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  • Two walrusses lying on a shore in a polar landscape. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A cormorant standing on a rock above the stormy sea. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A jerboa leaping out of its burrow in the ground. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A wild boar being hunted by a huntsman and two dogs. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A starling sitting on a stone in front of a church. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A sky-lark sitting on a rock before a bucolic landscape. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A raven standing on a mountain overlooking a castle and a river. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • Two mice nibbling on an ear of grain in a corn chamber. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A flying fish in the sea with a boat in the background. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A parrot sitting on a branch of a tree in the rainforest. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A magpie sitting on a plank on a lake before a bucolic landscape. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A toad sitting on grass in a swamp with a waterfall in the background. Wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A swallow sitting on a rock above a town with two other swallows flying in the sky above. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A pelican standing in front of a lake in which two other pelicans are already hunting for food. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • Geography: whirlpools. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: glaciers. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: monsoons at sea, with rain. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: men in a large cave, with torches. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: men in a rowing boat, entering Fingal's Cave. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper, 18--.
  • Geography: a halo around the sun, at the Pole. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: avalanches. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: rapids in North America. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: rapids in North America. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: rapids in North America. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: a gigantic iceberg at sea, dwarfing a sailing ship. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: mounds of volcanic dust. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: coral reefs, in the tropics. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: water spouts at sea, with rain. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: a table rock. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: a snow bridge formed between two glaciers. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.