1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mardo or yellow-footed antechinus)

Tuan or common wambenger, Phascogale tapoatafa. 1841 (engraving)
7235126 Tuan or common wambenger, Phascogale tapoatafa. 1841 (engraving) by Waterhouse, Georges Robert (1810-1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tuan or common wambenger, Phascogale tapoatafa)

Tiger quoll, Dasyurus maculatus. 1841 (engraving)
7235124 Tiger quoll, Dasyurus maculatus.1841 (engraving) by Waterhouse, Georges Robert (1810-1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tiger quoll, spotted-tail quoll, the spotted quoll)

Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus. Extinct. 1841 (engraving)
7235123 Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus. Extinct. 1841 (engraving) by Waterhouse, Georges Robert (1810-1888); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tasmanian tiger or thylacine)

Extinct Ceratodus latissimus among reeds on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration)
7233358 Extinct Ceratodus latissimus among reeds on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient coral reefs on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration)
7233355 Ancient coral reefs on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Extinct trilobites on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration)
7233351 Extinct trilobites on the ocean floor. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extinct trilobites on the ocean floor)

Stegosaurus armatus of the Late Jurassic. 1908 (illustration)
7233344 Stegosaurus armatus of the Late Jurassic. 1908 (illustration) by Harder, Heinrich (1858-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stegosaurus armatus)

Garden hyacinth and paradoxical frog. 1824-1829 (engraving)
7233330 Garden hyacinth and paradoxical frog. 1824-1829 (engraving) by Fries, Adolph (1774-1840) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garden hyacinth, Hyacinthus orientalis 1)

Bohemian waxwing and sheeps bit. 1824-1829 (engraving)
7233328 Bohemian waxwing and sheeps bit. 1824-1829 (engraving) by Acarie-Baron, Jacques Reyne Isidore (1798-1874); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus)

Yellow jasmine and short-toed snake eagle. 1824-1829 (engraving)
7233327 Yellow jasmine and short-toed snake eagle. 1824-1829 (engraving) by Acarie-Baron, Jacques Reyne Isidore (1798-1874); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yellow jasmine)

Barred hamlet and sea mice. 1824-1829 (engraving)
7233285 Barred hamlet and sea mice. 1824-1829 (engraving) by Fries, Adolph (1774-1840) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barred hamlet, Hypoplectrus puella (Plectropoma puella)

Trumpet manucode, beetle and wild dagga. 1824-1829 (engraving)
7233282 Trumpet manucode, beetle and wild dagga. 1824-1829 (engraving) by Fries, Adolph (1774-1840) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trumpet manucode, Phonygammus keraudrenii, beetle)

Rhinoceros beetle, snail and saxifrage. 1824-1829 (engraving)
7233276 Rhinoceros beetle, snail and saxifrage. 1824-1829 (engraving) by Fries, Adolph (1774-1840) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata 1)

Scorpions and cuckoo. 1824-1829 (engraving)
7233274 Scorpions and cuckoo. 1824-1829 (engraving) by Fries, Adolph (1774-1840) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wood scorpion, Euscorpius italicus (Scorpio europaeus) 1, Emperor scorpion

Plume worm, hornet moth and beetles. 1824-1829 (engraving)
7233273 Plume worm, hornet moth and beetles. 1824-1829 (engraving) by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plume worm, Serpula vermicularis 2, Serpula contortuplicata 1)

Sour cherry, tart cherry or dwarf cherry, Prunus cerasus. 1776 (engraving)
7234065 Sour cherry, tart cherry or dwarf cherry, Prunus cerasus. 1776 (engraving) by Muller, Johann Sebastien (1715-c.1785); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sour cherry, tart cherry or dwarf cherry)

Norway spruce or European spruce, Picea abies, 1776 (engraving)
7234064 Norway spruce or European spruce, Picea abies, 1776 (engraving) by Muller, Johann Sebastien (1715-c.1785); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norway spruce or European spruce, Picea abies)

Common lime tree, Tilia -- europaea. 1776 (engraving)
7234047 Common lime tree, Tilia -- europaea. 1776 (engraving) by Muller, Johann Sebastien (1715-c.1785); Private Collection; (add.info.: Common lime tree, Tilia -- europaea)

Downy birch, Betula pubescens. 1776 (engraving)
7234001 Downy birch, Betula pubescens. 1776 (engraving) by Muller, Johann Sebastien (1715-c.1785); Private Collection; (add.info.: Downy birch, moor birch, white birch)

Ring ouzel, blue rock thrush and rosy starling. 1839 (engraving)
7233941 Ring ouzel, blue rock thrush and rosy starling. 1839 (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-c.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus 1, blue rock thrush)

Jay, blue jay and magpie. 1839 (engraving)
7233939 Jay, blue jay and magpie. 1839 (engraving) by Pretre, Jean Gabriel (fl.1800-40) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius 1, blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata 2)

Burnished-buff tanager, green-headed tanager and paradise tanage, 1839 (engraving)
7233925 Burnished-buff tanager, green-headed tanager and paradise tanage, 1839 (engraving) by Chazal, Antoine (1793-1854) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burnished-buff tanager)

Lesser whitethroat and yellow-throated warbler. 1839 (engraving)
7233922 Lesser whitethroat and yellow-throated warbler. 1839 (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-c.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lesser whitethroat, Curruca curruca 1)

Cape longclaw and Patagonian negrito. 1839 (engraving)
7233906 Cape longclaw and Patagonian negrito. 1839 (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-c.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cape longclaw or orange-throated longclaw)

Oriole species. 1839 (engraving)
7233902 Oriole species. 1839 (engraving) by Massard, Leopold (1812-1889); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis diffusus 1, golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus 2)

Eastern meadowlark, starling and pied myna. 1839 (engraving)
7233899 Eastern meadowlark, starling and pied myna. 1839 (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-c.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna 1, common starling)

Northern cardinal, Brazilian grosbeak and crossbill. 1839 (engraving)
7233896 Northern cardinal, Brazilian grosbeak and crossbill. 1839 (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-c.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis 1)

Inca jay and Cayenne jay. 1839 (engraving)
7233888 Inca jay and Cayenne jay. 1839 (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-c.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inca jay or green jay, Cyanocorax yncas 1, and Cayenne jay)

Great argus, Argusianus argus, vulnerable. 1839 (engraving)
7233883 Great argus, Argusianus argus, vulnerable. 1839 (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-c.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great argus, male, vulnerable, Argusianus argus)

Golden pheasant and silver pheasant. 1839 (engraving)
7233881 Golden pheasant and silver pheasant. 1839 (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-c.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, and silver pheasant)

Eurasian tawny owl, hawk owl and short-eared owl. 1839 (engraving)
7233866 Eurasian tawny owl, hawk owl and short-eared owl. 1839 (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-c.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eurasian tawny owl, Strix aluco, hawk owl)

Hook-billed vanga, rufous vanga and yellow-crowned gonolek. 1839 (engraving)
7233862 Hook-billed vanga, rufous vanga and yellow-crowned gonolek. 1839 (engraving) by Pretre, Jean Gabriel (fl.1800-40) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hook-billed vanga)

Red-backed shrike and Iberian gray shrike. 1839 (engraving)
7233860 Red-backed shrike and Iberian gray shrike. 1839 (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-c.1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Red-backed shrike, L ecorcheur, Lanius collurio 1)

Sparrowhawk, goshawk and gyrfalcon. 1839 (engraving)
7233852 Sparrowhawk, goshawk and gyrfalcon. 1839 (engraving) by Chazal, Antoine (1793-1854) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus (top), goshawk

Hen harrier, Eurasian marsh-harrier and Montagus harrier. 1839 (engraving)
7233848 Hen harrier, Eurasian marsh-harrier and Montagus harrier. 1839 (engraving) by Chazal, Antoine (1793-1854) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus 1)

English Cart Horse or Shire draught horse. 1805 (engraving)
7233820 English Cart Horse or Shire draught horse. 1805 (engraving) by Stubbs, George (1724-1806) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: English Cart Horse, Shire draught horse)

Greenwich Hospital, 1804. 1805 (engraving)
7235113 Greenwich Hospital, 1804.1805 (engraving) by Russell, John (1745-1806) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A View of Greenwich Hospital, London, 1800)

The White House in the Royal Palace in Kew Gardens, 1799. 1805 (engraving)
7235103 The White House in the Royal Palace in Kew Gardens, 1799.1805 (engraving) by Vendramini, Giovanni (1769-1839); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Daniel Rutherford, botanist. 1805 (engraving)
7235096 Portrait of Daniel Rutherford, botanist.1805 (engraving) by Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel Rutherford, MD, FLS, physician and botanist)

Thomas Martyn, Professor of Botany, Cambridge University. 1800 (engraving)
7235093 Thomas Martyn, Professor of Botany, Cambridge University.1800 (engraving) by Russel, John (1745-1806); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reverend Thomas Martyn, BD FRS, botanist)

Portrait of William Withering, physician and botanist, 1741-17991801 (engraving)
7235089 Portrait of William Withering, physician and botanist, 1741-17991801 (engraving) by Breda, Carl Frederik van (1759-1818) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Withering, MD, FRS)

Portrait of Sebastian Vaillant, French botanist, 1669-1722. 1803 (engraving)
7235086 Portrait of Sebastian Vaillant, French botanist, 1669-1722. 1803 (engraving) by Aubriet, Claude (1651/65-1742); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oval portrait of Sebastian Vaillant)

Oval portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist. 1806 (engraving)
7235081 Oval portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist.1806 (engraving) by Thevenin, Charles (1764-1838); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Exploring the wonders of natural sciences takes us on a captivating journey through time and space. In 1908, an illustration depicts the majestic Siberian unicorn, Elasmotherium sibiricum, gracefully roaming a snowy plain. Immanuel Kant, a renowned philosopher, is humorously portrayed in a caricature that captures his intellectual prowess. Citrus fruits, belonging to the genus Citrus, tantalize our taste buds with their vibrant flavors. The tea tree or Camellia sinensis enchants us with its aromatic leaves used to brew delightful cups of tea. White flowers and green tea leaves from Thea bohea and Camellia sinensis create an enchanting sight. The diversity of wildlife captivates our attention as guineafowl and bustards are depicted in an exquisite engraving from 1839. An oak tree stands tall with acorns adorning its branches in a remarkable 1776 engraving of Quercus robur. In North America's Upper Peninsula lies Michigan's breathtaking Munising Falls framed by a picturesque hardwood forest during autumn. A glimpse into history reveals Schnack's Optical Department in Alexandria, Louisiana circa 1932 – offering top-notch eye examinations using modern instruments under Dr. Lacy Bordelon's expertise. Nature's artistry shines through colorful woodcuts featuring kingfishers amidst irises or perched on tree stumps from the early 20th century. Finally, c1884 chromo artwork showcases the magnificence of brown bears in all their glory. Natural sciences unravel the mysteries surrounding our world – from ancient creatures like the Siberian unicorn to philosophical musings by great thinkers like Kant; they encompass everything from delectable citrus fruits to soothing cups of tea brewed from Camellia sinensis leaves. Wildlife thrives within these scientific realms - guineafowl and bustards grace engravings while oak trees bear witness to changing seasons alongside Munising Falls.