Zoological Plate Collection

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5305825 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5305788 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5304523 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Partridge, Perdix perdix
6337047 Partridge, Perdix perdix; (add.info.: Partridge, Perdix perdix. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of Facts selected)

Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
6337044 Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus; (add.info.: Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus. Cock gold pheasant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of)

Boatbill or boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius
6337055 Boatbill or boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius; (add.info.: Boatbill or boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius)

Common cock or red junglefowl, Gallus gallus, 1791 (engraving)
6337048 Common cock or red junglefowl, Gallus gallus, 1791 (engraving); (add.info.: Common cock or red junglefowl, Gallus gallus)

Knot, Calidris canutus. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The
FLO4641371 Knot, Calidris canutus. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Virginia rail, Rallus limicola (American water rail). Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4640079 Virginia rail, Rallus limicola (American water rail). Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5305857 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Ostrich, Struthio camelus
6337075 Ostrich, Struthio camelus; (add.info.: Ostrich, Struthio camelus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of Facts)

Representation of a beak. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5028692 Representation of a beak. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on birds, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5305824 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
6337066 Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus; (add.info.: Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of Facts)

Ruff, Calidris pugnax
6337064 Ruff, Calidris pugnax; (add.info.: Ruff, Calidris pugnax. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of Facts selected)

Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
6337062 Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola; (add.info.: Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a)

Roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja
6337054 Roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja; (add.info.: Roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety)

Ruffed grouse or heathcock, Bonasa umbellus
6337045 Ruffed grouse or heathcock, Bonasa umbellus; (add.info.: Ruffed grouse or heathcock, Bonasa umbellus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds)

Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. (Little brown bittern, Ardea minuta) Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4641355 Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. (Little brown bittern, Ardea minuta) Illustration copied from George Edwards

Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
6337063 Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus; (add.info.: Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. Bittern. (Little bittern from Aleppo)

Eurasian whimbrel or lesser curlew, Numenius phaeopus
6337061 Eurasian whimbrel or lesser curlew, Numenius phaeopus; (add.info.: Eurasian whimbrel or lesser curlew, Numenius phaeopus)

White stork, Ciconia ciconia
6337059 White stork, Ciconia ciconia; (add.info.: White stork, Ciconia ciconia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of Facts)

Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta
6337057 Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta; (add.info.: Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of)

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5305827 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla. (Golden crowned thrush, Motacilla aurocapilla) Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4640286 Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla. (Golden crowned thrush, Motacilla aurocapilla) Illustration copied from George Edwards

Red-breasted merganser or goosander, Mergus serrator. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The
FLO4640740 Red-breasted merganser or goosander, Mergus serrator. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius
5893531 Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius.; (add.info.: Nest and eggs of the spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George)

Great bustard, Otis tarda
6337074 Great bustard, Otis tarda; (add.info.: Great bustard, Otis tarda. Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of)

American avocet, Recurvirostra americana
6337067 American avocet, Recurvirostra americana; (add.info.: American avocet, Recurvirostra americana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds)

Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
6337065 Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus; (add.info.: Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of)

Jabiru, Jabiru mycteria
6337056 Jabiru, Jabiru mycteria; (add.info.: Jabiru, Jabiru mycteria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of Facts selected)

American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber
6337051 American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber; (add.info.: American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds)

Straw-necked ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis
6337050 Straw-necked ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis; (add.info.: Straw-necked ibis, Threskiornis spinicollis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds)

Quail, Coturnix coturnix
6337046 Quail, Coturnix coturnix; (add.info.: Quail, Coturnix coturnix. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of Facts selected)

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5305820 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus (Long-tailed grouse, Tetrao phasianellus)
FLO4640075 Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus (Long-tailed grouse, Tetrao phasianellus) Illustration copied from George Edwards

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5304519 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

The Cares of a Family, 1855 (lithograph)
5669487 The Cares of a Family, 1855 (lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); (add.info.: By Arthur Tait (Currier & Ives)); Universal History Archive/UIG

Psalidognathus friendii 1, Madre de la Culebra, Acanthinodera cumingii 2, Allocerus dilaticorne 3
5324197 Psalidognathus friendii 1, Madre de la Culebra, Acanthinodera cumingii 2, Allocerus dilaticorne 3, Callipogos barbatus 4, Anacolus sanguineus 5 and Prionus flavipennis 6 by Dumenil

Dorysthenes paradoxus 1, Macrodontia cervicornis, vulnerable 2, Elateropsis lineatus 3 and Prionus versicolor 4
5324193 Dorysthenes paradoxus 1, Macrodontia cervicornis, vulnerable 2, Elateropsis lineatus 3 and Prionus versicolor 4 by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Dorysthenes paradoxus 1)

Northern birdwing, Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus 1, and chrysalid and larva of the common birdwing, Troides helena
5324189 Northern birdwing, Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus 1, and chrysalid and larva of the common birdwing, Troides helena by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Northern birdwing)

Black hairstreak butterfly, Satyrium pruni 1, common blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus 2, purple-edged copper
5324184 Black hairstreak butterfly, Satyrium pruni 1, common blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus 2, purple-edged copper, Lycaena hippothoe 3, and common guava blue, Virachola isocrates 4

Giant whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, beetle, Theratus species, and cobweb spider, Theridion species
5324169 Giant whip scorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, beetle, Theratus species, and cobweb spider, Theridion species by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Giant whip scorpion)

Macrotoma hayesii beetle
5324154 Macrotoma hayesii beetle by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Macrotoma hayesii beetle. Handcoloured steel engraving by August Dumenil from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Meneville's)

A colour illustration of a long beaked bird, 19th century (engraving)
UIG5108731 A colour illustration of a long beaked bird, 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: A colour illustration of a long beaked bird)

Western green lizard, Lacerta bilineata 2, wall lizard, Podarcis muralis 3 and viviparous lizard, Zootoca vivipara 4
5324227 Western green lizard, Lacerta bilineata 2, wall lizard, Podarcis muralis 3 and viviparous lizard, Zootoca vivipara 4 by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Western green lizard)

Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena 1, and siamang, Symphalangus syndactylus, endangered 2
5324216 Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena 1, and siamang, Symphalangus syndactylus, endangered 2 by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena 1, and siamang)

Spurge hawk-moth, Hyles euphorbiae, and caterpillar 1, hornet moth, Sesia apiformis 2, and toothache plant
5324175 Spurge hawk-moth, Hyles euphorbiae, and caterpillar 1, hornet moth, Sesia apiformis 2, and toothache plant, Spilanthes species by Dumenil

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"The Cares of a Family: A Glimpse into the Zoological World" Step back in time to 1855 with this captivating lithograph titled "The Cares of a Family. " This zoological plate takes us on a visual journey through various species, showcasing the beauty and diversity found in nature. In the first section, we encounter Psalidognathus friendii, Madre de la Culebra, Acanthinodera cumingii, Allocerus dilaticorne, Callipogos barbatus, Anacolus sanguineus, and Prionus flavipennis. These intriguing creatures captivate our attention with their unique features and vibrant colors. Moving on to the next segment of this zoological plate, we are introduced to Dorysthenes paradoxus and Macrodontia cervicornis. These magnificent beetles remind us of the vulnerability that exists within even the most extraordinary species. Elateropsis lineatus and Prionus versicolor also make an appearance here, adding further intrigue to this entomological exploration. Continuing our journey through this captivating world of fauna is a glimpse into butterfly life cycles. We observe the Northern birdwing Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus alongside chrysalids and larvae of the common birdwing Troides helena. The Black hairstreak butterfly Satyrium pruni joins forces with Polyommatus icarus (common blue butterfly), Lycaena hippothoe (purple-edged copper), and Virachola isocrates (common guava blue) in creating an enchanting display of winged wonders. Our eyes then shift towards arachnids as we encounter Mastigoproctus giganteus (Giant whip scorpion), Theratus beetle species, and Theridion spider species. Their intricate forms highlight both their beauty and importance within ecosystems.