FLO4652825: European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, and seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus. (epic pork from Zelande, Tatou or armadillo from America.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration from nature by Christian Leinberger 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 P.L. Muller. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652866: Skull of a Buru babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa. The head of a wild boar-deer from India, Babyroussa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by Johann Ludwig Colve 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 J.P. Breyn. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652344: Title page with vignette of Tritons with corals, shells and sea urchins in a border of reptiles and birds. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Robert Muys 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

FLO4652389: Sea urchins with various coloured spines. Sea urchins with red, brown and green spines, edible sea urchin, Echinus esculentus 1, Metalia spatagus with brown spines 6. 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. Specimens from a Wunderkammer or Cabinet of Curiosities of Johann Ambrosius Beurer. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652451: Varieties of iron ore. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by after an illustration by from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur, Blusse and Son, Nuremberg, 1771. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652463: Lettuce coral, Agaricia agaricites, Madrepora agaricites 1, worm holes covered with stony coral 2, Acropora abrotanoides, Madrepora abrotonoides 3, and spherical clump of coral 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Christian Leinberger 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 of P.L. Muller. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652544: Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3, volute sea snail, Voluta musicalis 4, agate volute 5, groene zilvermond 6, Nassau shell 7, purple sunbeam, Tellina species 8, violet sunbeam, Tellina violacea 9. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved from nature by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur, Blusse and Son, Nuremberg, 1771. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652580: Northern stone crab, Lithodes maja 1, and brown crab, Cancer pagurus 2 (Spineuse crab, Cancer spinosus, and ecrevisse a coque uni, Brachyurus laevis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his 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

FLO4652663: Spot-fin porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix, and pufferfish, Lagocephalus lagocephalus. Ostracion, Hystrix, ungunfish, Orbis inermis, Orbis mammillaris. 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. Specimens from a Wunderkammer or Cabinet of Curiosities owned by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew in Nuremberg. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652672: Stony corals: Diploria labyrinthiformis 1, Madrepora favosa 2, Madrepora astroites 3, Galaxea fascicularis 4, Amaranthus saxea 5. (Madrepora labyrinthiformis, Madrepora favosa, Madrepora astroites, Madrepora fascicularis, Amaranthus saxea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving 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. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652911: Nile hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. Vulnerable. The amphibious Nile Hippotamus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving 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

FLO4653142: Katakuri lily, Erythronium japonicum. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653360: Choujisou or Japanese bluestar, Amsonia elliptica, and kouraigiboushi or plantain lily, Hosta montana. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653391: Gaku ajisai or bigleaf hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653401: Kinshibai or St. John's wort, Hypericum erectum (St. John's wort, devil's hunter, fee grass, grass with a thousand virtues, grass of St. Eloi, grass of St. John's) Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1889. / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4653567: Portrait of the Old, 1485 (oil on canvas), Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4652930: Tortoise skeleton and German tortoise species. (The skeleton of an earth turtle, an earth turtle from Germany.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer 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

FLO4653147: Amandou or almond blossom, Prunus amygdalus (almond). Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653217: Akebi or chocolate vine, Akebia quinata. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653384: Asaza or fringed waterlily, Nymphoides peltata. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653409: Sagisou or white egret flower, Pecteilis radiata. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4653536: Shironochi damakisou or white columbine, Aquilegia species (ancolia). Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1889. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4688136: View of the Street of Tombs outside the Herculaneum Gate, Pompeii. Chromolithograph and illustration by G. Autoriello from Antonio Niccoliniõs Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restorations), published by Zucchi & De Luca, Naples, 1898. Antonio was grandson of the architect Antonio Niccolini Sr. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4688167: House of Ariadne or the House of the Coloured Capitals, VII.4.31/51, Pompeii. Chromolithograph after an illustration by S. De Stefano from Antonio Niccoliniõs Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restorations), published by Fausto Niccolini, Naples, 1898. Antonio was grandson of the architect Antonio Niccolini Sr. / Bridgeman Images

LRI4688306: Protiro of the cathedral , end 13th-beginning 14th century, Italian School, (13th century) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4687728: Sea cow (Trichechus manati), a herbivorous mammal of shallow coastal waters of the Atlantic Tropical Zone. Illustration by Thomas Pennant (1726-1798), based on the specimen of the Leverian Museum. Lithographie in The Naturalist Pocket Magazine or Cabinet complete des Curiosites et Beautes de la Nature, published between 1798 and 1802, by Harrison, London, England. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4687811: Apricot Hemskirke (common apricot variety). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877), published in the “Pomology Magazine” (1828-1830) by John Lindley (1795-1865). Hemskirke apricot variety, Prunus armeniaca, origin unknown. Illustration by Mrs. Withers. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by S. Watts from J. Lindley's “” Pomological Magazine,” London, 1828-1930. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4687837: Washington plum (plum tree grows). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877), published in the “Pomology Magazine” (1828-1830) by John Lindley (1795-1865). Washington plum, Prunus domestica, from New York. Illustration by Mrs. Withers. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by S. Watts from J. Lindley's “” Pomological Magazine,” London, 1828-1930. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4687899: Fishing bellegarde or galade (variety of common fishing). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877), published in the “Pomology Magazine” (1828-1830) by John Lindley (1795-1865). Bellegarde or galande peach, Prunus persica. Illustration by Mrs. Withers. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by S. Watts from J. Lindley's “” Pomological Magazine,” London, 1828-1930. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4687917: Apple (domestic apple tree). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877), published in the “Pomology Magazine” (1828-1830) by John Lindley (1795-1865). Sugar-loaf pippin apple, Malus domestica, cultivated in Russia under the name Dolgoi Squoznoi. Illustration by Mrs. Withers. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by S. Watts from J. Lindley's “” Pomological Magazine,” London, 1828-1930. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4688040: Strawberries (strawberry ostara). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877), published in the “Pomology Magazine” (1828-1830) by John Lindley (1795-1865). Grove-End scarlet strawberry, Fragaria x anananassa, raised at Grove End, London, in 1820. Illustration by Mrs. Withers. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by S. Watts from J. Lindley's “” Pomological Magazine,” London, 1828-1930. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4688286: House in Regio VIII, insula 2, Pompeii. Chromolithograph and illustration by G. Autoriello from Antonio Niccoliniõs Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restorations), published by Zucchi & De Luca, Naples, 1898. Antonio was grandson of the architect Antonio Niccolini Sr. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4687794: The Paradise Tree (or Bird of Paradise) Great Emerald (Paridisaea apoda), bird native to New Guinean and Indonesia. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4687839: Apricot (apricot tree). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877), published in the “Pomology Magazine” (1828-1830) by John Lindley (1795-1865). Royal apricot, Prunus armeniaca, raised in the Royal Garden of the Luxembourg. Illustration by Mrs. Withers. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by S. Watts from J. Lindley's “” Pomological Magazine,” London, 1828. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4687854: Pear butter Diel (common pear tree). Lithograph after the illustration of Augusta Withers (1793-1877), published in the “Pomology Magazine” (1828-1830) by John Lindley (1795-1865). Butter Diel pear, Pyrus communis, raised by Van Mons at Leuven. Illustration by Mrs. Withers. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by S. Watts from J. Lindley's “” Pomological Magazine,” London, 1828-1930. / Bridgeman Images

LRI4687861: Madame Virginie. Portrait of a corpulent woman, sitting, her cat on her knees. 1905 (Painting), Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) / Bridgeman Images