FLO4573962: Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius 1, sandy mole rat, Spalax arenarius 2, grey dwarf hamster, Cricetulus migratorius 3, Siberian hamster, Phodopus sungorus 4, Chinese hamster Cricetulus barabensis 5, northern mole vole, Ellobius talpinus 6, and Cape mole rat, Georychus capus ensis 7. 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
FLO4568164: Ballote. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by C. Mathews from William Baxter's book “English Botanical Phenomenes””, 1834. William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanical Garden from 1813 to 1854. Black horehound, Ballota nigra. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Charles Mathews of a drawing by G.H. from William Baxter's “” British Phaenogamous Botany”” 1834. Scotsman William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden from 1813 to 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568306: Fireworks Store - Victorian children pulling a Guy in a cart on Guy Fawkes night in front of L. Squibling's fireworks shop. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Francis Donkin Bedford from Edward Verrall Lucas' The Book of Shops, 1899., Bedford, Francis Donkin (1864-1954) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568595: Portrait of actress Elizabeth Hartley (1750-1824) in the role of Hermione in William Shakespeare's Winter Tale (1564-1616). She performed this role in 1774 and was described as the most refined figer on the London scene. Drawing by James Roberts, engraving published in “” Bell's Shakespeare””, John Bell, 1775, London, England. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568576: Portrait of actress Elizabeth Hopkins in the role of Volumnia in the play Coriolan, by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). She was married to a Drury Lane theatre and led a career in theatre for 34 years. Drawing by James Roberts, engraving by Grignon published in “” Bell's Shakespeare””, John Bell, 1776-1785, London, England. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568596: Portrait of Robert Baddely (1733-1794) in the role of Trinculo in the play La Tempete by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Baddeley began his career at Haymarket, London in 1760, and married actress Sophia Snow on a joyful and tumultuous wedding, for whom he fought in a duel with George Garrick. Drawing by Parkinson, engraving published in “” Bell's Shakespeare””, John Bell, 1776, London, England. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568694: Portrait of actor Spranger Barry in the role of Timon, for the play Timon by Athenes by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Barry first performed this role with his wife Ann Barry at Drury Lane (London, England) in 1771. He was a good actor and his wife was one of the most famous actresses of the 18th century. Engraving, drawn by James Roberts, in “” Bell's Shakespeare”” by John Bell, London, England, 1776. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568731: Portrait of actor Joseph Vernon, in the role of Thurio, in the play Les Deux Gentilshommes de Verone by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The character is dressed in stockings, wearing a cape with a large lace collar, playing lute. Vernon began in 1750 and continued his career until 1781, but was considered a second-rank actor. Drawing by James Roberts, engraving published in “” Bell's Shakespeare””, John Bell, 1776, London, England. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568743: Portrait of actress Elizabeth Hartley (1750-1824), in the role of Hermione, in William Shakespeare's play Tale d'hiver (1564-1616). E.Hartley performed this role in Covent Garden, London (England) in 1774, and was critically acclaimed. Engraving published by Fielding and Walker, London, England, 1780. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568760: Portrait of dancer Adelaide Simonet, in the role of princess in the great ballet Ninette at the court. A.Simonet, nee De Camp, from a family of French musicians and comedians, married Louis Simonet and accompanied him to England in the 1770s. They had three girls who made careers as dancers and singers. Engraving by Thornthwaite, based on a drawing by J.Roberts, published in Bell's British Theatre in 1781. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568895: Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, planehead filefish, Stephanolepis hispidus, elephantfish, Callorhinchus callorynchus, spotted wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, and seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1823. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568965: Interior of the Abu Simbel rock temples to Pharaoh Ramesses II (Ramses Ii) and his queen Nefertiti, Nubia, southern Egypt. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Theodore Goetz from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1823. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4569156: Endangered bottlenose skate, Rostroraja alba, dorsal 1, ventral 2, eyed electric ray, Torpedo torpedo 3, and marbled electric ray, Torpedo marmorata 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1823. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4567961: Wales poppy or yellow poppy. Coloured copper engraving from a drawing by G. Havell from William Baxter's book “English Botanical Phenomenes””, 1834. William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanical Garden from 1813 to 1854. Welsh poppy, Meconopsis cambrica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by G. Havell from William Baxter's “” British Phaenogamous Botany”” 1834. Scotsman William Baxter (1788-1871) was the curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden from 1813 to 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4568785: Portrait of actress Charlotte Ann Twistleton (nee Wattell) in 1798, at the height of her glory. She met her husband Thomas, Lord de Say and Sele, in a private theatre and began her career on the professional stage in 1793. Against the family's will, she worked at Covent Garden where she had a relationship with Mr. Stein, who led her to divorce in 1798. She continued her career in theatre, then her trace was lost in America in the 1800s. Engraving by Ridley, based on a painting by W.Naish, in The Monthly Mirror, published in Covent Garden, London, 1796. / Bridgeman Images