FLO4664458: Rosa macrophylla with pink flower, buds and leaves. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Watts from an illustration by John Lindley from his own “Rosarum Monographia, or a Botanical History of Roses,” London, Ridgeway, 1820. Lindley (1799-1865) was an English botanist who specialized in roses and orchids. Lindley wrote and illustrated this monograph when just 22 years old. He went on to edit the “” Botanical Register”” from 1829 to 1847. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4664526: Paraceratherium and child - Paraceratherium and child - A female Paraceratherium and her little seen 30 million years ago in northwestern China. The Paraceratherium was a gigantic terrestrial mammal nearly six metres high and weighing 20 tons. Apparently to modern Rhinoceros, it disappeared 23 million years ago. A Paraceratherium mother grazes on leaves and twigs of a poplar tree 30 million years ago during the Rupelian Stage of the Oligocene Epoch in northwest China. Paraceratherium is believed to be the largest mammal ever to have walked the Earth. Adult Paraceratherium are estimated to have been 18 ft tall at the shoulder with a maximum raised head height of 26 ft. They may have weighed as much as 20 tons. Related to modern rhinoceroses, Paraceratherium became extinct about 23 million years ago / Bridgeman Images
FLO4666805: Variety of Cyrthanthus has tubulees and very decorative flowers of yellow and orange colors (Cyrthanthus obliquus). Engraving by George Cooke (1781-1834). In Botanical Cabinet, an illustrative catalogue of nursery plants, published monthly from 1717 to 1833, by Conrad Loddiges and Sons. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4666831: Orchid variete with brown and purple flowers (Cymbidium aloifolium or epidendrum aloifolium). T.Boys illustration. Engraving by George Cooke (1781-1834). In Botanical Cabinet, an illustrative catalogue of nursery plants, published monthly from 1717 to 1833, by Conrad Loddiges and Sons. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4666899: Variete of hibiscus with ecarlate red flowers (Hibiscus rosa sinensis rubra). This plant and its many varieties have been cultivated in China for a long time. In India, flowers are used to decorate the interior of houses and temples. Drawing by T. Boys. Engraving by George Cooke (1781-1834). In Botanical Cabinet, an illustrative catalogue of nursery plants, published monthly from 1717 to 1833, by Conrad Loddiges and Sons. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4666924: Travelling flower vendor, approaching a smiling gentleman with a small bouquet of roses (1819). Wood engraving, based on a painting by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), published in The Cris of London: with six charming children and nearly 40 illustrations, by Andrew Tuer, Field and Tuer, in London in 1883., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4666928: Little girl with a hat, holding a basket of flowers, accompanied by a small dog. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815), published in Les Cris de Londres: with six charming children and nearly 40 illustrations, by Andrew Tuer, edition Field et Tuer, in London in 1883. Young girl in a bonnet with a basket of flowers accompanied by a small dog. Stipple copperplate engraving in the style of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815) from Andrew Killer's “” London Cree: with Six Charming Children and about forty other illustrations,”” published by Field & Tuer, London, 1883. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4666934: Sharpener sharpening a knife on his grinding wheel, with his clients (1819). Wood engraving, based on a painting by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), published in The Cris of London: with six charming children and nearly 40 illustrations, by Andrew Tuer, Field and Tuer, in London in 1883., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4666985: Two newspaper vendors with long whistles peddling newspapers in a London street. Wood engraving, based on a painting by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), published in The Cris of London: with six charming children and nearly 40 illustrations, by Andrew Tuer, Field and Tuer, in London in 1883., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4667042: Czech Republic viewed by satellite - Czech Republic seen from satellite Envisat - Image obtained by satellite Envisat. This MERIS (Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) Image centres over the Czech Republic. The country as it is now was created in 1993 following the ousting of the Communist government in 1989. Czech Republic was replaced by two independent states, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The capital city, Prague is situated west of centre in the image / Bridgeman Images
FLO4667087: Black cumin, Nigella sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4667158: Greater centaury, Centaurium majus, and common centaury, Centaurium erythraea. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4665864: Mediterranean Sea and Detroit of Gibraltar seen from Space - Strait of Gibraltar and Mediterranean sea from space - The Detroit of Gibraltar seen by the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001. Morocco is on the left, Spain is on the right. Strait of Gibraltar as seen from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001. Morocco is visible on the left, and Spain on the right / Bridgeman Images