Description Collection (page 4)

Pachypodium Namaquanum (Wylie ex. Harv.) Well (halfmens), 1778-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pachypodium Namaquanum (Wylie ex. Harv.) Well (halfmens), 1778-1786. Wellw. The so-called Half-man'; With a detailed study of a closed flower and closed leaf

Cytinus Sanguineus (Thunb.) Faurc. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Cytinus Sanguineus (Thunb.) Faurc. 1777-1786. Cytinus Sanguineus (Thunb.) Faurc. (Fourcade?, See Dyer) in multiple flowering states; With detailed studies of male and female flowers

Gomphocarpus fruticosus, formerly Asclepias fruticosa (Tennis-ball milkweed), 1778-1780. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Gomphocarpus fruticosus, formerly Asclepias fruticosa (Tennis-ball milkweed), 1778-1780

Design for window in the South Transept of the Dom in Utrecht, 1878-1938. Creator: Richard Roland Holst
Design for window in the South Transept of the Dom in Utrecht, 1878-1938

Apiacea or Umbeliffera, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Apiacea or Umbeliffera, 1777-1786. Apiaceae (Umbelliferea), root with a bird and two detailed sketches of the umbellate flower. The Khoikhoi people use the root to strengthen their wine

Hydnora africana Thunb. details (Jackal-food plant), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hydnora africana Thunb. details (Jackal-food plant), 1777-1786

Detail of a switchboard in a dynamo room, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Detail of a switchboard in a dynamo room, between 1900 and 1905

Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786

Design for stained glass window 4 donated by the Admiralty College of Amsterdam, 1666-1669 Creator: Pieter Jansz
Design for stained glass window 4 donated by the Admiralty College of Amsterdam, 1666-1669. Coats of arms of Joan Akersloot, Carel van Boetselaer, Ciprianus Bruynsma, Hendrick Hooft, Egbertus Emmius

Design for stained glass window 9 donated by the cities of Holland, 1665-1667. Creator: Pieter Jansz
Design for stained glass window 9 donated by the cities of Holland, 1665-1667

Design for stained glass window 14 donated by the mayors and councils of Amsterdam, 1666. Creator: Pieter Jansz
Design for stained glass window 14 donated by the mayors and councils of Amsterdam, 1666. Andries De Graeff, Agatha Hasselaers, Gerard Hasselaers, Henrietta van Graft, Simon van Hoorn

Design for glass window 8 donated by Prince Willem Hendrik at the age of seventeen, 1665-1667. Creator: Pieter Jansz
Design for glass window 8 donated by Prince Willem Hendrik at the age of seventeen, 1665-1667

Design for stained glass window 10 donated by the Rijnland Water Board, 1667. Creator: Pieter Jansz
Design for stained glass window 10 donated by the Rijnland Water Board, 1667

Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786

Falco tinnunculus (Common kestrel), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Falco tinnunculus (Common kestrel), 1778

Hieraaetus pennatus (Booted eagle), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hieraaetus pennatus (Booted eagle), 1777-1786

Orycteropus afer (Aardvark), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Orycteropus afer (Aardvark), 1777-1786

Orycteropus afer (Aardvark), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Orycteropus afer (Aardvark), 1777-1786

Macroscelides proboscideus (Round-eared elephant shrew), 1779-1780. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Macroscelides proboscideus (Round-eared elephant shrew), 1779-1780

Macroscelides proboscideus (Round-eared elephant shrew), 1779-1780. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Macroscelides proboscideus (Round-eared elephant shrew), 1779-1780

Georychus capensis (Cape mole-rat), 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Georychus capensis (Cape mole-rat), 1777

Pedetes cafer (South African springhare), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pedetes cafer (South African springhare), 1778

U.S.S. Oregon, after bridge and search lights, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. Oregon, after bridge and search lights, between 1896 and 1901

U.S.S. Oregon, forward from top of after turret, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. Oregon, forward from top of after turret, between 1896 and 1901

Tuna (Thunnus thynnus), shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and remora (Echeneidae), 1788. Creator: Jan Brandes
Tuna (Thunnus thynnus), shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and remora (Echeneidae), 1788. With inscriptions. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 174

Javanese and Gelderland glowworms, 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese and Gelderland glowworms, 1770-1787. Glowworms seen under a microscope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 213

Cape flower, (Aponogeton distachium), 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape flower, (Aponogeton distachium), 1786. Flower, plant and seed of the Cape Water Lily. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 183

Cape chestnut, (Calodendrum capense), 1778. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape chestnut, (Calodendrum capense), 1778. Tree branch with blossom and a small sketch showing the country estate on the Cape of Good Hope where the draftsman collected the specimen

Cape flower, (Lachenalia pendula), 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape flower, (Lachenalia pendula), 1786. Plant that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. Showing the plant as a whole with bulb and roots, flower with open petals. With inscription

Part of the Vault of the Temple of Minerva Medica in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Part of the Vault of the Temple of Minerva Medica in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Fragment showing a section of the vault of the Temple of Minerva Medica

Cuttlefish and Gorita, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cuttlefish and Gorita, 1785. Sepia loligo'. Two colour drawings, and a sketch of an octopus-like creature. With inscriptions. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 238

U.S.S. New York, fire room, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. New York, fire room, between 1893 and 1901

U.S.S. New York, looking aft from bridge, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. New York, looking aft from bridge, between 1893 and 1901

Dhoni, fishing boats in the Bay of Galle, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Dhoni, fishing boats in the Bay of Galle, 1786. The different types of fishing boats used by the inhabitants of Ceylon. With various inscriptions. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p

Ants and rice, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Ants and rice, 1786. White ants from Batavia, ants from Cape of Good Hope. Ears of rice, leaves and plant. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 56

Coastal profiles of the Canary Islands, and Fish, 1778. Creator: Jan Brandes
Coastal profiles of the Canary Islands, and Fish, 1778. The islands of Tenerife, Madera, Porto Santo and Bona Sesta. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 172-173

Mangosteen, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Mangosteen, 1784. Leaf, branch and tree of the Indonesian fruit Manggistan. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 164 and see also p. 163

Methods for making Sirih, 1783. Creator: Jan Brandes
Methods for making Sirih, 1783. Ingredients. The areca or betelnut, Gambergom and various ways of folding the betel leaf. Blossom branch of a pinang tree. With inscription

Minjawa or iguana, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Minjawa or iguana, 1784. Iguana, seen from above. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 149

Brandes house and estate outside Batavia, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Brandes house and estate outside Batavia, 1785. Large house with outbuildings and stables and adjacent country in which Brandes lived from 7 June 1780 until his departure from Batavia 26 August 1785

Javan quail, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javan quail, 1785. Male quail, side view. With inscription describing the whistling of the quail. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 141

Lizard and Tjitjak, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Lizard and Tjitjak, 1784. Lizard and a Tjitjak or house gekko, seen diagonally from above. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 147 and see also, p. 36

Tokay (Gekko gecko), 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Tokay (Gekko gecko), 1784. Javanese tokeh or house lizard. Seen diagonally from above. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 157

Old sarcophagus used as a fountain in Messina, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Old sarcophagus used as a fountain in Messina, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Ancient sarcophagus as a fountain in Messina, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Ancient sarcophagus as a fountain in Messina, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Restraining a Wild Elephant, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Restraining a Wild Elephant, 1785

Bird of Paradise, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Bird of Paradise, 1785

View of the Town Hall in Paris with a procession proclaiming peace, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the Town Hall in Paris with a procession proclaiming peace, 1700-1799. At the top left, the king signs the document. At the top right, fireworks are set off

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