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Natural History Collection (page 29)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Bonpland on the Orinoco River, 1800-1804 (1900)

Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Bonpland on the Orinoco River, 1800-1804 (1900). In 1800-1804, together with the French botanist Aime Bonpland (1773-1858)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian naturalist and explorer, (1900)

Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian naturalist and explorer, (1900). Humboldts (1769-1859) interests included geophysics, geology and botany and he is sometimes called the founder of ecology

Background imageNatural History Collection: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist, (20th century)

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist, (20th century). Lamarck (1744-1829) formulated the doctrine of Transformism (also known as Lamarckism)

Background imageNatural History Collection: The Queen in the Woodwardian Museum, c1850s, (1900)

The Queen in the Woodwardian Museum, c1850s, (1900). Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert visit a natural history museum in Cambridge

Background imageNatural History Collection: The Naturalists Library, Ornithology, Senegal Touraco, Violet Plantain Eater, c1833-1865

The Naturalists Library, Ornithology, Senegal Touraco, Violet Plantain Eater, c1833-1865. Artist: William Home Lizars
The Naturalists Library, Ornithology Vol VIII, Senegal Touraco, Violet Plantain Eater, c1833-1865. Two birds from West Africa

Background imageNatural History Collection: The Naturalists Library, Ornithology Vol VIII, Red ringed Parrakeet, c1833-1865

The Naturalists Library, Ornithology Vol VIII, Red ringed Parrakeet, c1833-1865. Artist: William Home Lizars
The Naturalists Library, Ornithology Vol VIII, Red ringed Parrakeet, c1833-1865. Illustration of what may be Rose-ringed (or Ring-necked) Parakeets

Background imageNatural History Collection: The Naturalists Library, Ornithology Vol V, Ring Pigeon, c1833-1865. Artist: William Home Lizars

The Naturalists Library, Ornithology Vol V, Ring Pigeon, c1833-1865. Artist: William Home Lizars
The Naturalists Library, Ornithology Vol V, Ring Pigeon, c1833-1865

Background imageNatural History Collection: The Naturalists Library, Entomology, Vol V, Butterflies, c1833-1865. Artist: William Home Lizars

The Naturalists Library, Entomology, Vol V, Butterflies, c1833-1865. Artist: William Home Lizars
The Naturalists Library, Entomology, Vol V, Butterflies, c1833-1865

Background imageNatural History Collection: Richard Owen, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Richard Owen, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Richard Owen, 1878. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

Background imageNatural History Collection: Charles Darwin, renowned naturalist and thinker, (1900)

Charles Darwin, renowned naturalist and thinker, (1900). Darwin (1809-1882) put forward the modern theory of evolution and proposed the principle of evolution by natural selection

Background imageNatural History Collection: Buffon, 19th century. Artist: Hart

Buffon, 19th century. Artist: Hart
Buffon, 19th century. George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist. Author of the encyclopedic 44-volume Histoire Naturelle

Background imageNatural History Collection: Sir J Banks, 19th century. Artist: CE Wagstaff

Sir J Banks, 19th century. Artist: CE Wagstaff
Sir J Banks, 19th century. Sir Joseph Banks, (1743-1820) was the English naturalist and botanist on Cooks first great voyage (1768-1771) and some 75 species bear Banks name

Background imageNatural History Collection: Cuvier, 19th century. Artist: J Thomson

Cuvier, 19th century. Artist: J Thomson
Cuvier, 19th century. Baron Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier (1769-1832) was a French naturalist and zoologist

Background imageNatural History Collection: Alexander von Humboldt, (1769-1859), German naturalist and explorer, 19th century. Artist: C Cook

Alexander von Humboldt, (1769-1859), German naturalist and explorer, 19th century. Artist: C Cook
Alexander von Humboldt, (1769-1859), German naturalist and explorer, 19th century. Portrait of Humboldt (1769-1859)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Alexander von Humboldt, German author, naturalist and explorer, 1847. Artist: Hermann Biow

Alexander von Humboldt, German author, naturalist and explorer, 1847. Artist: Hermann Biow
Alexander von Humboldt, German author, naturalist and explorer, 1847. Humboldts (1769-1859) interests included geophysics, geology and botany and he is sometimes called the founder of ecology

Background imageNatural History Collection: Mataboulais de Tahofa, 1848

Mataboulais de Tahofa, 1848. A native of Tonga. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, published by Hippolyte Bailliere, (London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Inhabitants of Tikopia, 1848

Inhabitants of Tikopia, 1848. Tikopia is one of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, published by Hippolyte Bailliere

Background imageNatural History Collection: Inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands, 1848

Inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands, 1848. Natives of what is now known as Hawaii. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition)

Background imageNatural History Collection: A native of the Sandwich Islands, 1848

A native of the Sandwich Islands, 1848. A man from what is now known as Hawaii, wearing a feather headdress. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard

Background imageNatural History Collection: Natives of Benguela and Angola, 1848

Natives of Benguela and Angola, 1848. Benguela is a port in Angola. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, published by Hippolyte Bailliere, (London, third edition)

Background imageNatural History Collection: A native of Tahiti, 1848

A native of Tahiti, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, published by Hippolyte Bailliere, (London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Kosah Kafir, 1848

Kosah Kafir, 1848. A man from what is now South Africa. Kafir, an offensive term, is no longer used. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Native of Mozambique, 1848. Artist: Ebenezer Landells

Native of Mozambique, 1848. Artist: Ebenezer Landells
Native of Mozambique, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, published by Hippolyte Bailliere, (London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Jan Tzatzoe, Kafir of the Amakosah Tribe, 1848. Artist: J Bull

Jan Tzatzoe, Kafir of the Amakosah Tribe, 1848. Artist: J Bull
Jan Tzatzoe, Kafir of the Amakosah Tribe, 1848. A converted Christian chief, also known as Dyani Tshatshu, from what is now South Africa. Kafir, an offensive term, is no longer used

Background imageNatural History Collection: Hottentot female, 1848

Hottentot female, 1848. A woman from the Khoikhoi ethnic group of Southern Africa, formerly referred to by Europeans as hottentots - a term now deemed offensive

Background imageNatural History Collection: Abbas Gregorius and a native of Hausa, 1848

Abbas Gregorius and a native of Hausa, 1848. Portraits of Abbas Gregorius, the celebrated instructor of Ludolf, an Amhara from Ethiopia, and native of Hausa, probably a West African

Background imageNatural History Collection: Edjow Galla, 1848

Edjow Galla, 1848. A Galla man from Ethiopia. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Amochi Galla, a portrait of a Galla, 1848

Amochi Galla, a portrait of a Galla, 1848
Amochi Galla, 1848. A portrait of a Galla boy born at Enarea, and aged about 9 years old. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Abyssinian portraits, 1848

Abyssinian portraits, 1848. Walda Kyros, born in the south of Ethiopia and a native of Shoa, and Gabra Eugziabher, a native of Adowa in Tigray, northern Ethiopia

Background imageNatural History Collection: Souakiny chief, 1848. Artist: Ebenezer Landells

Souakiny chief, 1848. Artist: Ebenezer Landells
Souakiny chief, 1848. An inhabitant of the port of Suakin in north eastern Sudan, on the Red Sea. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Ko-tsching Dschang, 1848. Artist: Ebenezer Landells

Ko-tsching Dschang, 1848. Artist: Ebenezer Landells
Ko-tsching Dschang, 1848. Ko Tsching Dschang, a Chinese clerk, worked on the illustrations of von Siebolds work Nippon. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard

Background imageNatural History Collection: Chinese, 1848

Chinese, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Koorai, a Fishermans Family, 1848. Artist: J Bull

Koorai, a Fishermans Family, 1848. Artist: J Bull
Koorai, a Fishermans Family, 1848. Korean fishermen playing baduk (Go). An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Samoiede, 1848

Samoiede, 1848. An inhabitant of northern Siberia. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Kamtschadale, 1848

Kamtschadale, 1848. A native of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East of Russia. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Base of the skull, 1848

Base of the skull, 1848. Comparison of a Negro (native of Kongo), Chilamache native American (from Louisiana), and Chinese (from Canton)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Three types of human skull, 1848

Three types of human skull, 1848. Comparison of a Negro (native of Kongo), Chilamache native American (from Louisiana), and Chinese (from Canton)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Feodor Ivanovitsch - A Kalmuk, 1848

Feodor Ivanovitsch - A Kalmuk, 1848. Kalmyks (also spelled Kalmucks, Kalmuks, or Kalmyki) are a West Mongolian people. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard

Background imageNatural History Collection: Modern Ottoman, 1848

Modern Ottoman, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Ancient Cimbrian, Esthonian Finn, Lappe, 1848

Ancient Cimbrian, Esthonian Finn, Lappe, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Persepolian sculpture, 1848. Artist: J Bull

Persepolian sculpture, 1848. Artist: J Bull
Persepolian sculpture, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Head of Rameses, 1848

Head of Rameses, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Human and orang-utan skulls, 1848

Human and orang-utan skulls, 1848. Illustrations of the base of the skull. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Lateral view of the skull or profile, 1848

Lateral view of the skull or profile, 1848. Comparison of the skulls of European and African humans with those of the chimpanzee and orang-utan

Background imageNatural History Collection: The vertical configuration of the skull, 1848

The vertical configuration of the skull, 1848. Comparison of Caucasian, Mongole, Negro and Titicacan skulls. During the 19th century

Background imageNatural History Collection: Iceland dog, 1848

Iceland dog, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Dalmatian dog, 1848

Dalmatian dog, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Background imageNatural History Collection: Newfoundland dog, 1848

Newfoundland dog, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)



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