Zoologist Collection (#9)

A Family Rising. By Arthur Tait. 1857 (lithograph)
5669492 A Family Rising. By Arthur Tait. 1857 (lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); (add.info.: Lithograph by Currier & Ives); Universal History Archive/UIG

Stick insects or phasmids, 1834-39 (engraving)
5324165 Stick insects or phasmids, 1834-39 (engraving) by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Stick insects or phasmids, Carausius morosus and Clonopsis gallica, and wandering crab spider)

Kiwi bird, Apteryx australis
5324319 Kiwi bird, Apteryx australis by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Kiwi bird, Apteryx australis. Handcoloured steel engraving by August Dumenil after an illustration by A)

The Earth in the liassic period, 1864 (engraving)
7355535 The Earth in the liassic period, 1864 (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earth in the liassic period)

Cervus megaceros before the flood, 1864 (engraving)
7355534 Cervus megaceros before the flood, 1864 (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cervus megaceros.Before the flood ( Deluge ) Design by Riou 1864

Ombrine Barbue & Gal D'Alexandrie, 19th century (engraving)
UIG5109212 Ombrine Barbue & Gal D'Alexandrie, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Ombrine Barbue & Gal D'Alexandrie)

Harlequin beetle, Acrocinus longimanus 1, and European spider crab, Maja squinado 2, Macrope (harlequin de Cayenne)
5324196 Harlequin beetle, Acrocinus longimanus 1, and European spider crab, Maja squinado 2, Macrope (harlequin de Cayenne), maia, maillots by Dumenil

The Iguanodon and the Megalosaurus, 1864 (engraving)
7355543 The Iguanodon and the Megalosaurus, 1864 (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lower cretaceous period.The Iguanodon and the Megalosaurus Design by Riou)

The Teleosaurus and the Hyleosaurus, 1864 (engraving)
7355542 The Teleosaurus and the Hyleosaurus, 1864 (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jurassic period. The Teleosaurus and the Hyleosaurus)

Plesiosaurus macrocephalus, 1864 (engraving)
7355522 Plesiosaurus macrocephalus, 1864 (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jurassic period.Plesiosaurus macrocephalus)

Black henbane, Hyoscyamus niger 1, and Peruvian primrose-willow, Ludwigia peruviana 2
5324122 Black henbane, Hyoscyamus niger 1, and Peruvian primrose-willow, Ludwigia peruviana 2 by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Black henbane, Hyoscyamus niger 1)

Jujube or Chinese date, Ziziphus jujuba 1, and Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritima 2
5324121 Jujube or Chinese date, Ziziphus jujuba 1, and Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritima 2 by Dumenil, Auguste (active c.1840); (add.info.: Jujube or Chinese date, Ziziphus jujuba 1)

Leafy liverworts, Jungermannia epiphylla 1 and Jungermannia asplenoides 2, and Malabar nut or adulsa
5324119 Leafy liverworts, Jungermannia epiphylla 1 and Jungermannia asplenoides 2, and Malabar nut or adulsa, Justicia adhatoda 3

Ball lichen, Sphaerophorus globulus 1, Dynamene crustacean 2, digger wasps, Sphex species 3, 4
5324176 Ball lichen, Sphaerophorus globulus 1, Dynamene crustacean 2, digger wasps, Sphex species 3, 4, and African death's head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, and caterplillar 5 by Dumenil

Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus 1, 2, varnish tree, Koelreuteria paniculata 3, and Indian humphead, Kurtus indicus 4
5324242 Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus 1, 2, varnish tree, Koelreuteria paniculata 3, and Indian humphead, Kurtus indicus 4

The brown bear. 1880 (engraving)
7202946 The brown bear. 1880 (engraving) by Dubois, Auguste (19th-20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The brown bear. From artwork " Le Buffon des familles " by Auguste Dubois)

Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811), German zoologist and botanist. Portrait engraved on steel by W.H. Lizars, from Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library, 1833, Edinburgh

"A Venerable Orang-outang", a caricature of Charles Darwin as an ape
3557539 " A Venerable Orang-outang", a caricature of Charles Darwin as an ape, 1871 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: published in The Hornet)

Richard Owen, English zoologist, 1884. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Richard Owen, English zoologist, 1884. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

Japetus Steenstrup, professor of zoology, gives a lecture, 1895. Creator: Peder Severin Kroyer
Japetus Steenstrup, professor of zoology, gives a lecture, 1895

Kingfisher and Irises, 1900-30 (colour woodcut)
7411439 Kingfisher and Irises, 1900-30 (colour woodcut) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 34.3--19 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Ohara Koson, part of the shin-hanga)

Kingfisher on a tree stump, 1900-36 (colour woodcut)
7411453 Kingfisher on a tree stump, 1900-36 (colour woodcut) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 34.5--18.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Ohara Koson, part of the shin-hanga)

Brown bears, c. 1884 (chromo)
1930696 Brown bears, c.1884 (chromo) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1926); (add.info.: Brown bears, chromo by W. Kuhnert, 1884); Photo © CCI

Lower Devonian trilobite fossil (object)
7418340 Lower Devonian trilobite fossil (object) by Prehistoric; Museum d'histoire naturelle, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Lower Devonian fossil: trilobite (dicranurus monstrosus)

Cambrian trilobite fossil (object)
7418349 Cambrian trilobite fossil (object) by Prehistoric; Museum d'histoire naturelle, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Cambrian fossil)

Echinoderm fossils from Cambian (object)
7418341 Echinoderm fossils from Cambian (object) by Prehistoric; Museum d'histoire naturelle, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Cambrian fossils)

Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis fossil (item)
7418321 Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis fossil (item) by Prehistoric; Museum d'histoire naturelle, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Fossil of a small dinosaur discovered in China (Chaoyang)

Coal Tit on Paulownia Branch, 1925-36 (colour woodcut)
7411437 Coal Tit on Paulownia Branch, 1925-36 (colour woodcut) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 38.1--25.9 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Ohara Koson, part of the shin-hanga)

Woodpecker in a tree with red ivy, 1925-26 (colour woodcut)
7411451 Woodpecker in a tree with red ivy, 1925-26 (colour woodcut) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 25.8--17.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Ohara Koson)

Birds and Plants, 1900-16 (colour woodcut)
7411449 Birds and Plants, 1900-16 (colour woodcut) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 34.4--18.9 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Ohara Koson, part of the shin-hanga)

Fossil footprint of Sclerocephalus sp, Permian amphibian (object)
7418330 Fossil footprint of Sclerocephalus sp, Permian amphibian (object) by Prehistoric; Museum d'histoire naturelle, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Fossil footprint of Sclerocephalus sp)

Fossil footprint of the Carboniferous coelacanth (object)
7418319 Fossil footprint of the Carboniferous coelacanth (object) by Prehistoric; Museum d'histoire naturelle, Toulouse

Scarlet Ibis with an Egg, 1699-1701 (w/c & graphite on vellum)
7415820 Scarlet Ibis with an Egg, 1699-1701 (w/c & graphite on vellum) by Gsell, Dorothea Maria (1678-1743); 42.1 x 30.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Cambrian trilobite fossils, Erfoud (Morocco) (object)
7418355 Cambrian trilobite fossils, Erfoud (Morocco) (object) by Prehistoric; Museum d'histoire naturelle, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Cambrian fossils)

Cambrian echinoderm fossils (object)
7418347 Cambrian echinoderm fossils (object) by Prehistoric; Museum d'histoire naturelle, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Cambrian fossils)

Fossil ammonites, Lower Barremian (object)
7418336 Fossil ammonites, Lower Barremian (object) by Prehistoric; Museum d'histoire naturelle, Toulouse, France; (add.info.: Fossil ammonites (Cadomites deslongchampsii, Lower Barremian)

Hawk (brush)
7411791 Hawk (brush) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 71--50 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Ohara Koson, part of the shin-hanga, or new prints movement.)

Bohemian waxwing on a branch, 1900-10 (colour woodcut)
7411810 Bohemian waxwing on a branch, 1900-10 (colour woodcut) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 34.6--18.4 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Ohara Koson, part of the shin-hanga)

Two geese, 1900-30 (colour woodcut)
7411795 Two geese, 1900-30 (colour woodcut) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); 34.5--18.3 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Ohara Koson, part of the shin-hanga)

Ideal view of the Earth during the period of the lias (Jurassic) showing a pterodactyl apprehending to devour a
PCT4265634 Ideal view of the Earth during the period of the lias (Jurassic) showing a pterodactyl apprehending to devour a dragonfly, 1872 (engraving) by Riou

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ichtyosaur and plesiosaur, 1872 (engraving)
PCT4265637 ichtyosaur and plesiosaur, 1872 (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900); (add.info.: Animals "antediluvians": ichtyosaur and plesiosaur (ichtyosaurus - plesiosaurus)

Professor Ray Lankester - portrait standing and looking at birds
3919273 Professor Ray Lankester - portrait standing and looking at birds by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); (add.info.: Professor Ray Lankester - portrait standing and looking at birds)

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