Specimen Collection (page 3)

Common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes (Black orang, Troglodytes niger). Endangered
FLO4987979 Common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes (Black orang, Troglodytes niger). Endangered. From a stuffed specimen in Edinburgh Museum. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Old Stuart houses from the reign of King James I at the south corner of Hosier Lane, Smithfield, 1795
FLO5000676 Old Stuart houses from the reign of King James I at the south corner of Hosier Lane, Smithfield, 1795. External specimen of the Plain Gable Style. Demolished 1809

Room on the first floor of Sir Paul Pindar's house, Bishopsgate Street, 1810
FLO5000640 Room on the first floor of Sir Paul Pindar's house, Bishopsgate Street, 1810. Wood panel walls, stone chimney piece and plaster ceiling and cornices

Pillow coral, Cladocora caespitosa (Flexuous madrepore, Madrepora flexuosa). From a specimen in the Hunterian Museum
FLO4683891 Pillow coral, Cladocora caespitosa (Flexuous madrepore, Madrepora flexuosa). From a specimen in the Hunterian Museum. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

William Henry Flower (1831-1899)
865073 William Henry Flower (1831-1899); (add.info.: William Henry Flower (1831-1899) English surgeon and zoologist, born at Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England

India has no lack of street entertainers; jugglers, acrobats and numerous followers of charlatanism may be met with at
5315096 India has no lack of street entertainers; jugglers, acrobats and numerous followers of charlatanism may be met with at every corner by Unknown photographer

Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus (Sea bear, Otaria ursina). From a specimen in the British Museum
FLO4989151 Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus (Sea bear, Otaria ursina). From a specimen in the British Museum. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Specimen of machine-writing from Charles Thurber's Chirographie
3586072 Specimen of machine-writing from Charles Thurber's Chirographie'; (add.info.: Specimen of machine-writing from Charles Thurber's Chirographie')

Skeleton of an elephant with human skeleton rider, from Dr. Barclay's Museum, Edinburgh
FLO4565788 Skeleton of an elephant with human skeleton rider, from Dr. Barclay's Museum, Edinburgh. The specimen was assembled by Dr. George Ballingall, surgeon of the 33rd Regiment of Foot

Harlequin hummingbird, Trochilus multicolor. Based on a fabricated specimen in the British Museum
FLO4650179 Harlequin hummingbird, Trochilus multicolor. Based on a fabricated specimen in the British Museum. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardine's

Physician in a hospital ward examining a specimen of urine. 17th century (engraving by Bouttata)
527497 Physician in a hospital ward examining a specimen of urine. 17th century (engraving by Bouttata); Universal History Archive/UIG

Fish With Legs
Paulina Almira

Red-necked wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus (Halmaturus rutilans). Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an
FLO4988045 Red-necked wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus (Halmaturus rutilans). Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in Berlin Museum

Tudor houses on the corner of Chancery Lane, Fleet Street, 1789. External specimen of the Grotesque Bracketed Front
FLO5000620 Tudor houses on the corner of Chancery Lane, Fleet Street, 1789. External specimen of the Grotesque Bracketed Front and Projecting Stories of the reign of Edward VI. Demolished 1799

Asa Gray (1810-1888)
865033 Asa Gray (1810-1888); (add.info.: Asa Gray (1810-1888) American botanist, in the herbarium of the Harvard University Botanic Garden

Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting"), 1738

The Newly Opened Botanical Room at the British Museum, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Newly Opened Botanical Room at the British Museum, [London], 1858. At the two ends of the room are placed trunks of tree-ferns, palms, and other remarkable monocotyledonous trees...Of palms

L'Eau du puits de Grenelle, 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Eau du puits de Grenelle, 1841. - Decidement cette eau chaude est tres mauvaise a boire'. - Oui, mais il y a beaucoup de petits insects dedans!'. Water from the Grenelle well

Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914
Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914. Woman with pinned butterfly specimens

The International Exhibition - View in the Natal Court, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
The International Exhibition - View in the Natal Court, 1862. Visitors inspecting horns, skins, and stuffed animals from South Africa. Note model of covered wagon

Young python in the Zoological Society's Gardens, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Young python in the Zoological Society's Gardens, 1862. That the germs of life were implanted in [the eggs], and that all went on satisfactorily up to the fifteenth day after incubation

Riflebird (Ptiloris), Queensland, Australia
A male Riflebird, perched on a branch. The plumage is velvety black with a beautiful iridescent purple sheen, which becomes more blue-green on the head and more bronze on the lower breast

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus), Africa
The African Grey Parrot has plumage in various shades of grey with very distinctive red tail feathers. The area around the eyes is white or, in this case, a light cream color

Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis), South Island, New Zealand
Kiwis are flightless, nocturnal birds, so are seldom seen. They are currently listed as endangered. Habitat loss and predation by dogs, stoats, ferrets and cats have all contributed to this

Red-masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys), Ecuador or Peru, South America
The Red-masked Parakeet originates from South America and is grass green with a solid red plumage mask covering the forecrown, crown and cheeks

Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne), Buffelsdoorn Estate, Klerksdorp, South Africa
A male Long-tailed Widowbird in breeding plumage, perched on a branch. The feathers are almost entirely black with orange and white shoulders, or epaulets

Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus), New South Wales, Australia
A male Regent Bowerbird perched on a branch. The birds plumage is jet black with bright golden yellow on the head, nape and wings

Copper, United Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 17)

Copper, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England
A dendritic growth of copper crystals. Also known as native copper, the specimen is pure copper, uncombined with any other elements

Chalcocite, Cooks Kitchen Mine, Illogan, Cornwall, England
Coarse platy chalcocite. This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 15)

Cuprite with Minor Quartz, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 16)

Scorodite, Tincroft Mine, Illogan, Cornwall, England
This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 9, Figure 3) which states Is copper ore of a dull olive-green colour

Chalcopyrite with Quartz and Minor Sphalerite, United Kingdom
This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 7, Figure 3) which states Is yellow copper ore

Chalcocite with Quartz, Cooks Kitchen Mine, Illogan, Cornwall, England
This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 7)

Chalcopyrite with Malachite, East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall, England
Capillary chalcopyrite with malachite. This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 6)

Malachite, North Wheal Basset, Illogan, Cornwall, England
Clusters of botryoidal malachite crystals. Malachite is a common hydrated copper carbonate secondary mineral, formed by the near surface weathering of primary sulphide minerals

Torbernite on Quartz, Wheal Basset, Illogan, Cornwall, England
An earthy, orange coated, quartz mass bearing fine towers and clusters of books of emerald to bottle green square plates of torbernite

Wolframite, Castle an Dinas Mine, St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
Wolframite contains iron, manganese and tungsten and is the main ore mineral of tungsten. Until the mid 1800s it was treated as a waste product but it later became a high value by product at many tin

Chalcocite with Chalcopyrite, Tincroft Mine, Illogan, Cornwall, England
Steel coloured crystals of chalcocite covering chalcopyrite. This botryoidal variety of chalcopyrite is known as blister copper

Composite photograph showing diversity of colour and pattern in samples of granite

Abstract pattern detail in Slate rock, Kintra, Islay, Scotland

Anglesite, Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Tapering, colourless crystals of anglesite on galena. The specimen label, handwritten by collector Philip Rashleigh, states Common lead ore with flat columnar crystals of white lead ore each side

Hematite, Buxton, England
Massive, compact, water worn hematite, dark red in colour. The specimen label states Iron Ore, the best pieces are used for burnishing when polished - from Buxton or thereabouts

Cerussite on Galena and Baryte, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
Cerussite on galena and baryte. The specimen label states: 330 Lead ore with transparent crystals of lead ore found near Matlock very Rare. Galena is the primary ore mineral of lead

Galena, Sphalerite, Bitumen and Fluorite, Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Grey galena, brown sphalerite, black bitumen and colourless fluorite. Collector Philip Rashleigh wrote in his mineral catalogue

Galena, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Reticulated dull grey galena on larger dull grey octahedral crystals of galena. Collector Philip Rashleigh wrote in his mineral catalogue

Galena, Earl Ferrers Mine, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Reticulated mass of grey galena on top of octahedral crystals of galena with colourless calcite and brassy yellow chalcopyrite, on pink baryte

Galena, Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Bright metallic grey galena. Collector Philip Rashleigh wrote in his mineral catalogue 126 Lead Ore shot in the form of a leaf called Thorn-Leaf Lead Ore. Matlock

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"Exploring the World of Specimens: Unveiling Nature's Treasures" Step into a world where gold meets science, as we journey to Carbon Stream Works in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England. Here lies a hidden gem for all enthusiasts of entomology specimens and natural history. Delve into the captivating Case of British Butterflies Lepidoptera, where vibrant wings flutter gracefully on display. Each delicate specimen tells its own story, showcasing the intricate beauty found in nature's creations. But our exploration doesn't stop there; prepare to be amazed by the Archaeopteryx fossil known as Berlin specimen C016/5071. This ancient relic takes us back millions of years, bridging the gap between dinosaurs and birds. In contrast to prehistoric wonders, let us introduce you to Captain Berry's dachshunds frolicking joyfully in the park. These adorable creatures remind us that even within scientific pursuits, there is room for playfulness and companionship. As we continue our journey through this diverse collection of specimens, behold the sea green swallowtail butterfly with its ethereal hues dancing upon petals. Its elegance captures hearts effortlessly. Witness speed personified with Falco peregrinus - the peregrine falcon soaring high above cliffs with unmatched grace and precision. A true marvel of nature's design. Marvel at the crowned hairstreak butterfly (Picture No. 11091681), adorned with regal patterns fit for royalty. Its presence reminds us that even small creatures can possess grandeur beyond measure. Enter a realm filled with color as you encounter painted lady butterfly C016/2299 – an exquisite masterpiece painted by Mother Nature herself. Let its delicate charm leave you breathless. Prepare yourself for an encounter like no other as we unveil Malacosteus niger -the enigmatic stoplight loosejaw lurking deep beneath ocean depths. Its mysterious allure captivates the imagination.