Geant Collection (#3)

Giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea (Lycoperdon giganteum), common puffball, Lycoperdon gemmatum, and pestle puffball
FLO4633696 Giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea (Lycoperdon giganteum), common puffball, Lycoperdon gemmatum, and pestle puffball, Handkea excipuliformis (Lycoperdon saccatum)

Giant grasshopper, Tropidacris dux. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwood's new edition of Dru Drury's
FLO4616010 Giant grasshopper, Tropidacris dux. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwood's new edition of Dru Drury's " Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, " Bohn, London

Poison bulb, giant crinum lily, grand crinum lily or spider lily, Crinum asiatium (Crinum declinatum)
FLO4609760 Poison bulb, giant crinum lily, grand crinum lily or spider lily, Crinum asiatium (Crinum declinatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by William

Giant sphinx moth, Cocytius antaeus (Annona sphinx, Sphinx annonae). Illustration drawn
FLO4683436 Giant sphinx moth, Cocytius antaeus (Annona sphinx, Sphinx annonae). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Lepidoptere, American moth variety, caterpillar, nymph and adult, Hypercompe scribonia - Lithography by Richard
FLO4684083 Lepidoptere, American moth variety, caterpillar, nymph and adult, Hypercompe scribonia - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823) published in The Naturalist Miscellany

Villous deadly carrot, Thapsia villosa, and giant fennel, Ferula communis
FLO4668972 Villous deadly carrot, Thapsia villosa, and giant fennel, Ferula communis. A herb with leaves like fennel called Thapsia

Scorpio of Sri Lanka. Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4680111 Scorpio of Sri Lanka. Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Box crab, Calappa hepatica 1, giant box crab, Calappa calappa 2, floral egg crab, Atergatis floridus 3
FLO4652598 Box crab, Calappa hepatica 1, giant box crab, Calappa calappa 2, floral egg crab, Atergatis floridus 3, Diogenes hermit crab, Diogenes pugilator 4, 5, and soldier crab

Giant forest scorpion, Heterometrus indus, and other species of scorpions from America, Germany, Italy (Scorpio afer)
FLO4652595 Giant forest scorpion, Heterometrus indus, and other species of scorpions from America, Germany, Italy (Scorpio afer, Scorpio americus, etc.). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G.W

Giant anteater or ant bear, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (The ant hunter, Tamadua guacu)
FLO4652893 Giant anteater or ant bear, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (The ant hunter, Tamadua guacu). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob-Andreas Eisemann after an illustration by Johann Christoph

The balloon Geant landing and overturning
3732749 The balloon Geant landing and overturning; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the balloon Geant landing and overturning. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Thomas Hornor's hut on scaffolding above the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, London
FLO4569259 Thomas Hornor's hut on scaffolding above the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, where he painted his giant panorama of London, 1821

Asian crinum or large crinum or crinum lily - Giant crinum lily, Crinum asiatium (Plaited leaved crinum)
FLO4582072 Asian crinum or large crinum or crinum lily - Giant crinum lily, Crinum asiatium (Plaited leaved crinum, Crinum plicatum)

Giant's Causeway, Ulster, Ireland, circa 1800 (La Chaussee des giants, Ireland, circa 1800)
FLO4576883 Giant's Causeway, Ulster, Ireland, circa 1800 (La Chaussee des giants, Ireland, circa 1800). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Madagascariensis Megaladapis, koala lemurien, species of giant lemurien who sometimes inhabited the island of
FLO4638979 Madagascariensis Megaladapis, koala lemurien, species of giant lemurien who sometimes inhabited the island of Madagascar. Chromolithography of F

Megatherium americanum, genus of lazy giant, from the periods of Pliocene and Pleistocene. Chromolithography of F
FLO4639684 Megatherium americanum, genus of lazy giant, from the periods of Pliocene and Pleistocene. Chromolithography of F

Elotherium or Entelodon, genus of giant phacochere, from the period of Eocene inferior to Oligocene
FLO4639475 Elotherium or Entelodon, genus of giant phacochere, from the period of Eocene inferior to Oligocene. Chromolithography by Heinrich Garder (1858-1935)

Giant hyrax, einte species, ancestor of the rock hyrax or Cape daman (Procavia capensis)
FLO4639440 Giant hyrax, einte species, ancestor of the rock hyrax or Cape daman (Procavia capensis). Chromolithography by Heinrich Garden (1858-1935)

Kangaroo - giant kangaroo - Macropus giganteus. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World
FLO4646444 Kangaroo - giant kangaroo - Macropus giganteus. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart

Giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas (Trochilus gigas). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William
FLO4650222 Giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas (Trochilus gigas). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's Library: Ornithology

The Twelve Works of Hercules: Heracles (Hercules) raises the giant Antee Bronze sculpture by Antonio Benci called The
BEN5479911 The Twelve Works of Hercules: Heracles (Hercules) raises the giant Antee Bronze sculpture by Antonio Benci called The Pollaiolo (Pollaiuolo) (1431-1498) 15th century Museo del Bargello

Cream-coloured giant squirrel, Ratufa affinis (Duvaucel's squirrel, Sciurus hypoleucus)
FLO4989149 Cream-coloured giant squirrel, Ratufa affinis (Duvaucel's squirrel, Sciurus hypoleucus). From a specimen in the Prince of Wied's Museum

History of Ulysses: " The Polypheme Cyclops in his cave" Fresco by Pellegrino Tibaldi (or Tibaldo)
VEN5031388 History of Ulysses: " The Polypheme Cyclops in his cave" Fresco by Pellegrino Tibaldi (or Tibaldo) dit il Pellegrini (1530-1596), 1549

Patagons, Giants of Patagonia, men and women measuring seven feet tall (more than two meters)
FLO4727715 Patagons, Giants of Patagonia, men and women measuring seven feet tall (more than two meters) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite

Giant Grenadille (Passiflora quadrangularis) - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885)
FLO4611143 Giant Grenadille (Passiflora quadrangularis) - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) under the direction of Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840)

Giant cabuya, green-aloe or Mauritius-hemp, Furcraea foetida (Furcraea gigantea)
FLO4609809 Giant cabuya, green-aloe or Mauritius-hemp, Furcraea foetida (Furcraea gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London

Henry Blacker, the British Giant at a height of 7 feet 4 inches, exhibited in London in 1751
FLO4601741 Henry Blacker, the British Giant at a height of 7 feet 4 inches, exhibited in London in 1751. Copperplate engraving from John Caulfield's Portraits

Victoria of Amazonia - Giant waterlily, Victoria amazonica (Victoria water-lily, Victoria regia), torus, stamen, ovary
FLO4584931 Victoria of Amazonia - Giant waterlily, Victoria amazonica (Victoria water-lily, Victoria regia), torus, stamen, ovary, ova, stigma and fruit outline

The balloon Geant among the clouds
3732747 The balloon Geant among the clouds; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the balloon Geant among the clouds. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The tall Tehuelche people of Patagonia exchanging gifts with short European colonist
FLO4621301 The tall Tehuelche people of Patagonia exchanging gifts with short European colonist. The Native Americans wear feather headdresses and fur cloaks

Bergenie (or Savetiers Plant) with Giant Himalayan foliage - Lithograph by J
FLO4619550 Bergenie (or Savetiers Plant) with Giant Himalayan foliage - Lithograph by J. Swan, based on an illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), extract from Exotic Flora, Scotland

Canna de Guadeloupe - Lithography by J. Swan, from an illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)
FLO4619527 Canna de Guadeloupe - Lithography by J. Swan, from an illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), extract from Flore Exotic, Scotland, 1823 - Giant canna

Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, early 19th century
FLO4622943 Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient

Ichthyosaurus (fish lezard), is a genus of marine giant reptiles from the Jurassic period
FLO4639209 Ichthyosaurus (fish lezard), is a genus of marine giant reptiles from the Jurassic period. Colour illustration by Heinrich Harder (1858-1935)

Irish elk or deer (Megaceros giaganteus). Chromolithography of F. John (series prehistoric animals of the Reichardt)
FLO4639022 Irish elk or deer (Megaceros giaganteus). Chromolithography of F. John (series prehistoric animals of the Reichardt Cocoa Company)

Plesiosaur, genus of marine geants of the Jurassic. Chromolithography of F
FLO4639901 Plesiosaur, genus of marine geants of the Jurassic. Chromolithography of F. John (series prehistoric animals of the Reichardt Cocoa Company)

Archaeopteryx, extirpated species of dinosaur at the end of the Jurassic and glyptodon (or glyptodont)
FLO4639676 Archaeopteryx, extirpated species of dinosaur at the end of the Jurassic and glyptodon (or glyptodont), species of giant tattoo. Chromolithography of F

Irish elan (Megaloceros giganteus, extirpated deer from the late Pleistocene. Chromolithography of F)
FLO4639598 Irish elan (Megaloceros giganteus, extirpated deer from the late Pleistocene. Chromolithography of F. John (series prehistoric animals of the Reichardt Cocoa Company)

Giant kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Great African kingfisher, Ispida gigantea)
FLO4650982 Giant kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Great African kingfisher, Ispida gigantea). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William

Long-horned beetle (Macrodontia cervicornis). Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder)
FLO4680853 Long-horned beetle (Macrodontia cervicornis). Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

Giant crab spider, Heteropoda venatoria (American tarantula spider, Aranea venatoria) and nest with trapdoor
FLO4681043 Giant crab spider, Heteropoda venatoria (American tarantula spider, Aranea venatoria) and nest with trapdoor. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Metallic coleoptere from South America, with its larva (Euchroma gigantea)
FLO4680692 Metallic coleoptere from South America, with its larva (Euchroma gigantea). Unsigned illustration (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder)

Paradoxical frog or shrinking frog, Pseudis paradoxa (paradoxical frog, Rana paradoxa). Adult frog and giant tadpole
FLO4694651 Paradoxical frog or shrinking frog, Pseudis paradoxa (paradoxical frog, Rana paradoxa). Adult frog and giant tadpole

Giant house bat, Scotophilus nigrita nigrita. Vespertilio nigrita. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann
FLO4692021 Giant house bat, Scotophilus nigrita nigrita. Vespertilio nigrita. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann

Fossils: human skull of Furfooz cave (Belgium), auroch and bear skulls, skeleton of lazy giant
FLO4694264 Fossils: human skull of Furfooz cave (Belgium), auroch and bear skulls, skeleton of lazy giant and woolly rhinoceros - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle

Skeleton Fossils, Fish, Salamander, Monkey and Bird Footprint - Chromolithography of Geology
FLO4694259 Skeleton Fossils, Fish, Salamander, Monkey and Bird Footprint - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Peruvian giant Basilio Huaylas, 7 ft at age 24. A native American from Ica in the south
FLO4576818 Peruvian giant Basilio Huaylas, 7 ft at age 24. A native American from Ica in the south, he was exhibited in the capital Lima in 1792

Giant grasshopper - giant grasshopper - Tropidacris cristata (Gryllus cristata)
FLO4576001 Giant grasshopper - giant grasshopper - Tropidacris cristata (Gryllus cristata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

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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.