Fierce Collection (page 3)

Varanus salvator, water monitor
Photograph of a mounted water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

English Insects illustration by James Barbut
Illustrated plate from The Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus exemplified by various specimens of English insects drawn from Nature (1781) by James Barbut

Hydrocynus sp. tigerfish
Specimen skull of a tigerfish (Hydrocynus sp.). Tigerfish are found in warm rivers and lakes throughout Africa, they are fierce and voracious feeding on whatever is most abundant

Anarhichas lupus, Atlantic catfish
A specimen of the Atlantic catfish (Anarhichas lupus). Technically a wolffish and not a catfish this deep-sea, bottom-dwelling fish can be found in temperate

Gorilla, November 1897
The gorilla shown in an aggressive posture became a popular museum highlight. Epitomised in the 1933 film, King Kong, sensationalist reports by early explorers influenced the way these animals were

Tyrannosaurus rex with Triceratops
Model of the animatronic predator T. rex in T. rex The Killer Question exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London, 2003

Study of shark
Page 397 by Ulisse Aldrovandi from his De Piscubis et de Cetis, 1638

Sea-serpent attacking a vessel
Fig 67 from Mythical Monsters, 1886 by Charles Gould

Odontoceti (suborder), toothed whale
Sailors throwing barrels from a ship to conciliate two whales. Page 217 from Curious Creatures in Zoology (1890) by John Ashton

The celebrated picador Fernando del Toro
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The celebrated picador Fernando del Toro draws the fierce beast

Firefighters a fire at 1 Heton Gardens
Firefighters in action a fire at 1 Heton Gardens, NW London

Firefighters putting out a fire at 1 Heton Gardens, NW London

Fire at 1 Heton Gardens, NW London

Colonel Awaya, commander of the 11th infantry regiment, leading his men into a fierce battle. Print shows the Japanese commander, Colonel Awaya, standing with sword raised

Japanese and Russian soldiers in fierce battle at Chiu-tien-Ch eng, Manchuria (the battle of Yalu River). Date 1904 May

Place Royale Damage
The entrance gates of the Place Royale, Paris, bear witness to the fierce street fighting - the gates thrown down, the stonework pitted with the marks of gunfire. Date: 23-26 July 1830

Chile - Tierra del Fuego - Onga Indian Warrior
Chile - Tierra del Fuego - Onas Indian Warrior in full battle dress Date: circa 1910s

Springing Tiger
A fierce tiger leaps at full stretch towards a hunter. Date: 1894

An orang utan sitting on his perch in the zoo. By the fierce expression on his face he seems to be annoyed or upset about something

Hyderabad, India - arms sellers

South American ceramics
Items of material culture from South America. Distinctive ceramic bowls and drinking vessels, sporting fierce mask faces and anthropomorphic forms. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Battered cruiser HMS Vindictive after Zeebrugge Raid
The damaged Cruiser HMS Vindictive (much repaired!) after the Zeebrugge Raid. Early in 1918 she was fitted out for the Zeebrugge Raid

Nomadic Camp - Algeria
A Nomadic Camp in Algeria. A family camped at an oasis in the desert under a low canvas tent, providing shade from the fierce heat of the sun

Toynbee Hall
The Drawing-Room of this philanthropic-educational institution in the Commercial Road in Londons East End, , scene of many a fierce political discussion

Photographed during the fierce German bombardment of the town: A ruined street in Nieuport

During the fierce fighting near Dixmude: A Belgian Red Cross nurse visiting Belgian soldiers in the trenches

South African soldiers capturing Delville Wood
An illustration of South African soldiers, assisted by some Highlanders seen in the foreground, marching through Delville Wood, France

Antwerp Taken - 3
A French force besieges Antwerp and after fierce fighting takes it from the Dutch in time for the Belgians to celebrate Christmas there

American Indians. Native Canoe on the coast of British Colum
Fierce looking Indians, men, women and children, paddling canoe with a schooner in the background

Hyena (Kronheim)
A fierce-looking hyena of Algeria

Whales Attack Whale
Large whales attacked by small, fierce ones

Chinese Infantryman
A Chinese Fantassin (foot soldier) called the Tiger of War with his brightly coloured tiger-stripe costume and fierce shield motif

Norman Battle Scene
A shower of arrows fell upon the column. A fierce battle scene between Hereward and the Norman invaders

Arabs and Lion
Adventure in the desert - an Arab on horseback and his wife and child on a camel are surprised in the desert by a very fierce looking lion

Thiers and Napoleon
Satire on Thiers and Napoleon, fierce rivals : Thiers considers Napoleon un cretin but he underestimates his opponent, who will stage his coup before the year is out

The Normandie, the largest liner in the world
The burning of the luxury liner, the Normandie in 1942. The Normandie was the largest liner in the world. As World War II commenced the liner was taken out of service

Fighting for a Bridge
As the Germans advance into Russia, the Red Army resists them every step of the way : the Germans take this bridge, but only after dealing with fierce opposition

Fighting Near Bilbao
Fierce fighting between government troops and Carlists at Carreras, near Bilbao : federalists make a sortie from their entrenchment

Signs of Gunfire
Bullet-holes in a Moscow shop window testify to the fierce fighting which took place before the Bolsheviks took over the city

Fighting in Catania
Giuseppina di Barcelona, Sicilian heroine who took part in the fierce fighting at Catania, manning (?) a cannon against the Neapolitans. (We have an engraving of this)

Giuseppina Mans Gun
Giuseppina di Barcelona, Sicilian heroine who took part in the fierce fighting at Catania, mans (?) a cannon against the Neapolitans. (We also have a portrait of her)

Battle of Solferino 8
The decisive charge by the French chasseurs on the Austrian lines : fierce fighting at close quarters

Battle of Magenta - 5
The battle of Magenta is characterised by fierce street fighting for command of an insignificant village

Crecy (Dupray)
CRECY The decisive defeat of the French by the English is won at the expense of fierce hand to hand fighting as well as the superiority of the bowmen

Toulon Evacuated 1793
SIEGE OF TOULON In the face of a fierce siege (in which the young Napoleon participates) the British are forced to evacuate Toulon

Barricade Rue St Antoine
Fierce fighting with bayonets on a barricade in the Rue Saint-Antoine in Paris

Volturno Ablaze 1913
In a fierce storm, the passenger liner Volturno, on her way from Rotterdam to New York, catches fire : some passengers are rescued

Roman Invasion 55 Bc
Fierce fighting ensues when Julius Caesars invasion force lands in Britain

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