Introduced Collection (#7)

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Cane / Giant / Marine Toad - introduced to Australia in 1935 - rainforest (Bufo marinus) Date:

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Cane / Giant / Marine Toad - parotid gland containing venom - introduced to Australia in 1935 - rainforest (Bufo marinus) Date:

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Field CRICKET - eating Fly (Gryllus campestris) Date:

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Feral Goats - introduced Date:

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Galapagos Tortoise - with Feral Goats - introduced Date:

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Raccoon - On window-sill, eating hazelnuts. (Procyon lotor) Date:

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European Mantid / Praying Mantis - eating Katydid (Mantis religiosa) Date:

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European Mantid / Praying Mantis - eating Grasshopper (Mantis religiosa) Date:

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European Mantid / Praying Mantis - eating Grasshopper (Mantis religiosa) Date:

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Mink - Male with trout side view (Mustela vison) Date:

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Scotch Argus - upperside - resting on grass - introduced to area (Erbia aethiops) Date:

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Spider - in web with trip wires (Segestria florentina ) Date:

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Giant Hogweed - alien invader to the UK (Heracleum mantegazzianum) Date:

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Devil's fingers / Octopus stinkhorn fungus / Lysurus archeri / Anthurus archeri / Pseudocolus archeri (Clathrus archeri) Date:

Giant Butterbur (Petasites japonicus) introduced species, flowering, growing on roadside, Fell Foot Brow, near Lake Windermere, Lake District N.P. Cumbria, England, February

White Butterbur (Petasites albus) introduced species, flowering, growing in woodland on shore of lake, Lake Windermere, Lake District N.P. Cumbria, England, February

Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis) introduced species, adult, in tank, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, October

Eurasian Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua) introduced invasive species, dead adult, on shore of freshwater loch, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs N.P. Stirling, Scotland, September

Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) introduced species, close-up of leaf, Suffolk, England, February

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata forma domestica) introduced feral species, two adults, standing in shallow water with reflection, Ashby Ville Lake, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, January

American pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, an invasive species of plant used originally for dye, flowering and fruiting on the banks of the Dordogne, France

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) introduced species, adult, foraging on ground, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, September

A de Havilland DH4 introduced by QANTAS early in 1923. Date: 1923

Avro Triplane G-AUCR
Avro Triplane, G-AUCR, was the first postwar designed and built commercial aircraft to be introduced to Australia. Hudson Fysh flew this aircraft into second place in the 1921 Aerial Derby at an

(Jesuit Tree) Jesuits Bark, also called Peruvian Bark, is the historical name of the most celebrated specific remedy for all forms of malaria

The Military Accelerator. Suggested use by the Cavalryof the Hobby-Horse or Dandy-Horse introduced into the British Isles in 1818. From a print published in Dublin c1820

Ignaz Philip Semmelweis (1818-1865) Hungarian obstetrician. Discovered cause of puerperal fever and introduced antiseptic measures in Vienna maternity hospital. Reduced mortality from 18.27% to 1.27%

Montigny mitrailleuse, rapid fire gun introduced by French during the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. 37 barrels, operated by 5 men could deliver 482 rounds per minute. From The Graphic, London, 1870

Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-88) second son of Johann Sebastian Bach: Kapellmeister at Hamburg from 1767. Introduced sonata form. Was left-handed. Engraving

Standard Metre in the Petit Luxembourg, Paris. Set up when Metrification introduced by the French National Assembly between 1791 and 1795. Metric units became compulsory in France in 1801

The Postmans Knock. Postman in General Post Office knocking on a front door. From a cover of a song dedicated to Sir Rowland Hill who introduced te Penny Post. Published c1870

Rover Safety Bicycle, the first commercially successful safety bicycle introduced by Starley & Sutton of Coventry, England, in 1885: Chain-driven. Wood engraving

Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), tree-living rodent native to Europe and Asia. In Britain its range and numbers have diminished of the past 50 years because of competition from the Grey Squirrel (S)

Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), the Old World rabbit. (1828). A rodent introduced to Britain by the Normans in the 11th century as a protein source, it has become an agricultural pest

Newly introduced dog section of the Paris police making arrests in the Bois de Boulogne. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 28 July 1907

Steam-powered sewing machine designed by C. T. Judkin of Manchester in use at Holloway & Co
Steam-powered sewing machine designed by C.T. Judkin of Manchester in use at Holloway & Co.s clothing factory, Stroud, Gloucestershire. Holloways introduced division of labour in their factory

John Frederick Herschel (1792-1871) English astronomer and scientist, from photograph when Master of the Mint (1850-1855) showing him holding a florin (2 shilling piece)

The Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Native to South America, introduced into Europe 16th century, major food crop by end of 17th century. Woodcut showing foliage, flowers, fruit and underground tubers

Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) who officially came of age at 16 in 1902 here, standing beside his mother, is introduced by the Pope of prospective brides

James Monroe (1758-1831) Fifth President of the United States (1817-1825). Monroe Doctrine was introduced during his administration. Coloured lithograph c1897

Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator. Favourite of Elizabeth I. Half-brother of Humphrey Gilbert. Said to have introduced Tobacco and Potatoes into England

Walter Raleigh (1552-1612) English courtier and navigator. Favourite of Elizabeth I. Half-brother of Humphrey Gilbert. Said to have introduced Tobacco and Potatoes into England

The Derby, 1867. Dizzy Wins with Reform Bill : Disraeli introduced a new Reform Bill in 1867. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London

The Honest Pot Boy: Reform of Parliament - extension of the franchise. Disraeli serving up Reform to John Bull watched by his parliamentary opposition. He introduced and carried his Reform Bill

Political Economy: Reform of Parliament - extension of the franchise. Disraeli (Chancellor) and Derby (Prime Minister) dusting off the Reform Bill. In 1867 Disraeli introduced a new bill

Ernst von Bergmann (1836-1907) German surgeon who introduced the sterilisation of surgical instruments. He was called to San Remo to examine the Prussian Crown Prince

William GGV Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904) English lawyer and Liberal statesman, one of the great Parliamentarians of the late 19th century

James Young Simpson, having experimented on himself with chloroform, found unconcious on the floor by his butler. Simpson (1811-1870) Scottish obstetrician born at Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

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