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The Great Kangaroo, 1792. Illustrated by Sydenham Teast Edwards in "Musei Leveriani explicatio, anglica et latina" https://t.co/3DXf9YghIz on @BioDivLibrary via @SILibraries #EasternGreyKangaroo
X #NatureMW Xylomelum pyriforme, woody pear (Watling between 1792-1797). The pears split down the middle when they are dried, creating two halves. The fruit protects its seeds from fire, an important evolutionary development given the prevalence of bushfires in its habitat
Best known for her 1792 proto-feminist work ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’, writer Mary Wollstonecraft was born #onthisday in 1759
The first #guillotine execution (of highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier) took place in #Paris #onthisday 25 April 1792 https://t.co/OZVM5xlMOn #otd
'Resurrection Men' by Richard Newton,1792.
Three grave-robbers horrified at the sight of a grotesque ghost.
On this day in 1792, the #USpostalservice was created. When was the last time you mailed a letter?
Coach in a snow drift with a coachman leaving to seek assistance.
Attributed to James Pollard 1792–1867.
Oil on canvas 28 x 36 in. (71 x 92 cm.)
(Private collection)
George Cruikshank, British caricaturist and book illustrator was born #otd 1792.
Journée du 10 août 1792 (2017)
#art #symbolism #surrealism #watercolor #FrenchRevolution #robespierre #18thcentury #tuileries #stairs #iris
Over a dozen artists worked on the #SciArt for "Papillons d'Europe" (1779-1792) https://t.co/snOPjyhmEc Digitized @SILibraries
OTD 1792: George Rodney died. Commander in the American War of Independence, known for his victory at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782
We're taking part in #LondonHistoryDay on 31 May. Be transported to the ball at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in 1792 https://t.co/oPrDhwO8jr
Francis Wheatley exhibited his series “Cries of London” at the Royal Academy between 1792-95 via @thegentleauthor https://t.co/7TqRizBnVW
'The Great Fire of London in the Year 1666', an aquatint with engraving by W. Birch, 1792.
#LondonMaps
#London: A Life in #Maps
1st description of the Eastern Rosella (Shaw, 1792) #rainbowsinthelibrary via @BioDivLibrary & @SILibraries #SciArt https://t.co/8RnwUKwjAK
Celebra #DiaDeMuertos con los grabados de "La Portentosa Vida de la Muerte" (1792): https://t.co/fcOponQuYm #PageFrights