New Guinea Collection (#6)

Making pots in Papua (colour litho)
3104486 Making pots in Papua (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Making pots in Papua)

Hunting tortoises on the coast of New Guinea (engraving)
669491 Hunting tortoises on the coast of New Guinea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting tortoises on the coast of New Guinea)

Habitations of the Papu Tribe, Rawak, plate 22 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC222058 Habitations of the Papu Tribe, Rawak, plate 22 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Raineri

Natives of New Guinea, 1826 (colour litho)
468725 Natives of New Guinea, 1826 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Louis Isidore Duperreys Voyage autour du monde)

Map of the Philippines, from the Sala delle Carte Geografiche
BEN95487 Map of the Philippines, from the Sala delle Carte Geografiche (Hall of Geographical Maps) c.1570 (oil on panel) by Danti

Portrait of a Bismarck Ringed python (Bothrochilus boa) with fly, Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, December

Bismarck Ringed python (Bothrochilus boa), Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, December

Among the savages of New Guinea (colour litho)
2809337 Among the savages of New Guinea (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Among the savages of New Guinea)

The War in the East (engraving)
1614404 The War in the East (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 12 December 1885)

Native of Princess Marianna Strait, from Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke
STC209626 Native of Princess Marianna Strait, from Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche Bezittingen, Volume I, by Coenraad Jacob Temminck

Tattoos (b / w photo)
6000765 Tattoos (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tattoos. Illustration from Universum des Himmels, der Erde und des Menschen (F E Bilz)

Pile-Dwellings Koitapu, at Low Water (b / w photo)
5990371 Pile-Dwellings Koitapu, at Low Water (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pile-Dwellings Koitapu, at Low Water)

Dozens of hungry crocodiles attacked a Danish film expedition... (colour litho)
2783717 Dozens of hungry crocodiles attacked a Danish film expedition... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Three Indians emerged from the wood (engraving)
2781454 Three Indians emerged from the wood (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three Indians emerged from the wood)

Oval Asmat shield, carved in relief with stylised figures, a mask at the top (wood)
CH469806 Oval Asmat shield, carved in relief with stylised figures, a mask at the top (wood) by New Guinean; height: 179 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

Oval East Sepik shield, Wogamusin or April River (wood)
CH469805 Oval East Sepik shield, Wogamusin or April River (wood) by New Guinean; height: 195 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: bouclier; ); Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

The Proposed Annexation of New Guinea (engraving)
1044325 The Proposed Annexation of New Guinea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Proposed Annexation of New Guinea)

Modes of dressing the hair practised by the inhabitants of New Guinea (engraving)
961930 Modes of dressing the hair practised by the inhabitants of New Guinea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

America sive India Nova, from Atlas cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et
MAE177373 America sive India Nova, from Atlas cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabricati figura, published 1595 (coloured engraving) by Mercator

Mr Chalmers stopping a native fight (litho)
5209925 Mr Chalmers stopping a native fight (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Chalmers stopping a native fight)

Sketches in New Guinea, a Lakatoi, or Native Trading-Vessel, of Kerepunu (engraving)
1591426 Sketches in New Guinea, a Lakatoi, or Native Trading-Vessel, of Kerepunu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in New Guinea, a Lakatoi)

Sketches in New Guinea, Native Street in Kerepunu (engraving)
1591395 Sketches in New Guinea, Native Street in Kerepunu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in New Guinea, Native Street in Kerepunu)

Great Sicklebilled Bird of Paradise (Epimachus Speciosus)
986064 Great Sicklebilled Bird of Paradise (Epimachus Speciosus), 1875-1888 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Gould, John (1804-81) & Hart

Hoisting the British Flag in New Guinea, Mr H M Chester, Queensland Magistrate, Calling for Cheers
1107075 Hoisting the British Flag in New Guinea, Mr H M Chester, Queensland Magistrate, Calling for Cheers, March 1883(engraving) by English School

Red Ourang-outang, 1860 (colour litho)
1000707 Red Ourang-outang, 1860 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A The Instructive Picture Book)

Papuans of Humboldts Bay, New Guinea alarmed at the steam launch of the Challenger (engraving)
961967 Papuans of Humboldts Bay, New Guinea alarmed at the steam launch of the Challenger (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Papuans of Humboldts Bay)

Bennetts Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti), c. 1851-76 (w / c & pencil on paper)
780836 Bennetts Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti), c.1851-76 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; German, out of copyright

A Victoria Crowned Pigeon at London Zoo in September 1927 (b / w photo)
3601565 A Victoria Crowned Pigeon at London Zoo in September 1927 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Phyllophora armata, a Leaf-Like Locust from New Guinea, Male and Female (engraving)
2791438 Phyllophora armata, a Leaf-Like Locust from New Guinea, Male and Female (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phyllophora armata)

H. M. Chester, Queensland Magistrate at the Hoisting of the British Flag in New Guinea, March 1883 (engraving)
671301 H. M. Chester, Queensland Magistrate at the Hoisting of the British Flag in New Guinea, March 1883 (engraving) by English School

Curved rectangular Sepik shield, the front with central band of five masks
CH469808 Curved rectangular Sepik shield, the front with central band of five masks, each with fibre in the pierced septum, within panel of carved zigzags (wood)

Rectangular New Guinea shield, decorated with carved scrolls in relief
CH469807 Rectangular New Guinea shield, decorated with carved scrolls in relief, the back with six carved lugs to hold rattan loops

Rectangular New Guinea Highlands shield (wood)
CH469804 Rectangular New Guinea Highlands shield (wood) by New Guinean; height: 150.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: bouclier hali; ); Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

Ancestor Mask (wood)
PFR142551 Ancestor Mask (wood) by New Guinean; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; out of copyright

Sketches of New Guinea (engraving)
1617565 Sketches of New Guinea (engraving) by Melville, Harden Sidney (c.1837-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of New Guinea)

View of a group of five tropical birds called "birds of paradise"
2334750 View of a group of five tropical birds called " birds of paradise", living in New Guinea (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Perch on a tree branch)

Dendrolagus and Hypsiprymnus, 1860 (colour litho)
1000708 Dendrolagus and Hypsiprymnus, 1860 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A The Instructive Picture Book)

New Guinea (colour litho)
3657055 New Guinea (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Guinea. Illustration for Panorama of Nations or Journeys Among the Families of Men by H G)

Notes with our Australian Squadron (engraving)
1062149 Notes with our Australian Squadron (engraving) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes with our Australian Squadron)

denise family
Alexander Safonov

our new guinea
Pavol Stranak

the dog
Pavol Stranak

asmat warrior
Girdan Nasution

US troops land ashore from LC-IL (landing craft - infantry large) vessels to storm Japanese strong-holds at the mouth of the Tor River in New Guinea. Circa May 1944

Two men with a single objective - the defeat of the Japanese. An Australian sergeant talking to a native chief from Lului village in New Britain (Papua New Guinea). 9th January 1945

Split level image of Leather corals (Sarcophyton sp. ) flourishing in shallow water close
Split level image of Leather corals (Sarcophyton sp.) flourishing in shallow water close to uninhabited coral islands. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea

Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) waits in ambush, hiding against a seafan (Annella sp.) hunting silversides (Atherinidae), with schooling bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) behind

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New Guinea, a land of diverse wonders and breathtaking beauty. From the topographic map of Australia to the 17th-century map of the New World, this island holds centuries of history within its borders. But it's not just about ancient maps; it's also home to mesmerizing marine life like the Electric fileclam and Disco clam found in West Papua, Indonesia. The RF-Western clownfish gracefully dances among the Magnificent sea anemone in perfect harmony. And let's not forget about the Bigfin squid, with its mysterious allure as it hovers above open water. Venturing into Papua New Guinea, we discover native villages that have preserved their traditions for generations. The kaleidoscopic image of Clarks anemonefish takes us on a visual journey to Ambon, Indonesia. In this enchanting place, even butterflies captivate our attention. A collector diligently works amidst vibrant colors in New Guinea while admiring their delicate beauty. Underwater secrets unfold as we encounter fascinating creatures like Striped eel catfish and Tasseled wobbegong shark yawning off Citrus Ridge on Yanggefo Island. Exploring further beneath the surface reveals gorgonian sea fans adorning coral reefs at Raja Ampat in West Papua, Indonesia – a true spectacle for nature enthusiasts. New Guinea is more than just a name; it represents an extraordinary blend of natural wonders and cultural heritage waiting to be discovered by those who seek adventure and awe-inspiring experiences.