FLO4679380: Section through the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Parco Adriano, Rome, from Bartoli. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc., London, 1814. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652436: Varieties of tin ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur, Blusse and Son, Nuremberg, 1771. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4674867: Variete of mimulus (Mimulus roseo cardinalis). Hodson hybrid variete, called monkey flower or musk flower. Illustration by Augusta Innes Withers (1793-1877), in The Botanist, series by Benjamin Maund in five volumes, published between 1836 and 1842. This work is renowned for its finely detailed engravings. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652505: Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus, Nautilus pompilius suluensis 2, greater argonaut with narrow keel, Argonauta argo (Nautilus papyraceus) 3, and greater argonaut with broad keel 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur, Blusse and Son, Nuremberg, 1771. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652740: Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, with hood. White-breasted falcon, Falco nisus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob-Andreas Eisemann after an illustration from nature by Barbara Regina Dietzsch from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur, Blusse and Son, Nuremberg, 1771. Specimens from a Wunderkammer or Cabinet of Curiosities owned by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew in Nuremberg. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652838: Gemsbok or gemsbuck, Oryx gazella (Chamois d'Afrique). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob-Andreas Eisemann from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur, Blusse and Son, Nuremberg, 1771. Specimens from a Wunderkammer or Cabinet of Curiosities owned by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew in Nuremberg. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4670349: Mr. Bowie's oxalis, Oxalis bowiei, scalloped wood-sorrel, Oxalis crenata, many-flowered oxalis, Oxalis floribunda, and variable oxalis, Oxalis variabilis. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden of Ornamental Perennials, William S. Orr, London, 1849. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4670373: Cultivated double varieties of poppy anemone, Anemone coronaria. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden of Ornamental Perennials, William S. Orr, London, 1849. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4670481: Two-coloured gaillardia, Gaillardia bicolor, bristly gaillardia, Gaillardia aristata, large marsh ox-eye, Pyrethrum uliginosum, scarlet chrysanthemum, Pyrethrum carneum, and pellitory of Spain, Anthemis pyrethrum. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden of Ornamental Perennials, William S. Orr, London, 1849. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4670520: Chrysanthemum indicum varieties: The Early Crimson, the Quilled Orange and the Quilled White. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden of Ornamental Perennials, William S. Orr, London, 1849. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4670723: Mr. Murray's penstemon, Penstemon murrayanus, cut-leaved penstemon, P. argutus, and cobaea-like penstemon, P. cobaea. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden of Ornamental Perennials, William S. Orr, London, 1849. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4670749: Scarlet Buenos Ayres vervain, Verbena melindres, germander-like vervain, Verbena teucroides, bluish vervain, Verbena caerulescens, and Mr. Tweedie's vervain, Verbena tweediana. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden of Ornamental Perennials, William S. Orr, London, 1849. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4670799: Mr. Barlow's larkspur, Delphinium barlowii, mountain larkspur, D. montana, variable bee larkspur, D. sapphirinum, Mr. Menzies' larkspur, D. menziesii, and azure larkspur, D. azureum. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs. Jane Loudon's Ladies Flower Garden of Ornamental Perennials, William S. Orr, London, 1849. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4670831: Orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, male and female, sooty orange tip, Zegris eupheme, and wood white, Leptidea sinapis. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas' Natural History of European Butterflies, Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres d'Europe, 1864. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4670837: White admiral, Limenitis camilla, dorsal and ventral, and southern white admiral, Limenitis reducta. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas' Natural History of European Butterflies, Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres d'Europe, 1864. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4675001: Variete of Epimede (Epimedium macranthum), ornamental shrub with delicates white and purple flowers, with elegant foliage. This species is one of 160 species that Dr. Siebold brought back from Japan and were grown when they were introduced to Great Britain in 1836. Illustration by Sara Maund, in The Botanist, series by Benjamin Maund in five volumes, published between 1836 and 1842. This work is renowned for its finely detailed engravings. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4675017: Orchid variete (Chloraea or Gavilea longibracteata), flowers with long bractee and white and yellow color. Illustration by Priscilla Bury, in The Botanist, series by Benjamin Maund in five volumes, published between 1836 and 1842. This work is renowned for its finely detailed engravings. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4675396: Apple pippin Lucombe. Lithograph by Benjamin Maund (1790-1863) published in The Fruitist, London, England, 1850. Lucombe's Pine-Apple Pippin apple, Malus domestica, within a Della Robbia ornamental frame with text below. Handcoloured glyphograph from Benjamin Maund's “” The Fruitist,”” London, 1850, Groombridge and Sons. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4675474: Common pear variete. Lithograph by Benjamin Maund (1790-1863) published in The Fruitist, London, England, 1850. Perfumed Swan's Egg pear, Pyrus communis. Handcoloured glyphograph from Benjamin Maund's “” The Fruitist,”” London, 1850, Groombridge and Sons. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4675502: Hignell's Inequalable Apple. Lithograph by Benjamin Maund (1790-1863) published in The Fruitist, London, England, 1850. Hignell's Matchless apple, Malus domestica. Handcoloured glyphograph from Benjamin Maund's “” The Fruitist,”” London, 1850, Groombridge and Sons. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653327: Sawakigyou, Lobelia sessilifolia, native to Japan (Japanese lobelia). Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653563: Futarishizuka or serrate-leaf chloranthus, Chloranthus serratus. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1889. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653597: Kakinohana or Japanese persimmon flower, Diospyros kaki. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1889. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653643: Kokuchinashi or dwarf gardenia, Gardenia augusta Radicans. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1889. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671033: Death's Head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, and oak hawkmoth, Marumba quercus. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas' Natural History of European Butterflies, Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres d'Europe, 1864. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671139: Vriesia brachystachys, description of the plant with ornamental leafy and with epi inflorescence in gold and purple colors. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671146: Butterfly collector's tools from the 18th century: aerial net on a cane 1, scissors with racquets 2, small preservative brush 6, and soft brush to remove dust 9. Steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers from Hippolyte Lucas' Natural History of European Butterflies. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671181: Variete of Azalee marvel, with small semi-double flowers of type Amcena, pale purple colour. Lithograph by Worthington G.Smith (1835-1917), published in Floral Magazine, 1872, edited by Henry Honywood Dombrain (1818-1905). / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671459: Primevere from Japan, Lilacina variety has pale purple flowers. Lithograph by Worthington G.Smith (1835-1917), published in Floral Magazine, 1872, edited by Henry Honywood Dombrain (1818-1905). / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653792: Kinmokusai or sweet osmanthus, Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671577: Tamarind, Tamarindus indicus. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835. James Main (1775-1846) was a Scottish gardener, botanist and writer. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671610: Roman chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile (Anthemis nobilis). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835. James Main (1775-1846) was a Scottish gardener, botanist and writer. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671621: Colocynth or bitter apple, Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthus). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835. James Main (1775-1846) was a Scottish gardener, botanist and writer. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671643: Bladderwrack, Fucus vesiculosus. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835. James Main (1775-1846) was a Scottish gardener, botanist and writer. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671743: Fashionable woman near the Palais Royale, Paris, circa 1815. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Benjamin Rotch's “” Manners and Customs of the French,”” London, Sotheran, 1893. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4671778: Silver salt cellar showing the arcades of the Palais Royal, designed by Grancher, jeweller at Pete-Dunkirk. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885. The journal of Madame Eloffe, dressmaker and linen-merchant to the Queen and ladies of the court. / Bridgeman Images