Geant Collection (#2)

Rainbow whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (striped lizard, Lacerta lemniscata) and giant ameiva
FLO4695092 Rainbow whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (striped lizard, Lacerta lemniscata) and giant ameiva, Ameiva ameiva (ameiva lizard, Lacerta ameiva). Underside of ameiva head

Fluted bird's nest, Cyathus striatus, spiny puffball, Lycoperdon echinatum (Lycoperdon gemmatum)
FLO4689628 Fluted bird's nest, Cyathus striatus, spiny puffball, Lycoperdon echinatum (Lycoperdon gemmatum), Lycoperdon piriforme, giant pasture puffball, Mycenastrum corium, and paltry puffball

Giant sphinx moth, Cocytius antaeus, caterpillar and pupa (Annona sphinx, Sphinx annonae)
FLO4683432 Giant sphinx moth, Cocytius antaeus, caterpillar and pupa (Annona sphinx, Sphinx annonae). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Bernard the Giant Hermit (Petrochirus diogenes). Signed illustrations (George Shaw)
FLO4680410 Bernard the Giant Hermit (Petrochirus diogenes). Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Lithography in The Naturalist's Miscellany, 1793

The large squirrel on the Malabar coast (Ratufa indica, Sciurus maximus), or giant squirrel from India
FLO4687454 The large squirrel on the Malabar coast (Ratufa indica, Sciurus maximus), or giant squirrel from India, omnivorous rodent

Frogs, toads and tadpoles. European tree frog, Hyla arborea, rattle-voiced tree frog, Auletris crepitans, edible frog
FLO4684940 Frogs, toads and tadpoles. European tree frog, Hyla arborea, rattle-voiced tree frog, Auletris crepitans, edible frog, Rana esculenta, shrinking frog, Pseudis paradoxa

Giant kangaroo. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection
FLO4684202 Giant kangaroo. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw. Great kanguroo or eastern grey kangaroo

Filudin, a remedy for malaria. A giant mosquito symbolizes the plague that decimates the French colonies
7298978 Filudin, a remedy for malaria. A giant mosquito symbolizes the plague that decimates the French colonies. 1917 (illustration); (add.info)

General view of the ceiling of the Hall of the Giants, Mantua (Palazzo del Te, Mantova): the Gods of Olympus
BEN5463228 General view of the ceiling of the Hall of the Giants, Mantua (Palazzo del Te, Mantova): the Gods of Olympus. Fresco by Giulio Pippi de Jannuzzi known as Giulio Romano (Julius Romano)

The interior of the Victoria Hothouse in the Van Houtte Nursery, with visitors admiring the giant water lily
FLO4629452 The interior of the Victoria Hothouse in the Van Houtte Nursery, with visitors admiring the giant water lily, Victoria cruziana

Chilean or giant rhubarb, Gunnera tinctoria (Gunnera scabra). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4628793 Chilean or giant rhubarb, Gunnera tinctoria (Gunnera scabra). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum, Amorphophallus campanulatus. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4627860 Elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum, Amorphophallus campanulatus. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens

Forest giant owl butterfly (owl), Caligo eurilochus, upperside 2, and underside 1
FLO4575355 Forest giant owl butterfly (owl), Caligo eurilochus, upperside 2, and underside 1. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Scolopandra gigante (Scolopendre giante - Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede)
CSO4996839 Scolopandra gigante (Scolopendre giante - Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Representation of a giant rooster. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029397 Representation of a giant rooster. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on monsters, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Giant anteater or ant bear, Myrmecophaga tridactyla. Vulnerable. Myrmecophaga jubata Linn
FLO4692080 Giant anteater or ant bear, Myrmecophaga tridactyla. Vulnerable. Myrmecophaga jubata Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by Jacques

Extinct Reunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica (Indian tortoise, Testudo indica)
FLO4694784 Extinct Reunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica (Indian tortoise, Testudo indica) and shells of the extinct saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis vosmaeri

Tamanor or antill (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), a South American mammal that feeds mainly on ants and termites
FLO4687607 Tamanor or antill (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), a South American mammal that feeds mainly on ants and termites, searching colonies with its long worm-shaped tongue

Fleur de canna de Guadeloupe - Lithograph by J. Swan, based on an illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)
FLO4619539 Fleur de canna de Guadeloupe - Lithograph by J. Swan, based on an illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), extract from Flora Exotic, Scotland, 1823 - Giant canna flower

Giant granadilla, barbadine, grenadine, giant tumbo or badea passionfruit, Passiflora quadrangularis
FLO4609123 Giant granadilla, barbadine, grenadine, giant tumbo or badea passionfruit, Passiflora quadrangularis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine

Madagascar giant swallowtail, Pharmacophagus antenor (Papilio antenor) 1, hairstreak butterfly, Thecla sylvanus 2, 3
FLO4615707 Madagascar giant swallowtail, Pharmacophagus antenor (Papilio antenor) 1, hairstreak butterfly, Thecla sylvanus 2, 3, and white-banded babul blue, Azanus isis (Polyommatus isis) 4, 5

Large-flowered Aristoloch - Pelican flower, Aristolochia grandiflora (Giant birthwort, Aristolochia gigas)
FLO4588693 Large-flowered Aristoloch - Pelican flower, Aristolochia grandiflora (Giant birthwort, Aristolochia gigas). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by

Aristoloche giant, Aristolochia gigantea - Botanical illustration by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892)
FLO4584488 Aristoloche giant, Aristolochia gigantea - Botanical illustration by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892), lithography published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine for Sir William Jackson Hooker

Mythical creatures: harpy, griffon, satyre, titan, seahorse and triton - Mythical creatures: harpy, griffin, satyr
FLO4576913 Mythical creatures: harpy, griffon, satyre, titan, seahorse and triton - Mythical creatures: harpy, griffin, satyr, giant or Titan, seahorse and Nereid or Triton

Elephas Imperator, a missing giant mammoth, now class like Imperator Mammuthus
FLO4639357 Elephas Imperator, a missing giant mammoth, now class like Imperator Mammuthus. Chromolithography by Heinrich Garden (1858-1935) (series prehistoric animals of the Reichardt Cocoa Company)

Giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla. Vulnerable. Illustration drawn from a specimen in the Leverian Museum
FLO4640392 Giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla. Vulnerable. Illustration drawn from a specimen in the Leverian Museum

Lobster, Homarus gammarus 1, shrimp species 2, giant centipede, Scolopendra gigantea 3, unknown insect, Pinnoter 4
FLO4652614 Lobster, Homarus gammarus 1, shrimp species 2, giant centipede, Scolopendra gigantea 3, unknown insect, Pinnoter 4, and tapeworm, Taenia species 5

Duvaucels squirrel, Sciurus hypoleucus. Indian giant squirrel? From a specimen in the Prince Maximilian
FLO4650574 Duvaucels squirrel, Sciurus hypoleucus. Indian giant squirrel? From a specimen in the Prince Maximilian from Wied-Neuwied Museum

African giant snail shell or coot achatine. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder)
FLO4680663 African giant snail shell or coot achatine. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

The butterfly owl (Caligo idomeneus). Signed illustration SN (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder)
FLO4680450 The butterfly owl (Caligo idomeneus). Signed illustration SN (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder). Lithography in The Naturalist's Miscellany, 1793

Cambridge blue, Pseudolycaena marsyas (Marsyas butterfly, Papilio marsyas)
FLO4683587 Cambridge blue, Pseudolycaena marsyas (Marsyas butterfly, Papilio marsyas). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Giant cyclamen cultivar, Cyclamen persicum var. giganteum. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an
FLO4663941 Giant cyclamen cultivar, Cyclamen persicum var. giganteum. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration by A

Giant arrowhead, Sagittaria montevidensis. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Linden's
FLO4663565 Giant arrowhead, Sagittaria montevidensis. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Linden's l'Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1884.; (add.info.: Giant arrowhead)

Lokette d'Europe (or blennie viviparus) - Mordocet - Cabot (or blennie striped) - Indian napoleon (or labre geant)
FLO4725359 Lokette d'Europe (or blennie viviparus) - Mordocet - Cabot (or blennie striped) - Indian napoleon (or labre geant) - Viviparous blenny, Zoarces viviparus 104, shanny

Filudin, a remedy for malaria. A giant mosquito symbolizes the plague that decimates the French colonies
7298977 Filudin, a remedy for malaria. A giant mosquito symbolizes the plague that decimates the French colonies. 1917 (illustration); (add.info.: Advertising for the drug Filudine)

Belostomatidae (aquatic hemiptere insect - giant water bugs), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4997085 Belostomatidae (aquatic hemiptere insect - giant water bugs), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Belostomatidae (aquatic hemiptere insect - giant water bugs)

Giant saturn butterfly, Zeuxidia aurelius (Aurelius butterfly, Papilio aurelius)
FLO4974674 Giant saturn butterfly, Zeuxidia aurelius (Aurelius butterfly, Papilio aurelius). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

God on the Day of Judgment with the Virgin Mary watching kings, popes and monks emerging from tombs to enter
FLO4974703 God on the Day of Judgment with the Virgin Mary watching kings, popes and monks emerging from tombs to enter the mansion of Heaven, where Saint Peter stands with a giant key

Crane and teeth of a missing giant amphibian, prints of Eubrontes giganteus
FLO4694120 Crane and teeth of a missing giant amphibian, prints of Eubrontes giganteus and Chirotherium - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Skeleton of the American mastodon, Mammut americanum and of the faint species of giant terrestrial lazy
FLO4693744 Skeleton of the American mastodon, Mammut americanum and of the faint species of giant terrestrial lazy, Mylodon robustus. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

View of the basalt columns of Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland
FLO4727943 View of the basalt columns of Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte

Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum). Lithograph from "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen" by Johannes Zorn
FLO4734419 Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum). Lithograph from "Afbeelding der Artseny-Gewassen" by Johannes Zorn (1739-1799), Netherlands, 1796. Rosebay tree, Rhododendron maximum

Yellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (tabular tortoise, Testudo tabulata)
FLO4695352 Yellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (tabular tortoise, Testudo tabulata)

Unknown gecko species from Arabia (Scollop-tailed gecko, Lacerta caudiverbera), and giant leaf-tailed gecko
FLO4695158 Unknown gecko species from Arabia (Scollop-tailed gecko, Lacerta caudiverbera), and giant leaf-tailed gecko, Uroplatus fimbriatus (fimbriated gecko, Stellio fimbriatus)

Indian burrowing frog (Sphaerotheca breviceps (short-headed toad, Rana breviceps)
FLO4694828 Indian burrowing frog (Sphaerotheca breviceps (short-headed toad, Rana breviceps) and cape rain frog or giant rain frog, Breviceps gibbosus (le Bossu of la Cepede, Rana gibbosa)

Neflier branch of Japan, nefle load - Giant loquat, Eriobotrya japonica. Chromolithograph (lithocaustic) by A
FLO4720921 Neflier branch of Japan, nefle load - Giant loquat, Eriobotrya japonica. Chromolithograph (lithocaustic) by A. Hoen & Co. from a botanical illustration by William H

Indigene standing by giant termitieres on the coast of Guinee (Guinee Conakry)
FLO4635259 Indigene standing by giant termitieres on the coast of Guinee (Guinee Conakry). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

View of Seal Bay and a nest on Hartik Island near Melbourne, Australia. Illustration by Nicolas Martin Petro (1777-1804)
FLO4636087 View of Seal Bay and a nest on Hartik Island near Melbourne, Australia. Illustration by Nicolas Martin Petro (1777-1804)

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"Exploring the World of Giants: From Mythology to Nature's Wonders" Step into a world where giants roam, captivating our imaginations and leaving us in awe. In this vast realm, David emerges victorious as he holds the head of the mighty Giant Goliath, immortalized in an exquisite painting by Daniele Crespi. The Palazzo Borromeo in Isola Bella, Stresa Italy becomes a sanctuary for this masterpiece. But giants aren't limited to folklore and art alone; they can be found even beneath the waves. Behold the Frogfish Throne, where these peculiar creatures reign supreme with their unique camouflage abilities. It's a sight that could rival any fairy tale kingdom. Venturing further into dreamscape realms, we encounter Nemo amidst giant fruits that seem plucked straight from his vivid imagination. Winsor McCay's illustrations in "Little Nemo in Slumberland" transport us to lands where everything is larger than life itself. In another extraordinary depiction from Grandville's "Un autre monde, " witness a colossal juggler effortlessly tossing planets through space. This mesmerizing image reminds us of the infinite wonders that lie beyond our earthly boundaries. As we delve deeper into nature's marvels, we stumble upon engravings showcasing various giants across different cultures and continents. From the majestic Ibis geant discovered along Cambodia's Mekong River to mythical beings like Ephialtes bound by manacles among other towering figures described by Dante Alighieri himself. The fascination with giants extends even higher as Nadar prepares his balloon Le Geant at Champ de Mars—a testament to human ingenuity reaching for new heights above terrestrial confines. Nature continues its display of magnificence with Humboldt squid and European flying squid gracefully gliding through ocean depths while red kangaroos, eastern grey kangaroos, and dusky wallabies showcase their impressive stature on land.