Natural History Collection (page 32)

Tarpan, 1884. The tarpan was a breed of small prehistoric wild horses which died out in the late 1800s. A modern genetic creation was made in the 1930s using breeds of pony with Tarpan ancestry

Tarpan, 1850. The tarpan was a breed of small prehistoric wild horses which died out in the late 1800s. A modern genetic creation was made in the 1930s using breeds of pony with Tarpan ancestry

Herd of Tarpan, 1893
Herd of tarpan, 1893. The tarpan was a breed of small prehistoric wild horses which died out in the late 1800s. A modern genetic creation was made in the 1930s using breeds of pony with Tarpan

Dodo, 1884
Dodo, c1804. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus, formerly Didus ineptus), an extinct flightless bird from Mauritius. First observed by Portuguese sailors in about 1507

Dodo, c1804. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus, formerly Didus ineptus), an extinct flightless bird from Mauritius. First observed by Portuguese sailors in about 1507

Dodo, late 18th century. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus, formerly Didus ineptus), an extinct flightless bird from Mauritius. First observed by Portuguese sailors in about 1507

The Extinct Animals model room at Crystal Palace, Sydenham, 1853. View showing models of dinosaurs being prepared for a display organised by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-1889)

Iguanodon, 1895. Reconstruction of an Iguanodon, a large herbivorous dinosaur, sketched from a model on show at the Natural History Museum, London

Giraffes browsing, c1885. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) French naturalist, considered that the giraffe illustrated Transformism (also known as Lamarckism)

Orang Utang and Gibbon, 1822

Giraffe browsing on a tree, 1836. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) French naturalist, considered that the giraffe illustrated Transformism (also known as Lamarckism)

Jean Lamarck, French naturalist. Lamarck (1744-1829) formulated the doctrine of Transformism (also known as Lamarckism), a theory of evolution which stated that acquired characteristics could be

George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist, 18th century. Artist: Holl
George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist, 18th century. Author of the encyclopedic 44-volume Histoire Naturelle, Buffon (1707-1778) proposed that the Earth existed before 4004 BC

Pierre Belon (1517-1564) French naturalist, 1553. Belon aged 36. In 1546-1549 Belon undertook an extensive scientific journey through Greece, the Middle East, Egypt and Arabia

Henry Walter Bates (1825-1892) English traveller and naturalist. Together with Alfred Russell Wallace, Bates set out to explore the Amazon in 1848

Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Italian botanist, naturalist and physician, 1838. Aldrovandi published illustrated books on fishes, birds and insects

Michel Adanson (1727-1806), French botanist and naturalist, c1880. Adanson was an early (pre-Linnaeus) exponent of the classification of plants by natural orders

Geology and Palaeontology, c1880. Diagram showing geological eras and periods with the rock strata associated with each (right) as well as the types of flora and fauna alive at the time

Iguana, the great herbivorous sea lizard of the Galapagos Islands. Darwins study of the fauna of the islands contributed to his theory of evolution. Wood engraving, c1890

Giant Land Tortoises of the Galapagos Islands, 1884. Darwins study of the fauna of the Islands contributed to his theory of evolution. Wood engraving

Giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands which were observed by Darwin, 1894. In foreground are two Finches, another group of Galapagos fauna of which Darwin made a particular study

Fish of Early Devonian Era, Gemuendina Stuertzi, Prussia

Ostracaderms, (Jawless Fish) from West of England, Early Devonian
Early Devonian Ostracaderms (Jawless Fish) from West of England, Early Devonian. Above, two Pteraspis Rostrata, Below, one Hemicyclaspis Murchisovi. The Devonian was a geologic period

Section of Fossil Nautilus Shell. British Museum (Natural History]

Green turtles and Loggerhead turtles captured on coast of Cuba, 1832
Green turtles (Chelone mydas) and Loggerhead turtles captured on coast of Cuba as females came ashore to lay. Turtle meat much prized, and edible turtle imported live into europe as a table delicacy

Green Turtle (Chelone mydas), c1890
Green (Chelone mydas), c1890. Turtle meat much prized. Edible turtles imported live into Europe as a table delicacy. Wood engraving

Green Turtle being caught by hunters, c1900
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) coming ashore to lay their eggs and being caught and turned over by sailors, c1900. Turtle meat was greatly prized. Wood engraving

Green Turtle being caught by hunters, 1884
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) being caught by hunters, 1884. Turtle meat was greatly prized and when the turtles came ashore to lay their eggs the poachers struck. Wood engraving

Hand coloured engraving of a Greater Horseshoe Bat, 1838. The Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum) is found in Europe, Africa and Asia. Hand-coloured engraving published Edinburgh 1838

Henry Walter Bates (1825-1892), English naturalist and traveller, 1892. Together with Alfred Russell Wallace, Bates set out to explore the Amazon in 1848

William Bartram (1739-1823), American naturalist, 1896. He was the son of the botanist John Bartram (1699-1777), regarded as the Father of American Botany

British wild or park cattle. Artist: William Jardine
British wild or park cattle. The Hamilton strain (Scottish), and the Chillingham (English), two examples of ancient breeds surviving in a few small herds in Britain through having been enparked

British Wild or Park Cattle, 1790. Artist: Thomas Bewick
British Wild or Park Cattle. Ancient breed surviving in few small herds in Britain through having been enparked centuries ago

Harpooning a Sperm Whale, 1837. Artist: William Jardine
Harpooning a Sperm Whale, from William Jardine The Naturalists Library: On the Ordinary Cetacea, Edinburgh, 1837

Harpooning a Greenland Whale which has tossed one of the attacking boats, 1837. Artist: William Jardine
Harpooning a Greenland Whale which has tossed one of the attacking boats. From William Jardine The Naturlists Library: On the Ordinary Cetacea, Edinburgh, 1837

Tibetan Wild Ass or Kiang, 1893
Tibetan Wild Ass or Kiang. Engraving published London 1893

Engraving of a Quagga, c1860
Engraving of a Quagga (Equus quagga), c1860. Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Colour-printed wood engraving c1860

Engraving of a Quagga, c1830
Engraving of a Quagga (Equus quagga), c1830. Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Hand-coloured engraving published London c1830 after drawing by Lt.-Col. Charles Hamilton Smith

Engraving of a Quagga, 1893
Engraving of a Quagga (Equus quagga), 1893. Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Published in London 1893

Engraving of a Quagga, 1884
Engraving of a Quagga (Equus quagga): Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Published in London 1884

A Quagga, 1815
A Quagga (Equus quagga), 1815. Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Engraving published London 1815

Quagga mare in London Zoo, c1870. Extinct South African mammal of the Horse family. Engraving of a photograph

Wood Duck, from the Game Birds series (N40) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888-90

Woodcock, from the Game Birds series (N40) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888-90

Grey Squirrel, from Quadrupeds series (N41) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1890

Ibex, from Quadrupeds series (N41) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1890

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