Wageningen University & Research - Image Collections
Food for Mars & Moon
A set of 150 photos about the experiments to grow plants on Mars and moon soil simulants. The Mars soil simulant comes from a volcano on Hawaii and the moon soil simulant from a desert in Arizona. One result from the experiments proves that the vegetables are safe to eat when grown on these soils.
Marine and Freshwater Photos
2300 photos related to marine and freshwater research, mainly focusing on the Netherlands (North Sea, Wadden Sea, Zeeland, Dutch Caribbean). The photos were made by staff members from Wageningen Marine Research.
Dairy Education 1918 to 1948
828 photos, graphs and other images used for dairy education from 1918 to 1948 by Professor Boke van der Burg at the 'Landbouwhogeschool' in Wageningen. The images cover tools and machines for milk processing, cheese and butter making and other subjects related to the dairy industry in the first half of the 20th century.
Storage and packing of food and flowers
This collection holds 823 photos taken by ir. Eelke Westra (Wageningen Food & Biobased Research) on the storage, packing, transport of food and flowers. The photos were taken from 2002 to 2015 in countries around the world.
Root System Drawings
This collection stores 1000 drawings, the outcome of 40 years of root system excavations and drawings executed in Europe, predominantly Austria. The drawings, their analysis and description were executed by the Pflanzensoziologisches Institut, Klagenfurt, led by Prof. Dr. Lore Kutschera (d. 2008).
Drawings Betje Polak
260 detailed drawings of pollen and spores, made by Betje Polak in the Netherlands East Indies.
Drawings J.G. de Man
In the course of time the Laboratory of Nematology has collected over 250 drawings of Johannes Govertus De Man (1850-1930). He was a Dutch biologist and a pioneer in nematology.
Drawings Fiep Westendorp
These 22 drawings were made by Fiep Westendorp for a short instructional film on how to work more efficiently and ergonomically in the ornamental horticulture business. Fiep Westendorp is the illustrator of Dutch children’s books like Jip and Janneke, Pim en Pom, and Pluk van de Petteflet.
Old Maps and Atlases
WUR Library holds a large collection of maps and atlases. A small part, 580 old and mostly hand-coloured topographical maps is digitally available. The oldest maps date from c.1570 and the youngest from c.1860. The collection focuses on the Netherlands and contains polder maps of Dutch Water Boards.
Alterra Map Collection
The collection holds about 7300 maps depicting natural phenomena in rural areas of the Netherlands. The maps contain data on soil science, geomorphology, groundwater, landscape, vegetation, flora and fauna, archaeology and cultural history. The maps were produced from 1945 to 1997.
Plaque W.C.H. Staring
This small collection holds 6 images depicting Winand Staring. W.C.H. Staring (1808-1877) was the founder of geological and agricultural research in the Netherlands.
Botany and Phytopathology
4700 drawings, wall charts and paintings on botany, entomology and phytopathology. This collection includes the Tulip book of P. Cos (1637), the Konstboeck van Simon Schynvoet (1690-1750) and Receuil de plantes des Indes by Maria Sybilla Merian (1765).
Tulip Collection
The Tulip Collection contains the Tulip book and 32 tulipomania pamphlets. The ‘Tulip book of Pieter Cos’ is a manuscript nursery catalogue from 1637 with tulips and a small number of other flowers.
Konstboeck Simon Schynvoet
The 'Konstboeck' is a collection of 142 botanical illustrations from approx. 1680-1750 by Catharina Lintheimer, Alida Withoos, Pieter Withoos, Johannes Bronckhorst and Pieter Holsteijn.
Paintings Professors and Rectors
Photos of 39 portraits of some rectors and professors of Wageningen University and its forerunner, the Agricultural University of Applied Science (Landbouw Hogeschool). The original oil paintings are on display in the Aula of Wageningen University.
Professors Wageningen University & Research
We are collecting pictures of professors of Wageningen University & Research. We connect the photos to your inaugural and/or farewell speech. Is your photo not in the collection yet? Please contact us.
Cartograms E.W. Hofstee
A collection of 429 social-economical illustrations, maps and cartograms made with a Cartophoot. The cartophoot was developed by prof. Dr. E.W. Hofstee (1909-1987).
Wall Charts Animal Sciences
The collection contains 85 academic wall charts on several subjects e.g. farm animals. The wall charts were used in education during the period 1870-1920.
Wall Charts Entomology & Phytopathology
305 Wall charts on Entomology and Phytopathology from the period 1900 until 1980. The wall charts were used to study insect plant relations and plant diseases.
Wall Charts Agrotechnology
Three wall charts from Agrotechnology. This small set will be supplemented in due time.
Trees in Urban Landscapes
The collection Trees in Urban Landscapes contains information from the former Dryade data bank. This data bank, with 1000 trees, gave information on the use of trees in Dutch forests, plantations and urban landscapes, such as parks and public gardens and along roads and streets.
Infographics
Some infographics, used in courses at Wageningen University & Research.
Applied Arable and Vegetable Research
The collection Applied Arable and Vegetable Research (Praktijkonderzoek AGV) holds over 13.500 photos from test and demonstration fields in Lelystad, on arable farming and horticulture.
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