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Bats chiropteres frugivores - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Fruit bats - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837
Bats chiropteres frugivores - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Fruit bats - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837

FLO4611093: Bats chiropteres frugivores - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Fruit bats - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837 / Bridgeman Images

Passiflora (Passiflora alata) - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Winged-stem passion flower - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837
Passiflora (Passiflora alata) - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Winged-stem passion flower - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837

FLO4611153: Passiflora (Passiflora alata) - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Winged-stem passion flower - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837 / Bridgeman Images

Harpy eagle of America and small eagle of Guiana - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja (near threatened) and crested eagle, Morphnus guile Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Antoine de Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” 1837
Harpy eagle of America and small eagle of Guiana - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja (near threatened) and crested eagle, Morphnus guile Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Antoine de Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” 1837

FLO4611248: Harpy eagle of America and small eagle of Guiana - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja (near threatened) and crested eagle, Morphnus guile Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Antoine de Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” 1837 / Bridgeman Images

Antelope oreotrague or sassa and antelope Rouanne or hippotragus - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus oreotragus, and Antelope, Hippotragus equinus - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837
Antelope oreotrague or sassa and antelope Rouanne or hippotragus - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus oreotragus, and Antelope, Hippotragus equinus - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837

FLO4611284: Antelope oreotrague or sassa and antelope Rouanne or hippotragus - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus oreotragus, and Antelope, Hippotragus equinus - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837 / Bridgeman Images

Autumn Colchique - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780 1845), directed by P J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837
Autumn Colchique - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780 1845), directed by P J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837

FLO4611471: Autumn Colchique - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale - Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780 1845), directed by P J.F. Turpin, from Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” Paris, 1837 / Bridgeman Images

Indian Rhinoceros and Cape Daman - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Indian rhino, Rhinoceros unicornis (vulnerable), and rock hyrax, Procavia capensis Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Antoine de Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” 1837
Indian Rhinoceros and Cape Daman - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Indian rhino, Rhinoceros unicornis (vulnerable), and rock hyrax, Procavia capensis Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Antoine de Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” 1837

FLO4611496: Indian Rhinoceros and Cape Daman - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from the “Dictionary of Natural Sciences” by Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) - Indian rhino, Rhinoceros unicornis (vulnerable), and rock hyrax, Procavia capensis Handcoloured copperplate engraving, illustration by J. G. Pretre (1780-1845), directed by P. J.F. Turpin, from Antoine de Jussieu's “” Dictionary of Natural Science,”” 1837 / Bridgeman Images

The Holy Family. Tondo, circa 1495 (Oil on canvas)
The Holy Family. Tondo, circa 1495 (Oil on canvas)

LRI4611522: The Holy Family. Tondo, circa 1495 (Oil on canvas), Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) / Bridgeman Images

Trunk of the hepatic portal vein. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
Trunk of the hepatic portal vein. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.

FLO4611607: Trunk of the hepatic portal vein. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779. / Bridgeman Images

JSaint John the Evangelist and Saint Mary Magdalene - Detail of the polyptic of the Annunciation (1357, tempera and gold leaf on wood)
JSaint John the Evangelist and Saint Mary Magdalene - Detail of the polyptic of the Annunciation (1357, tempera and gold leaf on wood)

LRI4611924: JSaint John the Evangelist and Saint Mary Magdalene - Detail of the polyptic of the Annunciation (1357, tempera and gold leaf on wood), Veneziano, Lorenzo (fl.1356-72) / Bridgeman Images

Trocade a tracheotomy, brush for the stomach, tumour in the chest after Lorenz Heister, scar after the elimination of the tumour, and ancient harmful and painful method of tracheotomy - Plate drawn from “” The Encyclopedie”” by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (1717-1783), 1779 - chotomy trocar 1, stomach brush 2, breast tumor after Lorenz Heister 3, scar after tumor removal 4, large breast tumor 5 and old mastectomy method more painful and harmful than useful 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
Trocade a tracheotomy, brush for the stomach, tumour in the chest after Lorenz Heister, scar after the elimination of the tumour, and ancient harmful and painful method of tracheotomy - Plate drawn from “” The Encyclopedie”” by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (1717-1783), 1779 - chotomy trocar 1, stomach brush 2, breast tumor after Lorenz Heister 3, scar after tumor removal 4, large breast tumor 5 and old mastectomy method more painful and harmful than useful 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.

FLO4611930: Trocade a tracheotomy, brush for the stomach, tumour in the chest after Lorenz Heister, scar after the elimination of the tumour, and ancient harmful and painful method of tracheotomy - Plate drawn from “” The Encyclopedie”” by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (1717-1783), 1779 - chotomy trocar 1, stomach brush 2, breast tumor after Lorenz Heister 3, scar after tumor removal 4, large breast tumor 5 and old mastectomy method more painful and harmful than useful 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779. / Bridgeman Images

17th century copies of the white dodo by Salomon Savery, male: Gerrit van Goedesberg, 1662 (13), Joost Hartgers, 1650 (14), Abraham and Jan de Wees, 1651 (15) and Gijsbert Sijbes, 1651 (16). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.
17th century copies of the white dodo by Salomon Savery, male: Gerrit van Goedesberg, 1662 (13), Joost Hartgers, 1650 (14), Abraham and Jan de Wees, 1651 (15) and Gijsbert Sijbes, 1651 (16). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.

FLO4611990: 17th century copies of the white dodo by Salomon Savery, male: Gerrit van Goedesberg, 1662 (13), Joost Hartgers, 1650 (14), Abraham and Jan de Wees, 1651 (15) and Gijsbert Sijbes, 1651 (16). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917. / Bridgeman Images

White dodo I by Pieter II Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.
White dodo I by Pieter II Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.

FLO4612010: White dodo I by Pieter II Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917. / Bridgeman Images

White dodo by Johann Walther, female, 1657 (27) and white dodo by Jacob Hoefnagel, young male, 1609 (28). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.
White dodo by Johann Walther, female, 1657 (27) and white dodo by Jacob Hoefnagel, young male, 1609 (28). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.

FLO4612042: White dodo by Johann Walther, female, 1657 (27) and white dodo by Jacob Hoefnagel, young male, 1609 (28). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917. / Bridgeman Images

Arteries in the face. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Albrecht von Haller from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
Arteries in the face. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Albrecht von Haller from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.

FLO4611624: Arteries in the face. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard after an illustration by Albrecht von Haller from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779. / Bridgeman Images

Fencers in outside guard/thrust positions, tierce and carte positions, tierce and second positions. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from the Fencing fencing section of Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
Fencers in outside guard/thrust positions, tierce and carte positions, tierce and second positions. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from the Fencing fencing section of Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.

FLO4611726: Fencers in outside guard/thrust positions, tierce and carte positions, tierce and second positions. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from the Fencing fencing section of Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779. / Bridgeman Images

Second position of the disarm in tierce, disarm on the carte or seconde thrust, and second position of the disarm on the carte. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from the Fencing fencing section of Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.
Second position of the disarm in tierce, disarm on the carte or seconde thrust, and second position of the disarm on the carte. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from the Fencing fencing section of Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.

FLO4611696: Second position of the disarm in tierce, disarm on the carte or seconde thrust, and second position of the disarm on the carte. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from the Fencing fencing section of Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779. / Bridgeman Images

Life of Saint Francis of Assisi: the Saint receiving stigmas, 13th century (Painting on wood)
Life of Saint Francis of Assisi: the Saint receiving stigmas, 13th century (Painting on wood)

LRI4611807: Life of Saint Francis of Assisi: the Saint receiving stigmas, 13th century (Painting on wood), Berlinghieri, Bonaventura (fl.1228-74) / Bridgeman Images

Dodo of the Scotch House, Veere, 1561, and dodo from the Florence Codex, circa 1703. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.
Dodo of the Scotch House, Veere, 1561, and dodo from the Florence Codex, circa 1703. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.

FLO4611958: Dodo of the Scotch House, Veere, 1561, and dodo from the Florence Codex, circa 1703. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917. / Bridgeman Images

The Annunciation Painting of Giambattista (Giovan Battista) (Giovanni Battista) Pittoni (1687-1767), 18th century Sun. 153x205 cm Venice Gallery dell' Accademia
The Annunciation Painting of Giambattista (Giovan Battista) (Giovanni Battista) Pittoni (1687-1767), 18th century Sun. 153x205 cm Venice Gallery dell' Accademia

LRI4611957: The Annunciation Painting of Giambattista (Giovan Battista) (Giovanni Battista) Pittoni (1687-1767), 18th century Sun. 153x205 cm Venice Gallery dell' Accademia, Pittoni, Giovanni Battista (1687-1767) / Bridgeman Images

Head and tail of the dodo by Roelandt Savery, Johan Neiuhof, Jacob de Bondt, Ludwig Schmoor von Carolsfeld, G. Krause, etc. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.
Head and tail of the dodo by Roelandt Savery, Johan Neiuhof, Jacob de Bondt, Ludwig Schmoor von Carolsfeld, G. Krause, etc. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.

FLO4612057: Head and tail of the dodo by Roelandt Savery, Johan Neiuhof, Jacob de Bondt, Ludwig Schmoor von Carolsfeld, G. Krause, etc. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917. / Bridgeman Images

Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe's illustration of the dodo. Title page from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848.
Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe's illustration of the dodo. Title page from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848.

FLO4612063: Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe's illustration of the dodo. Title page from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848. / Bridgeman Images

Illustration of a Rodrigues solitaire, 1848 (lithograph)
Illustration of a Rodrigues solitaire, 1848 (lithograph)

FLO4612102: Illustration of a Rodrigues solitaire, 1848 (lithograph) / Bridgeman Images

Sea eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Sea eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612254: Sea eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis. Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis. Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612297: Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis. Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Red shank, Tringa totanus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Red shank, Tringa totanus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612310: Red shank, Tringa totanus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Tawny owl, Strix aluco. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Tawny owl, Strix aluco. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612376: Tawny owl, Strix aluco. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Spotted crake, Porzana porzana. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Spotted crake, Porzana porzana. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612386: Spotted crake, Porzana porzana. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848.
Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848.

FLO4612158: Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848. / Bridgeman Images

Stock dove or pigeon, Columba oenas. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Stock dove or pigeon, Columba oenas. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612272: Stock dove or pigeon, Columba oenas. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds” (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds” (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612402: Turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds” (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds” (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds” (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612455: Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds” (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612531: Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Northern three-toed woodpecker. Picoides tridactylus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Northern three-toed woodpecker. Picoides tridactylus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612550: Northern three-toed woodpecker. Picoides tridactylus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Black guillemot or tystie, Cepphus grylle, with fish in its beak. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Black guillemot or tystie, Cepphus grylle, with fish in its beak. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612556: Black guillemot or tystie, Cepphus grylle, with fish in its beak. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Images of a male Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, from Francois Lequat's Voyages, 1708. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.
Images of a male Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, from Francois Lequat's Voyages, 1708. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917.

FLO4612049: Images of a male Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, from Francois Lequat's Voyages, 1708. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans' Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917. / Bridgeman Images

Saint Nicholas receives the tribute of the clerk of Mira. 1582 (painting)
Saint Nicholas receives the tribute of the clerk of Mira. 1582 (painting)

LRI4612208: Saint Nicholas receives the tribute of the clerk of Mira. 1582 (painting), Veronese, (Caliari, Paolo) (1528-88) / Bridgeman Images


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