Dodo Collection (#2)

Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe's illustration of the dodo. Title page from Hugh Edwin Strickland
FLO4612063 Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe's illustration of the dodo. Title page from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve

White dodo head by Cornelis Saftleven, male, 1637, after a painting in the Museum Boijmans of Rotterdam (25)
FLO4612041 White dodo head by Cornelis Saftleven, male, 1637, after a painting in the Museum Boijmans of Rotterdam (25), and white dodo head by Jan Goeimare, male, 1853 (26)

White dodo II by Pieter Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr
FLO4612015 White dodo II by Pieter Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller

White dodo I by Pieter II Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr
FLO4612010 White dodo I by Pieter II Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller

Copies of the white dodo by Salomon Savery, male: Michiel de Groot, 1682 (17), Gijsbert de Groot, 1724 (18)
FLO4612009 Copies of the white dodo by Salomon Savery, male: Michiel de Groot, 1682 (17), Gijsbert de Groot, 1724 (18), Isaak van der Putte, 1733 (19) and Jan Morterre, 1757 (20)

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus (extinct), ostrich, Struthio camelus, great bustard, Otis tarda (vulnerable), cassowary
FLO4684724 Dodo, Raphus cucullatus (extinct), ostrich, Struthio camelus, great bustard, Otis tarda (vulnerable), cassowary, Casuarius casuarius (vulnerable), and North Island brown kiwi

Southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius (vulnerable), and dodo, Raphus cucullatus (extinct)
FLO4727749 Southern cassowary, Casuarius casuarius (vulnerable), and dodo, Raphus cucullatus (extinct). Handcoloured lithograph by Bretzing from an illustration by Ludwig Meyer from Friedrich Philipp

Hooded dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Pass after George
FLO4618710 Hooded dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Pass after George Edwards from John Wilkes Encyclopedia Londinensis, London

Side, front and back of the leg of a dodo in the British Museum. Illustration drawn
FLO4612128 Side, front and back of the leg of a dodo in the British Museum. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Joseph Dinkel from Hugh Edwin Strickland

Humerus and femur of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria
FLO4612190 Humerus and femur of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection and Andersonian Collection

Facsimile of Roelandt Savery's picture of the dodo in the Bellvedere at Vienna, 1628
FLO4612095 Facsimile of Roelandt Savery's picture of the dodo in the Bellvedere at Vienna, 1628. Handcoloured lithograph after Roelandt Savery from Hugh Edwin Strickland

White dodo by Johann Walther, female, 1657 (27) and white dodo by Jacob Hoefnagel, young male, 1609 (28)
FLO4612042 White dodo by Johann Walther, female, 1657 (27) and white dodo by Jacob Hoefnagel, young male, 1609 (28). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

17th century copies of the white dodo by Salomon Savery, male: Gerrit van Goedesberg, 1662 (13), Joost Hartgers
FLO4611990 17th century copies of the white dodo by Salomon Savery, male: Gerrit van Goedesberg, 1662 (13), Joost Hartgers, 1650 (14), Abraham and Jan de Wees, 1651 (15) and Gijsbert Sijbes

Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, and extinct dodo, Raphus cucullatus. Woodblock engraving from an English translation of
FLO4597334 Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, and extinct dodo, Raphus cucullatus. Woodblock engraving from an English translation of Buffon's Natural History, London, circa 1800.; (add.info.: Eagle)

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus or Didus ineptus. Extinct flightless bird. Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4640591 Dodo, Raphus cucullatus or Didus ineptus. Extinct flightless bird. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket

Northern cassowary and extinct dodo, 1794 (engraving)
5912574 Northern cassowary and extinct dodo, 1794 (engraving); (add.info.: Northern cassowary, Casuarius unappendiculatus, and extinct dodo, Raphus cucullatus)

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus (Didus ineptus), extinct flightless bird. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich
FLO4719838 Dodo, Raphus cucullatus (Didus ineptus), extinct flightless bird. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History

Metatarsus bones of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus 1-10, crowned pigeon, Goura coronata 12-17, tooth-billed pigeon
FLO4612222 Metatarsus bones of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus 1-10, crowned pigeon, Goura coronata 12-17, tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 18, 19 and other birds

Head and tail of the dodo by Roelandt Savery, Johan Neiuhof, Jacob de Bondt, Ludwig Schmoor von Carolsfeld, G
FLO4612057 Head and tail of the dodo by Roelandt Savery, Johan Neiuhof, Jacob de Bondt, Ludwig Schmoor von Carolsfeld, G. Krause, etc. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

White dodo I by Pieter Withoos, female, Illustrated London News, 1856 (23) and white dodo II by Pieter Withoos, female
FLO4612017 White dodo I by Pieter Withoos, female, Illustrated London News, 1856 (23) and white dodo II by Pieter Withoos, female, Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 1863 (24)

Dodo of Iohan Theodor and Iohan Israel de Bry, female, 1601, and copy in the Florence Codex, female, circa 1703
FLO4611977 Dodo of Iohan Theodor and Iohan Israel de Bry, female, 1601, and copy in the Florence Codex, female, circa 1703. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Dodo of the Scotch House, Veere, 1561, and dodo from the Florence Codex, circa 1703. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr
FLO4611958 Dodo of the Scotch House, Veere, 1561, and dodo from the Florence Codex, circa 1703. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Drawing of the now extinct Dodo bird of Mauritius Raphus cucullatus, 18th century
3501394 Drawing of the now extinct Dodo bird of Mauritius Raphus cucullatus, 18th century; (add.info.: 18th century drawing of the now extinct Dodo bird of Mauritius Raphus cucullatus)

Side view of the head of a dodo in the Ashmolean Museum and restored head in the British Museum
FLO4612112 Side view of the head of a dodo in the Ashmolean Museum and restored head in the British Museum. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Joseph Dinkel from Hugh Edwin Strickland

Dodo of Jacob Cornelisz van Neck, female, 1601 (4) and Dodo of Carolus Clusius, female, 1605 (5)
FLO4611969 Dodo of Jacob Cornelisz van Neck, female, 1601 (4) and Dodo of Carolus Clusius, female, 1605 (5). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Extinct flightless bird, the Dodo, Raphus cucullatus. Woodblock engraving from Die Illustrirte Welt
FLO4648887 Extinct flightless bird, the Dodo, Raphus cucullatus. Woodblock engraving from Die Illustrirte Welt (The Illustrated World), Stuttgart, Germany, 1857.; (add.info.: Extinct flightless bird)

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct, and guinea pig, Cavia porcellus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann
FLO4694405 Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct, and guinea pig, Cavia porcellus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by George Edwards in Johann Michael

Facsimile of a picture of a dodo by Roelandt Savery in the Royal Gallery, Berlin. Handcoloured lithograph by CDM from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred

There was a mouse splashing about, c1900. After the illustrations by John Tenniel. From Coloured Lantern Slides - Primus Junior Lecturers Series: No. 776. Alice in Wonderland. Chapter I

AI IMAGE - Dodo in a glass case in a museum, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Dodo in a glass case in a museum, 2023. The first recorded mention of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus), an extinct flightless bird living on the island of Mauritius

Tibia and metatarsus of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection and Andersonian Collection

Cranium and sternum of the extinct Rodrigues
Cranium 1-4 and part of sternum 5, 6 of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection. Lithograph by Joseph Dinkel after Werner from Hugh Edwin Strickland

Metatarsus and toes of the dodo and various pigeons
Metatarsus and toes of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus 1-5, foot of the yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron chlorigaster 6, stock dove, Columba oenas 7 and partridge pigeon, Geophaps smithii 8

Metatarsus bones of the dodo, crowned pigeon
Metatarsus bones of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus 1-10, crowned pigeon, Goura coronata 12-17, tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 18, 19 and other birds

First published illustration of a dodo by van Neck, 1601
Facsimile of plate 2 of Jacob Cornelis van Necks Voyage, 1601, showing Dutch sailors fishing on Mauritius, dodo bird (2) and extinct giant tortoise, Cylindras inepta (1)

Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix
A Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix is a French museum located on the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime. Sharing the label museum of France with the nearby Napoleonic Museum

Alice and Dodo illustration, (Alices Adventures in Wonderland)
The Dodo presents the thimble to Alice. Page scanned from an original book dated 1866, this is a colour illustration by John Tenniel from Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland

Wall mural of a Dodo, Trou D eau Douce, Flacq, East Coast, Mauritius

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

The Dodo and Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland
"Alice and the Dodo, from the Lewis Carroll Story Alice in Wonderland, Illustration by Sir John Tenniel 1871"

Dodo, Beetles and Lizards

Dodo and Osterichs

Dodo

Dodo, extinct bird

Vieilles Chansons et Rondes: Fais dodo, Colas (colour litho)
5221630 Vieilles Chansons et Rondes: Fais dodo, Colas (colour litho) by Berty, Maurice (1884-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fais dodo, Colas)

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird. Copperplate engraving by T
FLO4591510 Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird. Copperplate engraving by T. Milton after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from Abraham Rees Cyclopaedia or Universal Dictionary

"The Dodo solemnly presented the thimble", illustration for Lewis Carroll
4075071 " The Dodo solemnly presented the thimble", illustration for Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland, 1901 (litho) by Newell

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"The Enigmatic Dodo: A Fascinating Tale of Extinction" Step into the world of the dodo, a bird that has captivated imaginations for centuries. This coloured engraving of a dodo transports us back to a time when these unique creatures roamed the earth. The connection between Carroll's Alice and the Dodo is undeniable. In "Alice in Wonderland, " we witness their encounter as they discuss how to dry off after falling into the Pool of Tears. The Dodo's quirky presence adds an element of whimsy to this beloved tale. Buffon's depiction of the dodo, known scientifically as Raphus solitarius or Reunion white dodo, showcases its distinct features. Its plump body and short wings make it instantly recognizable among other birds. Sadly, extinction befell these fascinating creatures. Raphus cucullatus, commonly referred to as just "dodo, " met its demise due to human activities on its native island Mauritius. Didus ineptus indeed faced an unfortunate fate. But let us not dwell solely on their disappearance; instead, let us celebrate their existence. These animals were truly one-of-a-kind with their clumsy yet endearing nature. Their portrayal in "Alice in Wonderland" only solidifies their place in popular culture. Imagine witnessing a group of dodos crossing a natural bridge over a stream – what an incredible sight that would have been. It reminds us that even extinct species once thrived alongside other remarkable creatures in our diverse ecosystem. Today, we can only marvel at images like this one depicting Raphus cucullatus - forever frozen in time through art and historical records. The story behind these extinct animals serves as a reminder for humanity to appreciate and protect our fragile planet and all its inhabitants before they too become mere engravings from history books.