EditorialChain of the Guild of Saint Hubert, Chain of the St. Hubertus Guild in The Hague ( ?), Archer's chain of a St. Hubertus guild (probably The Hague), gilded and partly enamelled. Ten links have the shape of a deer antler between which a double cross (for...
EditorialJapanese image of an English couple, 1853. Gaiban yōbō zue [=The Appearance of Foreign Barbarians]. 1854. From a work published in Japan in 1854 describing various foreign nations. Many of the illustrations were very inaccurate and out of date. Sourc...
EditorialDe Saint-Fond's romantic but inaccurate presentation of the discovery of Mosasaurus. Histoire naturelle de la montagne de Saint-Pierre de Maestricht. Paris, an 7, [1799.]. Source: 39.i.15 Detaild from the title page.
EditorialPair of Stirrups, ca. 1750, Mexican, Iron, silver, H. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm); W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); H. of foot opening 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. of tread 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Wt. 5 lbs. 8 oz. each (2494.8 g). , Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups, Mistakenly know...
EditorialLoggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta (loggerhead turtle, Testudo caretta). Endangered. Inaccurate drawing by Aldrovandus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology, Amphibia, London, 1801.