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A composite image of three dried botanical herbarium specimens with taxonomic labels from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Northcote Thomas Botanical Collections

A photograph depicting a composite montage of three herbarium specimen sheets from the botanical collections of Northcote Thomas, curated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The first panel shows a specimen of Psychotria scindaphos from Ubulu, recorded as specimen number …

Image Others • 1912 • Northcote Thomas
A photograph depicting a vegetated hill reflecting in the calm waters of the Niger River near Asaba.

Landscape of the Niger River near Asaba

A monochrome landscape photograph taken between 1886 and 1895 by William Henry Crosse, Principal Medical Officer of the Royal Niger Company. The image depicts a large, calm body of water in the foreground with a prominent, vegetated hill centered in …

Image Others • 1886-1895 • William Henry Crosse
A photograph depicting a small rowboat on a river with a large mountain in the background.

Landscape of the Niger River

A monochrome photograph from the Crosse Collection depicting a landscape along the Niger River. In the foreground, a single open-hull rowboat floats on a calm body of water with visible ripples. The midground features a shoreline that transitions into a …

Image Others • 1886-1895 • William Henry Crosse