Dodo Collection (#3)

"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

The Pool of Tears, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub
3471636 The Pool of Tears, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub.1907 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Lewis Carroll)

Tile with Dodo, 1882-1888 (red and white lustreware)
1217835 Tile with Dodo, 1882-1888 (red and white lustreware) by Morgan, William De (1839-1917); 15.2x15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Study of a Dodo and a Guinea-pig, 1847 (watercolour with pen and ink on off-white paper)
1217768 Study of a Dodo and a Guinea-pig, 1847 (watercolour with pen and ink on off-white paper) by Spencer-Churchill, Charlotte Augusta Duchess of Marlborough (1818-1850)

The Hon Sir Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell (colour litho)
612238 The Hon Sir Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hon Sir Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell, Dodo)

Dodo, 1864 (colour litho)
998925 Dodo, 1864 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populAaren Naturgeschichte der VAogel in ihren sAammtlichen)

The Dodo solemnly presented the thimble from Alices Adventures in Wonderland
LLM459197 The Dodo solemnly presented the thimble from Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Northern cassowary and extinct dodo
Northern cassowary, Casuarius unappendiculatus, and extinct dodo, Raphus cucullatus. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History, Augsburg, Germany, 1794

Downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird (formerly Didus ineptus)
FLO4695801 Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird (formerly Didus ineptus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from William Smellies Natural History

Orpheus Charming the Beasts (oil on panel)
3937458 Orpheus Charming the Beasts (oil on panel) by Savery, Roelandt Jacobsz (1576-1639) (follower of); 73x105 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Pass from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, London, 1801

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

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

Hooded dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Pass after George Edwards from John Wilkes Encyclopedia Londinensis, London, 1803

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

Skulls of pigeons and dodo
Skulls of tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris, critically endangered 1, 7, 8, 9, 10 dodo, Raphus cucullatus 2, yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron chlorigaster 3, 6, crowned pigeon

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 and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo

Head of a dodo in the Ashmolean Museum
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

Willem Bontekoes illustration of the dodo
Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoes illustration of the dodo, from his Voyage, 1646. Wood engraving from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve

Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria
Illustration of a Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, by Francois Leguat from his Voyage, published 1708. Wood engraving from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo

Rodrigues solitaire and domed Rodrigues giant
Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria and domed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis peltastes, both extinct. Facsimile of the frontispiece of Francois Leguats Voyage, published 1708

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

Willem Pisos illustration of the dodo, 1658
Willem Pisos illustration of the dodo, from Gulielmi Pisonis Medici Amstelaedamensis, 1658. Wood engraving from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London

Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe s
Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoes illustration of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus, 1648. Title page from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London

Head and tail of the dodo by various artists
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

Images of a male Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, from Francois Lequats Voyages, 1708. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917

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

White dodo heads by Cornelis Saftleven and Jan Goeimare
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). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

White dodo and duck by Pieter Withoos
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)

White dodo II by Pieter Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917

White dodo I by Pieter II Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917

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). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

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, 1651 (16)

Dodos and parrots from Willem van West-Zanen s
Dodos and parrots hunted in Mauritius 1602 from Willem van West-Zanens Journal, and copies of Salomon Saverys white dodo by Abraham and Jan de Wees, 1651 and Gillis Joosten Saeghman, 1665

Dodos by Adriaen van de Venne and Gillis de Hondecoeter
Dodo by Adriaen van de Venne, male, 1626 (8) and dodo by Gillis de Hondecoeter (Honderkoeter), male, 1626 (9). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

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

Dodos of Jacob Cornelisz van Neck and Carolus Clusius
Dodo of Jacob Cornelisz van Neck, female, 1601 (4) and Dodo of Carolus Clusius, female, 1605 (5). 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. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917

Dodo statue on the Scotch House in Veere
Dodo statue on the facade of the Scotch House in Veere, the Netherlands, 1561. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917

Ostrich, cassowary, extinct dodo and penguins
Ostrich, Struthio camelus, cassowary, Struthio casuarius, extinct dodo, Raphus cucullatus, and species of penguin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

But who has won? from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub
3471640 But who has won? from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub.1907 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Lewis Carroll)

Alice And The Dodo
3839772 Alice And The Dodo by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Alice And The Dodo, from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

Alice swimming in the Pool of Tears, illustration from Alice
2657653 Alice swimming in the Pool of Tears, illustration from Alices Adventures Under Ground, pub. 1886 (facsimile) by Dodgson

The Dodo (engraving)
665723 The Dodo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dodo. Illustration from Cassells Natural History (Cassell, 1883)

The Dodo, 1936 (colour litho)
473469 The Dodo, 1936 (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the series of humorous cigarette cards, Howlers, produced for Churchman s; ); English

Black and yellow creeper, brown and white creeper, Certhia americana, Cayenne creeper, Dacnis cayana, Dodo
FLO4695834 Black and yellow creeper, brown and white creeper, Certhia americana, Cayenne creeper, Dacnis cayana, Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, and purre or stint, Calidris alpina

Birds (engraving)
1090865 Birds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds. Illustration for A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (Blackie)

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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.