FLO4577066: Sperm whale or sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, vulnerable 1, and narwhal or narwhale (narwhal), Monodon monoceros, near threatened 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4574631: Balm of Peru, Myroxylum peruiserum 1, and elemi gum tree, Amyris elemisera 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4574812: Hairy stapelia (hairy stapelia), Stapelia hirsuta 1, and sensitive plant (Mimosa modica), Mimosa pudica 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4574817: Danube gudgeon (stud), Gobio gobio 1, bleak (ablette), Alburnus alburnus 2, spirlin (ablette spirlin), Alburnoides bipunctatus 3, minnow (minnow), Phoxinus phoxinus 4, and Prussian carp (carassin argente), Carassius gibelio 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4574832: Cow tongue under the microscope: veal tongue showing different papillae 1, foliate papilla 2, filiform papillae 3, and fungiform papillae 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4575076: Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar 1, tuna, Thunnus species 2, Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus 3, and Atlantic mackerel (mackerel), Scomber scombrus 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4575110: Fumarole or sulphuric gases escaping from Solfatare volcano near Naples, Italy - Fumarole or sulphuric gases escaping from Solfatara volcano near Naples. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J.B. Hoessel from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4577762: Stone cutter with mallet and chisel model a bevel stone, behind him another cut a stone with the saw - Stone mason carving a stone with mallet and chisel on a bevel. In the background, another mason cuts a block of stone with a saw. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4577819: Soap factory: a man stirts a tank full of fat into a boil, another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire - Soap boiler making soap in a factory. A man stirs a vat of boiling fat and ley, while another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire in wooden frames. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4577952: Colchique saffron des pres, with bulb and several purple flowers speckled. Chequer flowered meadow saffron, with bulb and numerous purple flecked flowers. Colchicum variegatum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis's “” Botanical Magazine”” 1790-1800., Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4577998: Geranium has sorrel leaf, with rose veined flowers, native to South Africa. Sorrel crane's bill with pink veined flowers. A native of the Cape, South Africa. Pelargonium acetosum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis's “” Botanical Magazine”” 1790-1800., Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4575283: Damask rose (Damascus rose), Rosa damascena basilica, and single yellow rose, Rosa lutea simplex. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4575436: African manatee (African manatee), Trichechus senegalensis, vulnerable 1, harbour seal varieties (harbour seal), Phoca vitulina 2,3, harp seal (harp seal), Pagophilus groenlandicus 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4578215: Ladanifere or Ledon Cistus - Lithography by James Sowerby (1757-1822), from the Botanical Magazine by William Curtis (1746-1799), 1790 (England) - Gum cistus or rock rose, Cistus x cyprius (Cistus ladaniferus) - Handcolored copperplate engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby from W. Curtis's “” Botanical Magazine,”” Lambeth, London, 1790, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4578440: Orange nodding-head or mountain dahlia, Liparia splendens (Ruscus-leaved liparia, Liparia sphaerica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr. after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis' Botanical Magazine, T. Curtis, London, 1809., Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4578668: Caribbean Sage - Salvia lamiifolia (Purple-flowered sage, Salvia amoena). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr. after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis' Botanical Magazine, T. Curtis, London, 1810., Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4578102: Edible physalis, called small lantern, Cape currant or love in a cage. Produced from a small ornamental bush, the fruit is small, round orange color encapsulates in a cage, with sweet and acidic taste. The flowers are yellow and ecarlate. Eatable physalis, Cape gooseberry or Little lantern. Physalis edulis.A compact, spreading ornamental fruit bush producing a profusion of small, round, orange fruits. Yellow and scarlet flowers, with yellow lantern lined with scarlet veins. The fruit is eatable, agreeably acid and sweet, and has a fragrant odour, something between a mixture of apple and melon. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4578160: Amaryllis poppy color, with dark crimson flowers, flowering from a single foot. Originally from Cape of Good Esperance (South Africa).Poppy colored amaryllis, with deep crimson flowers blossoming from a single stem. A native of Cape of Good Hope. Amaryllis venusta. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis's “” Botanical Magazine”” 1790-1800., Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images