FLO4687513: The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), a herbivorous bi-horned mammal, lives in Africa, the only species of the genus Diceros. Animal hunting by the Khoisan tribes of South Africa for the consumption of its flesh, but also for its horns and leather. Illustration by Thomas Pennant (1726-1798). 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
FLO4687467: Black atele, four-finger monkey, or atele coaita or araignee monkey (Ateles paniscus). Small arboreal monkey from South America's forests, very fast and agile, helps with this by its long prehensile tail, which also serves as a swing when it leaps. 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
FLO4687485: Virginia or American opossum (Didelphis virginiana), North American marsupial. Illustration copy of “” The True Representation”” account for the philosophical transactions of the Royal Society by Thomas Pennant (1726-1798). 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
FLO4687546: Galeopitheque or colugo (Cynocephalus volans), a small mammal of the Philippines, has a membrane allowing it to glide. 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
FLO4687557: Elk (Cervus canadensis), herbivorous mammal, family of cervids, is hunted for its lean and very proteinous meat. 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
FLO4687739: Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), native to China, is sometimes called Chinese pheasant, tricolor huppe or painted pheasant, because of its bright colors. Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) believed that the description of phenix found in Pliny the Elder (23-79) was probably that of the golden pheasant. 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
FLO4656970: Plan of the Parc de Monceau, Paris, executed by landscape garden Louis Carmontelle for the Duc d'Orleans, 1718. It included a merry-go-round or Ring Game and a folly, a ruined temple of Mars. Lithograph from Paul Lacroix 'The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes, London, 1876. / Bridgeman Images