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This page represents only a small part of our collection of original Antique prints of Wild Animals. Please click on an image to see it in high-resolution, with details of the work itself.  For enquiries and purchases, please do contact us.

Lions and lioness stalking an antelope. Africa.

Giraffe (Cervus): Cameleopard. Engraved by John Pass.

Grizzly, European Brown, American Black and Polar Bear with key.

Painted Ocelot: Felis picta. Captured in Central America and drawn from life at the society’s Vivarium.

West African Lion. Felis Leo senegalensis. Framed.

Halmaturus Billardieri: Tasmanian Wallaby. Two wallabies, one in foreground, other in grassy background.

Stalking deer, surrounded by vignettes of other wildlife scenes.

Barbary Macaca. Incus Sylvanus

Canadian Lynx. Lynx canadensis. Drawn from life at the society’s Vivarium.

Hare, Lepus timidus with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Felis Onca with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Bactrian Camel. Engraved by John Chapman.

Adult, baby and adolescents.

Egyptian Dromedary and Persian Bactrian Camel.

Hippopotamus: With detail of skull.

Hippopotamus: Hippopotamus amphibius. Captured on the White Nile and drawn from life at the Zoological Society’s Vivarium.

Alpaca: Lima pacos. Breed in captivity and drawn from life at the society’s Vivarium.

Female Rhinoceros and young elephant with tusks added by Edwards. Drawn from life in London.

Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger). Thylacinus cynocephalus. A pair captured near Launceston and drawn from life at the Zoological Society’s Vivarium. Extinct in the wild by 1930, the last captive died in 1936.

Giraffe: Two men leading it by a halter. Not seen in Europe since the time of Julius Caesar, a giraffe was presented to Cosimo dei Medici in 1485; another would not be seen until the mid 19th century. With text in French.

After Johann Elias Reidinger.

Egyptian Jerboa: With a Spectacle (stalked eye) Fly and Pyramids in the background.

Cape Buffalo with descriptive text. Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Felis onca originating from Central and South America.

Indian Rhinoceros

Clouded Tiger (Clouded Leopard): Felis macroselis. Captured in Assam as a cub and drawn from life at the Zoological Society’s Vivarium.

Indian Elephant, Elephas Indicus. Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Wapiti Deer (Elk). Cervus canadensis. Breed in captivity and drawn from life at the Zoological Society’s Vivarium

Great Anteater. Mymecophaga jubata. Captured in South America. and drawn from life at the society’s Vivarium.

Zebra (Equus): Male Zebra. Engraved by John Pass.

Camelus Dromedarius with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Patagonian Skunk. Mephitis humboldtii. Drawn from life at the society’s Vivarium.

Felis Tigris. Framed.

Felis Tigris foemina.

Wombat: Tasmanian Wombat. Phascolomys wombat. Adult with young bred in its enclosure at the society’s Vivarium.

Kangaroo: Eastern grey (Macropus major) and Red (Kangaurus laniger) kangroos with a Swamp Wallaby (Macropus Ualabatus).

Felis Onca. Male. Framed

North American Buffalo having a gambol.

Asiatic Lion and Lioness, Bengal Tiger, Leopard and Jaguar.

Pithecus Satyrus with descriptive text. Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Asian Elephant.

Lioness: Felis leo. Captured near the Euphrates. Drawn from life with cubs bred in captivity at the society’s Vivarium.

Indian elephant. Engraved by John Pass.

Two-horned Asian Rhinoceros.

Persian Gazelle. Gazella subgutturusa. Male gazelle from Bussorah drawn from life at the society’s Vivarium.

After George Stubbs.

With Gazelles, Sumatran Tiger and a Civit.

Indian Elephant.

Pangolin (Manis): Short tailed and longtailed Pangolin (scaly anteater) with skeleton of a mammoth Pangolin. Engraved by John Pass.

Elephant: Indian and African elephant with detail of head and trunk.

Zebra: Pair from the Cape of Good Hope after missionary Guy Tachard, with an Ibex after explorer Peter Kolben.

Leopard: Felis Leopardus. Male.

Serval: Felis serval. Captured in West Africa near the Gambia River and drawn from life at the Zoological Society’s Vivarium.

After William Daniels.

Barbary Lioness. Felis Leoena barbarica. Framed.

The Hunting Cheetah. Sports of the East.

After a drawing by Samuel Carter, the prominent natural history artist.

Cheetah: Felis jubata. Captured in South Africa and drawn from life at the society’s Vivarium.

Bear: Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) and Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) with detail of head, snout and paws.