Engraving from the frontispiece of Sir William Jardine�s �Naturalist's Library Ornithology� of Francis Willoughby .Francis Willoughby, naturalist, conservationist and biologist, c 1660s.
John Walker , born in Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland. Scottish chemist, botanist, mineralogist and meteorologist, Professor natural history at...John Walker
Francois Le Vaillant French explorer, collector and ornithologist. He did not accept the new Linnaean nomenclature and it was left to others to...Francois Le Vaillant
Alexander Wilson teacher and ornithologist. Born in Paisley, Scotland, he emigrated to America in 1794 and became an American citizen in 1804....Alexander Wilson
Ulisse Aldrovandi or Aldrovandus , Italian naturalist and founder of Bologna's botanical garden. Portrait engraved on steel by W.H. Lizars, from Sir...Ulisse Aldrovandi or Aldrovandus (1522 –1605), Italian naturalist and founder of Bologna's botanical garden. Portrait engraved on steel by W.H. Lizars, from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, 1833, Edinburgh
Peter Simon Pallas , German zoologist and botanist. Portrait engraved on steel by W.H. Lizars, from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library...Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811), German zoologist and botanist. Portrait engraved on steel by W.H. Lizars, from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, 1833, Edinburgh
John Ray, English botanist and zoologist, author of Historia Plantarum . Portrait engraved on steel by W.H. Lizars, from Sir William Jardine's The...John Ray, English botanist and zoologist, author of Historia Plantarum (1627-1701). Portrait engraved on steel by W.H. Lizars, from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, 1833, Edinburgh
Thomas Pennant, portrait of the Welsh natural historian with a book under a tree. After the painting by Thomas Gainsborough. Steel engraving by...Thomas Pennant, Welsh natural historian
Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist depicted in Sami costume of Lappland. Steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's...Carl Linnaeus, Swedish, botanist
Stock dove or stock pigeon, Columba oenas. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear from Prideaux John...Stock dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Namaqua dove, Oena capensis , native to Africa. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear from Prideaux...Namaqua dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Rock pigeon, Columba livia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear from Prideaux John Selby's volume...Rock pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Tambourine dove, Turtur tympanistria, native to Africa. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear from...Tambourine dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Ruddy ground dove, Columbina talpacoti, native to South America. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear...Ruddy ground dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Topknot pigeon, Lopholaimus antarcticus , native to Australia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear...Topknot pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia phasianella , native to Australia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear...Brown Cuckoo-Dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Blue and green turteline, Ptilinopus cyano-virens, native to New Guinea. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by...Blue and green turteline from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Blue-headed quail-dove, Starnoenas cyanocephala , endangered, native to Cuba. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by...Blue-headed quail-dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Common bronzewing, Phaps chalcoptera, native to Australia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear from...Bronzewing pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Crested pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes , native to Australia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear from...Crested pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Micronesian Imperial-Pigeon, Ducula oceanica , native to Micronesia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward...Micronesian Imperial-Pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Blue-capped fruit dove, Ptilinopus monacha , near threatened, native to Indonesia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an...Blue-capped fruit dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Buru green pigeon, Treron aromaticus , a native of Indonesia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear...Buru green pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Western crowned pigeon, Goura cristata, vulnerable, native to New Guinea. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by...Western crowned pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Nicobar pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica, near threatened, native to the Nicobar Islands and Malaysia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars...Nicobar pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Carunculated ground pigeon, Geophilus carunculatus, native to South Africa. Unknown species also known as the wattled goura. Handcoloured steel...Carunculated ground pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
African lemon-dove, Columba larvata, native to Africa. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear from...African lemon-dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Turkish or mawmet pigeon, Columba livia var. Turcica, breed of fancy pigeon. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by...Turkish pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Pouter or cropper pigeon, Columba livia gutturosa subrubicunda, breed of fancy pigeon. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an...Pouter pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Grey-green fruit dove, Ptilinopus purpuratus , native to Tahiti. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear...Grey-green fruit dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Title page with vignette of two common wood pigeons, Columba palumbus, in a copse. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an...Ring pigeon vignette from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto, native to Europe and Asia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear...Collared dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Jacobin pigeon, Columba cucullata Jacobina, fancy breed of pigeon. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward...Jacobin pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Broad or fan-tailed shaker, Columba tremula laticauda, breed of fancy pigeon. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by...Fan-tailed shaker pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Sumatran Green Pigeon, Treron oxyurus , near threatened, native to Indonesia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by...Sumatran green-pigeon from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Gray-fronted dove, Leptotila rufaxilla, native to South America. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear...Gray-fronted dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Ruddy quail-dove, Geotrygon montana, native to Central and South America. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by...Ruddy quail-dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Wompoo fruit dove, Ptilinopus magnificus, native to Australia. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear...Wompoo fruit dove from Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library: Ornithology,' Edinburgh, 1835
Model for Herman Melville's Moby Dick . 'The Spermaceti Whale'', coloured engraving by William Home Lizars from Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's...USA: A model for Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851). 'The Spermaceti Whale'', coloured engraving by William Home Lizars (1788-1859) from Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's Library, published between 1833 and 1845
Alexander Wilson teacher and ornithologist. Born in Paisley, Scotland, he emigrated to America in 1794 and became an American citizen in 1804....Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) teacher and ornithologist. Born in Paisley, Scotland, he emigrated to America in 1794 and became an American citizen in 1804. Considered by many to be the father of American ornithology. At the time of his death seven of th...
Francois Le Vaillant French explorer, collector and ornithologist. He did not accept the new Linnaen nomenclature and it was left to others to assign...Francois Le Vaillant (1753-1824) French explorer, collector and ornithologist. He did not accept the new Linnaen nomenclature and it was left to others to assign binomial classification to the thousands of specimens he collected. From The Naturalist's Li...