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Alamy Archives Collection: Eras of Dressing

Eras of Dressing
84 Items

Alamy Archives Collection: Kitsch

Kitsch
98 Items

Alamy Archives Collection: Natural History

Natural History
97 Items

Alamy Archives Collection: Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here
97 Items

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: 1950s LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ICE SKATING ON WOLLMAN RINK CENTRAL PARK MANHATTAN NEW YORK CITY USA

1950s LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ICE SKATING ON WOLLMAN RINK CENTRAL PARK MANHATTAN NEW YORK CITY USA

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: The Silver Slipper Casino on the Strip in Las Vegas circa 1970s

The Silver Slipper Casino on the Strip in Las Vegas circa 1970s

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Shark, sturgeon, salmon, skate, and other fish. Color lithograph

Shark, sturgeon, salmon, skate, and other fish. Color lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: California - Vintage travel poster from the 1940's

California - Vintage travel poster from the 1940's
California - Vintage travel poster from the 1940's

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: A tomato shaped sauce dispenser

A tomato shaped sauce dispenser

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Original print of Miss Wong by Vladimir Tretchikoff

Original print of Miss Wong by Vladimir Tretchikoff

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Dinosaurs of the sea, land, and air during the Age of Reptiles, a 19th-century depiction

Dinosaurs of the sea, land, and air during the Age of Reptiles, a 19th-century depiction. Hand-colored engraving Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Chromolithograph of Clematis, Cicada & beetles by Friedrich Kuhnert that appeared in Meyers

Chromolithograph of Clematis, Cicada & beetles by Friedrich Kuhnert that appeared in Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1894 edition

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Extinct fossil Nautilus triangularis 1, bellybutton nautilus, Nautilus macromphalus 2

Extinct fossil Nautilus triangularis 1, bellybutton nautilus, Nautilus macromphalus 2, Nautilus bisiphites 3, massive Orbulites shell 4

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Cocoa Plant, Caterpillar, Butterflies, 1705

Cocoa Plant, Caterpillar, Butterflies, 1705 Illustration showing cocoa plant, caterpillar, pupa and butterflies. Illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: 1898 colour engraving of birds from the Corvidae family. Left to right, carrion crow (corvus corone)

1898 colour engraving of birds from the Corvidae family. Left to right, carrion crow (corvus corone), jackdaw (coloeus monedula), common raven (corvus corax), hooded crow (corvus cornix)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Peacock, Historiae Animalium, 16th Century

Peacock, Historiae Animalium, 16th Century Gesner believes that the peacock was domesticated in very ancient times, noting that the Greeks imported them from barbarian tribes

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Silver salmon, Salmo salar, Salmo hamatus, and common carp, Cyprinus carpio, vulnerable

Silver salmon, Salmo salar, Salmo hamatus, and common carp, Cyprinus carpio, vulnerable. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d'Orbigny's "Dictionnaire

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Studies of Peonies, 1472

Studies of Peonies, 1472

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Sea anemone. Old 19th century Color lithography illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Sea anemone. Old 19th century Color lithography illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Common Porcupine from General zoology, or, Systematic natural history Vol 2 Mammalia, by Shaw

Common Porcupine from General zoology, or, Systematic natural history Vol 2 Mammalia, by Shaw, George, 1751-1813; Stephens, James Francis, 1792-1853; Heath, Charles, 1785-1848, engraver; Griffith

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Lemon tree, historical illustration, Moritz Willkomm, Natural History of the Plant World

Lemon tree, historical illustration, Moritz Willkomm, Natural History of the Plant World, 4th Edition, Esslingen and Munich Lemon tree, historical illustration, Moritz Willkomm

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, wood lady or orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines

Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, wood lady or orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, and grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveolus

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Water Hyacinth, Water Bugs, and Tree Frogs, 1705

Water Hyacinth, Water Bugs, and Tree Frogs, 1705

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Giraffe, 19th century. Color lithograph

Giraffe, 19th century. Color lithograph Lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Yellow Bear of Norway, Ursus

Yellow Bear of Norway, Ursus

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), 1828

Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), 1828.Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), 1828. A rodent introduced to Britain by the Normans in the 11th century as a protein source, it has become an agricultural pest

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Hen Harrier, Circus Cyaneus, 1845

Hen Harrier, Circus Cyaneus, 1845 Hen Harrier, Circus Cyaneus. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird (formerly Didus ineptus)

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird (formerly Didus ineptus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from William Smellie's Natural History, Thomas Kelly, London, 1828

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Apple, Pyrus malus, with blossom, fruit, seed and branch. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's

Apple, Pyrus malus, with blossom, fruit, seed and branch. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur
Apple, Pyrus malus, with blossom, fruit, seed and branch. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora), Stockholm, Wahlstrom & Widstrand

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Ripe fruit, segment, stone, of the Madeleine peach, Amydalus persica

Ripe fruit, segment, stone, of the Madeleine peach, Amydalus persica. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Pink German centifolia rose, Rosa centifolia germanica, and white unique rose, Rosa unica

Pink German centifolia rose, Rosa centifolia germanica, and white unique rose, Rosa unica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from an illustration drawn from nature by Stark from Bertuch's Bilderbuch

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. Handcolored engraving by Annedouche from Charles d'Orbigny's

Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. Handcolored engraving by Annedouche from Charles d'Orbigny's Dictionnaire
Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. Handcolored engraving by Annedouche from Charles d'Orbigny's Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History), Paris, 1849

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Varieties of soft corals, seafans, bryozoans, polyps and sea anemones

Varieties of soft corals, seafans, bryozoans, polyps and sea anemones. Lithograph from Lorenz Oken's Universal
Varieties of soft corals, seafans, bryozoans, polyps and sea anemones. Lithograph from Lorenz Oken's Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1841

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Varieties of strawberries with flowers and ripe and unripe fruits depicted... Fragaria sp

Varieties of strawberries with flowers and ripe and unripe fruits depicted... Fragaria sp... Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Banana fruit growing upright on the branch... Musa sapientum

Banana fruit growing upright on the branch... Musa sapientum.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte"

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Globe artichoke in full bloom, Cynara cardunculus. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a

Globe artichoke in full bloom, Cynara cardunculus. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Adam rose, variety of the tea rose raised by Monsieur Adam of Reims in 1838

Adam rose, variety of the tea rose raised by Monsieur Adam of Reims in 1838. Chromolithograph drawn and lithographed after nature by F

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Insects, including beetles. Color lithograph

Insects, including beetles. Color lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Bungarum Pamah, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engravings). Creator: William Skelton (1763 - 1848)

Bungarum Pamah, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engravings). Creator: William Skelton (1763 - 1848) Bungarum Pamah, from an Account of Indian Serpents Collected on the Coast of Coromandel, pub

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Hairy-nosed Wombat

Hairy-nosed Wombat

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Eggs of some birds and turtles, and seed cases of bryophites and some other plants. Color lithograph

Eggs of some birds and turtles, and seed cases of bryophites and some other plants. Color lithograph Lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Elk from General zoology, or, Systematic natural history Vol II Part 2 Mammalia, by Shaw, George

Elk from General zoology, or, Systematic natural history Vol II Part 2 Mammalia, by Shaw, George, 1751-1813; Stephens, James Francis, 1792-1853; Heath, Charles, 1785-1848, engraver; Griffith, Mrs

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus Ruber, 1845

American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus Ruber, 1845 American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus Ruber. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Jaguar, Panthera onca (Felis onca). Handcoloured steel engraving by Joseph Kidd after an

Jaguar, Panthera onca (Felis onca). Handcoloured steel engraving by Joseph Kidd after an illustration by Alexander Forbes from William Rhind's The Miscellany of Natural History: Feline Species

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Tiger in the wild, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

Tiger in the wild, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Bitter orange or Seville orange.. Citrus aurantium.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T

Bitter orange or Seville orange.. Citrus aurantium.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History) 1820

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Life As A Tree, 18th Century

Life As A Tree, 18th Century Caption reads, "Darwin's evolutionary theory was to reinterpret the centuries old picture of life as a tree with many branches displaying the various species

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Flower Illustration from the Reeves Collection

Flower Illustration from the Reeves Collection Plate 124 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Barn Owl, Tyto Alba, 1845

Barn Owl, Tyto Alba, 1845 Barn Owl, Tyto Alba. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: South and Central America: Emerald Toucanet. Painting from Natural History of Birds of Paradise

South and Central America: Emerald Toucanet. Painting from Natural History of Birds of Paradise and Rollers, Toucans and Barbus by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809), 1806

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Lithograph print from a rare work by G.H. Schubert entitled, Illustrated Geology and Paleontology

Lithograph print from a rare work by G.H. Schubert entitled, Illustrated Geology and Paleontology, 1886. This series was published from 1896

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Bird illustration

Bird illustration Plate RZD003, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Pale narcissus or primrose peerless, Narcissus biflorus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a

Pale narcissus or primrose peerless, Narcissus biflorus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by James Sowerby for Smith's "English Botany, " London, 1795

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Bay Owl, Illustration, 1824

Bay Owl, Illustration, 1824

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Wooly mammoth. Hand-colored woodcut

Wooly mammoth. Hand-colored woodcut Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Red-Bellied Squirrel, Sciurus Feruginiventris, 1845

Red-Bellied Squirrel, Sciurus Feruginiventris, 1845 Red-Bellied Squirrel, Sciurus Feruginiventris. From The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Lion and Lioness in the wild. Frontispiece from the book Royal Natural History Volume 1 Edited by

Lion and Lioness in the wild. Frontispiece from the book Royal Natural History Volume 1 Edited by Richard Lydekker, Published in London by Frederick Warne & Co in 1893-1894

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Jurassic age landscape

Jurassic age landscape Jurassic age landscape Print from the 1870 s

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (Phasianus torquatus). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg

Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (Phasianus torquatus). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Blue Jay, Corvus Christatus, 1845

Blue Jay, Corvus Christatus, 1845 Blue Jay, Corvus Christatus. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Turquoise parrot, Neophema pulchella. Turkosine parrakeet, Psittacus pulchellus

Turquoise parrot, Neophema pulchella. Turkosine parrakeet, Psittacus pulchellus. Hand-coloured steel engraving by Joseph Kidd (after John Audubon)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Coloured Copperplate engraving of a Flowering Magnolia tree from hortus nitidissimus by Christoph

Coloured Copperplate engraving of a Flowering Magnolia tree from hortus nitidissimus by Christoph Jakob Trew (Nuremberg 1750-1792)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: zoology, image of butterflies, from Moses Harris 'The Aurelian: or

zoology, image of butterflies, from Moses Harris "The Aurelian: or, natural history of English insects, namely, moths and butterflies", London, 1766, colour print

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: American lobster, from a specimen in Eastport, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut

American lobster, from a specimen in Eastport, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut Digitally colored woodcut reproduction of a drawing

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Bird of paradise, hummingbirds, and other long-billed birds. Color lithograph

Bird of paradise, hummingbirds, and other long-billed birds. Color lithograph Lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Butterflies and moths common to Europe. Color lithograph

Butterflies and moths common to Europe. Color lithograph Lithograph

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: South & Central America: Toco Toucan. Painting from Natural History of Birds of Paradise and Rollers

South & Central America: Toco Toucan. Painting from Natural History of Birds of Paradise and Rollers, Toucans and Barbus by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809), 1806

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. 1726 edition

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Plant Illustration

Plant Illustration Plate 142 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: American White Pelican, Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos, 1845

American White Pelican, Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos, 1845 American White Pelican, Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: 1898 colour engraving of a red-winged blackbird (agelaius phoeniceus)

1898 colour engraving of a red-winged blackbird (agelaius phoeniceus) From Sketch-Book Of British Birds by R. Bowdler Sharpe, with illustrations by A.F. and C. Lydon

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Common ostrich, Struthio camelus. Ostrich. Handcoloured woodblock engraving from The Natural

Common ostrich, Struthio camelus. Ostrich. Handcoloured woodblock engraving from The Natural History of Birds, published by Brightly and Childs, Bungay, Suffolk, 1815

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Plate from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Edwards

Plate from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Edwards Plate 350 hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History Vol 3 1764 Annotated Black

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta (Simia rhesus), and detail of its distinctive tail

Rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta (Simia rhesus), and detail of its distinctive tail. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Field Mouse - Mus sylvatica: small rodent. Hand-coloured engraving from A History of British

Field Mouse - Mus sylvatica: small rodent. Hand-coloured engraving from A History of British Quadrupeds, Edinburgh, 1838

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Botanical print or English natural history illustration by Joseph Swan 1796-1872, British Engraver

Botanical print or English natural history illustration by Joseph Swan 1796-1872, British Engraver Botanical print or English natural history illustration by Joseph Swan 1796-1872, British Engraver

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Natural History, dhxprc

Natural History, dhxprc
Giant burrowing frog, Heleioporus australiacus. Vulnerable. Illustration signed SN (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder). Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Tritonia crocatia, flame freesia

Tritonia crocatia, flame freesia Watercolour on vellum, 1794 by Mary Lawrance (fl.1790-1830) Held in the Library and Archives

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Polar Bear, Urusus Maritimus, 1845

Polar Bear, Urusus Maritimus, 1845 Polar Bear, Urusus Maritimus. From The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx, female. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Pass after an

Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx, female. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Pass after an illustration by Johann Jakob Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's Universal System of Natural History, London, 1795

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Swift Fox, Vulpes Velox, 1845

Swift Fox, Vulpes Velox, 1845 Swift Fox, Vulpes Velox. From The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Hand colored botanical engraving Pulsatilla vulgaris (pasque flower, pasqueflower)

Hand colored botanical engraving Pulsatilla vulgaris (pasque flower, pasqueflower)

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: A Natural History of ENGLISH INSECTS. Illustrated with A Hundred COPPER PLATES

A Natural History of ENGLISH INSECTS. Illustrated with A Hundred COPPER PLATES, Curiously engraved from the life and exactly coloured by the AUTHOR, ELEAZAR ALBIN, Painter

Background imageAlamy Archives Collection: Tourist souvenirs showing London landmarks

Tourist souvenirs showing London landmarks Tourist souvenirs showing London landmarks


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