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Zoologist Collection (#4)

"Exploring the Wonders of the Animal Kingdom

Background imageZoologist Collection: Greenland Redpoll, Lesser Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll (colour litho)

Greenland Redpoll, Lesser Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll (colour litho)
8650166 Greenland Redpoll, Lesser Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greenland Redpoll, Lesser Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Mistle-Thrush, Song-Thrush (colour litho)

Mistle-Thrush, Song-Thrush (colour litho)
8650137 Mistle-Thrush, Song-Thrush (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mistle-Thrush, Song-Thrush)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Tree-Pipit, Meadow-Pipit (colour litho)

Tree-Pipit, Meadow-Pipit (colour litho)
8650153 Tree-Pipit, Meadow-Pipit (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tree-Pipit, Meadow-Pipit)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Bearded Titmouse (male and female), Savi's Warbler (colour litho)

Bearded Titmouse (male and female), Savi's Warbler (colour litho)
8650146 Bearded Titmouse (male and female), Savi's Warbler (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bearded Titmouse (male and female)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Common Guillemot, Razorbill (colour litho)

Common Guillemot, Razorbill (colour litho)
8650291 Common Guillemot, Razorbill (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Common Guillemot, Razorbill)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Red-Necked Grebe, Great Crested Grebe (colour litho)

Red-Necked Grebe, Great Crested Grebe (colour litho)
8650289 Red-Necked Grebe, Great Crested Grebe (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Red-Necked Grebe, Great Crested Grebe)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Puffin (colour litho)

Puffin (colour litho)
8650286 Puffin (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puffin. Illustration for British Birds written and illustrated by Archibald Thorburn (Longmans)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Greenshank (colour litho)

Greenshank (colour litho)
8650264 Greenshank (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greenshank. Illustration for British Birds written and illustrated by Archibald Thorburn)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Wood-Sandpiper (colour litho)

Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Wood-Sandpiper (colour litho)
8650262 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Wood-Sandpiper (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Wood-Sandpiper)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Ruff (four types of male, and female) (colour litho)

Ruff (four types of male, and female) (colour litho)
8650260 Ruff (four types of male, and female) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruff (four types of male, and female)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Brambling, Chaffinch (male and female) (colour litho)

Brambling, Chaffinch (male and female) (colour litho)
8650165 Brambling, Chaffinch (male and female) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brambling, Chaffinch (male and female)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Yellow-Browed Warbler, Pallas's Willow-Warbler, White's Thrush (colour litho)

Yellow-Browed Warbler, Pallas's Willow-Warbler, White's Thrush (colour litho)
8650132 Yellow-Browed Warbler, Pallas's Willow-Warbler, White's Thrush (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yellow-Browed Warbler)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Dipper, Grey Wagtail (colour litho)

Dipper, Grey Wagtail (colour litho)
8650151 Dipper, Grey Wagtail (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dipper, Grey Wagtail)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Goldcrest, Fire-Crest, Crested Titmouse (colour litho)

Goldcrest, Fire-Crest, Crested Titmouse (colour litho)
8650148 Goldcrest, Fire-Crest, Crested Titmouse (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goldcrest, Fire-Crest, Crested Titmouse)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Subalpine Warbler, Orphean Warbler, Barred Warbler (colour litho)

Subalpine Warbler, Orphean Warbler, Barred Warbler (colour litho)
8650147 Subalpine Warbler, Orphean Warbler, Barred Warbler (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Subalpine Warbler, Orphean Warbler, Barred Warbler)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Skeleton of skate (engraving)

Skeleton of skate (engraving)
8666724 Skeleton of skate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Skeleton of skate)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Nervous system of frog (engraving)

Nervous system of frog (engraving)
8666720 Nervous system of frog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nervous system of frog)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Snake's head (engraving)

Snake's head (engraving)
8666852 Snake's head (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snake's head. Illustration for Outlines of Zoology by J Arthur Thomson (3rd edn)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Extinct moa and modern kiwi (engraving)

Extinct moa and modern kiwi (engraving)
8666736 Extinct moa and modern kiwi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extinct moa and modern kiwi)

Background imageZoologist Collection: White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail (colour litho)

White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail (colour litho)
8651752 White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Great Reed-Warbler, Aquatic Warbler, Grasshopper-Warbler (colour litho)

Great Reed-Warbler, Aquatic Warbler, Grasshopper-Warbler (colour litho)
8651751 Great Reed-Warbler, Aquatic Warbler, Grasshopper-Warbler (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Reed-Warbler, Aquatic Warbler)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Herring-Gull (adult and young) (colour litho)

Herring-Gull (adult and young) (colour litho)
8651580 Herring-Gull (adult and young) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Herring-Gull (adult and young)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Little Gull (adult and young), Gull-Billed Tern (colour litho)

Little Gull (adult and young), Gull-Billed Tern (colour litho)
8651579 Little Gull (adult and young), Gull-Billed Tern (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Gull (adult and young), Gull-Billed Tern

Background imageZoologist Collection: Stock-Dove, Turtle-Dove (colour litho)

Stock-Dove, Turtle-Dove (colour litho)
8651573 Stock-Dove, Turtle-Dove (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stock-Dove, Turtle-Dove)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Whooper Swan (colour litho)

Whooper Swan (colour litho)
8651571 Whooper Swan (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whooper Swan. Illustration for British Birds written and illustrated by Archibald Thorburn)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Nightjar, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (male and female) (colour litho)

Nightjar, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (male and female) (colour litho)
8651563 Nightjar, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (male and female) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nightjar, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (male and female)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Hooded Crow, Carrion-Crow (colour litho)

Hooded Crow, Carrion-Crow (colour litho)
8651562 Hooded Crow, Carrion-Crow (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hooded Crow, Carrion-Crow)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Walter Rothschild's trained zebra (b/w photo)

Walter Rothschild's trained zebra (b/w photo)
8625995 Walter Rothschild's trained zebra (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walter Rothschild's trained zebra)

Background imageZoologist Collection: OUR ANIMALS ALPHABET: U V W, 1920 (illustration)

OUR ANIMALS ALPHABET: U V W, 1920 (illustration)
7206736 OUR ANIMALS ALPHABET: U V W, 1920 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); 30, 5x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: U V W: U: Urubu, Uraete, Unau.; V: Greenfinch, Calf, Cow)

Background imageZoologist Collection: OUR ANIMALS ALPHABET H I J, 1920 (illustration)

OUR ANIMALS ALPHABET H I J, 1920 (illustration)
7206731 OUR ANIMALS ALPHABET H I J, 1920 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); 30, 5x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: H I J: H: Hyena, Owl, Swallows, Hoopoe, Hemione, Hedgehog)

Background imageZoologist Collection: The Australian Callicephale, 1837 (paper)

The Australian Callicephale, 1837 (paper)
7340812 The Australian Callicephale, 1837 (paper) by Potentien, Hyacinthe Yves Philippe (de Bougainville) (1781-1846); National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageZoologist Collection: The Andean Condor, (Vultur gryphus), 1882

The Andean Condor, (Vultur gryphus), 1882
7125191 The Andean Condor, (Vultur gryphus), 1882; (add.info.: The Andean Condor, (Vultur gryphus). From The Universe or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little

Background imageZoologist Collection: Moho Nobilis (male and female adult) or Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō, coloured plate from an illustrated book

Moho Nobilis (male and female adult) or Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō, coloured plate from an illustrated book on the birds of
7214702 Moho Nobilis (male and female adult) or Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō, coloured plate from an illustrated book on the birds of the Hawaiian Islands

Background imageZoologist Collection: William Benjamin Carpenter

William Benjamin Carpenter
5308225 William Benjamin Carpenter.; (add.info.: Portrait of William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885) an English physician, invertebrate zoologist and physiologist. Dated 19th century

Background imageZoologist Collection: Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)

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

Background imageZoologist Collection: Gray catbird and eastern towhee

Gray catbird and eastern towhee
5893541 Gray catbird and eastern towhee.; (add.info.: Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, and eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura

Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura
5893539 Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura.; (add.info.: Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura, with nest and egg. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentry's)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Redwing blackbird and red-eyed vireo

Redwing blackbird and red-eyed vireo
5893535 Redwing blackbird and red-eyed vireo.; (add.info.: Redwing blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, and red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica

Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
5893534 Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica.; (add.info.: Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, with nest and eggs. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentry's Nests)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina

Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
5893532 Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina.; (add.info.: Nest and eggs of the chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Eastern wood pewee and orchard orioles

Eastern wood pewee and orchard orioles
5893525 Eastern wood pewee and orchard orioles.; (add.info.: Eastern wood pewee, Contopus virens, and orchard orioles, Icterus spurius)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus

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)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Ruff, Calidris pugnax

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)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola

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)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja

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)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Ruffed grouse or heathcock, Bonasa umbellus

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)

Background imageZoologist Collection: Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. (Little brown bittern, Ardea minuta)

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

Background imageZoologist Collection: Henry Seebohm

Henry Seebohm
3585737 Henry Seebohm; (add.info.: Portrait of Henry Seebohm (1832-1895) an English steel manufacturer, amateur ornithologist, zoologist and traveller




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"Exploring the Wonders of the Animal Kingdom: Celebrating Zoologists Through Time" From Jane Goodall's groundbreaking work with chimpanzees to Charles Darwin's revolutionary theories, zoologists have played a vital role in unraveling the mysteries of the natural world. 🌍🐾 Jane Goodall (1934- ), a British conservationist and zoologist, captured our hearts as she formed an extraordinary bond with chimpanzees. Her photographs depict moments of profound connection between humans and these intelligent creatures, reminding us of our shared ancestry. Charles Darwin, a British naturalist who forever changed our understanding of life on Earth, is immortalized in several portraits. His keen observations and meticulous research laid the foundation for evolutionary biology, inspiring generations of zoologists to delve deeper into nature's secrets. One portrait shows Darwin in 1881 after Collier painted him—a striking image that captures his intellectual intensity and curiosity. Another portrait showcases this English naturalist at an earlier stage in his career when he was still shaping his groundbreaking ideas. Edward Heath Rodd from England around 1879 stands as another testament to the dedication and passion exhibited by zoologists throughout history. Their tireless efforts shed light on various species' behaviors and habitats—contributing invaluable knowledge towards conservation efforts. Engravings such as "Guineafowl and bustards" from 1839 showcase how early zoologists meticulously documented different animal species through detailed illustrations—an art form that continues to inspire awe today. The vibrant lithograph titled "From the forest to the laid table" reminds us that behind every scientific study lies a deep appreciation for wildlife's beauty. Zoologists strive not only to understand but also protect these magnificent creatures so they can continue gracing our planet for future generations. As we celebrate these remarkable individuals who dedicated their lives to studying animals, let us remember that their work extends far beyond mere observation—it serves as a call-to-action to safeguard the biodiversity that enriches our world.