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Saint Stephen riding on an elephant; representing the triumph of patience. Engraving by D.V. Coornhert after M. van Heemskerck.
Heemskerk, Martin van, 1498-1574.Date: [1559]Reference: 7204i
Part of: Patientiae triumphus elegantissimis imaginibus expressus.
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An elephant in gold
Birch, Martin, 1935-1982Date: September 1971Reference: 2849016i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Tractado de las drogas, y medicinas de las Indias orientales, con sus plantas debuxadas al biuo por Christoual Acosta ... En el qual se verifica mucho de lo que escriuio el doctor Garcia de Orta / [Cristóbal Acosta].
Acosta, Cristóbal, approximately 1515-approximately 1592.Date: 1578
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Vishnu and Lakshmi seated on a lotus being attended by Garuda, Hanuman and female attendants, and hailed by elephants. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 27645i
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Eve emerges from sleeping Adam's side. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.
Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767.Reference: 20718i
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Dissections of an elephant's foot and tail: seven figures. Etching by R. Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P. Camper, 1774.
Camper, Petrus, 1722-1789.Date: [1787/1800?]Reference: 571094i
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A postcard illustrating a young couple surrounded by a variety of good luck charms. Process print.
Reference: 18427i
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Raja on an elephant in the style of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Process print.
Reference: 25937i
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An elephant walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904.Date: 1887Reference: 2015301i
Part of: Animal locomotion: an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements
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Head of an elephant: eight figures including an écorché head, with details of the muscles. Etching by R. Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P. Camper, 1774.
Camper, Petrus, 1722-1789.Date: [1787/1800?]Reference: 571089i
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The Mâtangalîla of Nîlakaṇtha / edited with notes by T. Gaṇapati Śâstrî.
Nīlakaṇṭha, of Rajamangalam.Date: 1910
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The menageries. Quadrupeds, described and drawn from living subjects. Volume the first [-second] / Anon.
Rennie, James, 1787-1867.Date: 1829-1831
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Ahasuerus (the Wandering Jew) man sits in hell among the shades, decrepit and tormented by Satan. Wood engraving by F.J. Gauchard after G. Doré, 1856.
Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883.Date: 1856Reference: 25151i
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Skeleton of an elephant: six figures including a side view of the skeleton, with details of the bones of the limbs and feet. Etching by R. Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P. Camper, 1786.
Camper, Petrus, 1722-1789.Date: [1787/1800?]Reference: 571095i
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Observations on the different species of Asiatic elephants / by John Corse.
Corse, John, Esq.Date: 1799]
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An elephant on a red ground
Birch, Martin, 1935-1982Date: September 1971Reference: 2849017i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Hippopotamuses and an elephant in a lake near the Awash River, Ethiopia. Coloured lithograph by A. Löffler after J.M. Bernatz.
Bernatz, Johann Martin, 1802-1878.Date: [1852-1855]Reference: 3015986i
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Ganesha with rat. Lithograph.
Reference: 26205i
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Hunting scene. Ink drawing.
Reference: 28037i
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An elephant carrying a howdah, with two attendants. Gouache by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 778053i
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An elephant fight. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 582781i
Part of: Customers, trades, menial employments and handicrafts of Hindustan
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Trattato di Christoforo Acosta Africano ... della historia, natvra, et virtv delle droghe medicinali, et altri semplici rarissime, che vengono portati dalle Indie Orientali in Europa, con le figure delle piante ritratte, et disegnate dal viuo poste a'luoghi proprij / Nuouamente recato dalla spagnuola nella nostra lingua.
Acosta, Cristóbal, approximately 1515-approximately 1592.Date: 1585
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[Undated card advertising Hagenbeck's Ceylon exhibition at the Royal Agricultural Hall, London].
Date: date of publication not identified
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An elephant fight in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, watched by crowds of people and armed soldiers. Engraving by J Stephenson, ca. 1837, after W. Daniell, R.A.
Daniell, William, 1769-1837.Date: 2 Octr 1837Reference: 39831i
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A practical treatise on the treatment of the diseases of the elephant, camel & horned cattle : with instructions for improving their efficiency ; also, a description of the medicines used in the treatment of their diseases ; and a general outline of their anatomy / by W. Gilchrist.
Gilchrist, W.Date: 1851

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Saint Stephen riding on an elephant; representing the triumph of patience. Engraving by D.V. Coornhert after M. van Heemskerck.

An elephant in gold

Tractado de las drogas, y medicinas de las Indias orientales, con sus plantas debuxadas al biuo por Christoual Acosta ... En el qual se verifica mucho de lo que escriuio el doctor Garcia de Orta / [Cristóbal Acosta].

Vishnu and Lakshmi seated on a lotus being attended by Garuda, Hanuman and female attendants, and hailed by elephants. Gouache drawing.

Eve emerges from sleeping Adam's side. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

Dissections of an elephant's foot and tail: seven figures. Etching by R. Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P. Camper, 1774.

A postcard illustrating a young couple surrounded by a variety of good luck charms. Process print.

Raja on an elephant in the style of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Process print.

An elephant walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

Head of an elephant: eight figures including an écorché head, with details of the muscles. Etching by R. Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P. Camper, 1774.

The Mâtangalîla of Nîlakaṇtha / edited with notes by T. Gaṇapati Śâstrî.

The menageries. Quadrupeds, described and drawn from living subjects. Volume the first [-second] / Anon.

Ahasuerus (the Wandering Jew) man sits in hell among the shades, decrepit and tormented by Satan. Wood engraving by F.J. Gauchard after G. Doré, 1856.

Skeleton of an elephant: six figures including a side view of the skeleton, with details of the bones of the limbs and feet. Etching by R. Vinkeles 1787/1800 (?), after P. Camper, 1786.

Observations on the different species of Asiatic elephants / by John Corse.

An elephant on a red ground

Hippopotamuses and an elephant in a lake near the Awash River, Ethiopia. Coloured lithograph by A. Löffler after J.M. Bernatz.

Ganesha with rat. Lithograph.

Hunting scene. Ink drawing.

An elephant carrying a howdah, with two attendants. Gouache by an Indian artist.

An elephant fight. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

[Undated card advertising Hagenbeck's Ceylon exhibition at the Royal Agricultural Hall, London].

An elephant fight in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, watched by crowds of people and armed soldiers. Engraving by J Stephenson, ca. 1837, after W. Daniell, R.A.

A practical treatise on the treatment of the diseases of the elephant, camel & horned cattle : with instructions for improving their efficiency ; also, a description of the medicines used in the treatment of their diseases ; and a general outline of their anatomy / by W. Gilchrist.