Mer Collection

Diver and Mermaid
A diver exploring a wrecked ship has an unexpected encounter

Poster advertising Boulogne sur Mer, France
Poster for French railways, advertising Boulogne sur Mer and its Casino

Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats, WW1
Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats. Two mermaids and two fish are disturbed by a German U-boat which has a face like a shark. Date: 1917

Villers-sur-Mer poster
Travel poster from national railways for the French seaside resort of Villers-sur-Mer in northern France on the Channel coast advertising a beach for children on which they can build sandcastles

Little Mermaid / Ak / Col Pc
The little mermaid sits and watches the swans being fed

Mermaid of Zennor
At Zennor, Cornwall, a mermaid takes a passer-by by surprise

British Ballad, The Mermaid
THE MERMAID. British ballad by Dr. John Leyden. The Gaelic story bears that Macphail of Colonsay was carried off by a mermaid

Mermaid in Newfoundland
Richard Waitborne/Whitbourne at St. Johns Harbour visited by blue-haired sea monster

Mer-People / Look-Alikes
A mermaid compared with the manatee at the Zoological Gardens, London

Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix, French Alps
19th century vintage photograph: Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix in the French Alps

Beaulieu-sur-Mer - La Pointe Fourmie - French Riviera. Date: circa 1910s

People outside beach huts, Cayeux, France
People outside their beach huts at Cayeux-sur-Mer, northern France, on a sunny day. Date: 1929

Mermaid and Child
A mer-mother with her mer-child

Paddling at Heyst
A group of children in striped bathing costumes paddle happily in the surf at Heyst sur Mer, Belgium. Date: circa 1905

Treport Mers travel poster
French railway poster advertising Treport Mers on the Picardy coast, which, together with nearby Mer-les-Bains became popular seaside resorts in the 19th century due to the development of

SIREN SONG
The Siren sings her song, luring sailors to destruction

Merman (Rackham)
A merman on the beach [illustration to The Three Golden Apples] Date: 1922

Mer-People and God
Merman and mermaid feature in the device of London printer John Rastell = a rare, maybe unique, instance of mer-people depicted as part of Gods creation

Mermaids and Torpedoes
The Mer-people find their peaceful domain invaded by the torpedoes of World War One

Mermaids in Waves
Two mermaids ride a big wave

Group of Female Bathers at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Date: circa 1909

Climbers on Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc, France Date: late 19th century

Tourist climbers of the Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc, Victorian period

Climbers, Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc

Mer de Glace, Chamonix, Victorian period

Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc, Victorian period

Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc

Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc, France, Victorian period

Tourists and guides on the Mer de Glace, France, Victorian period

Mer de Glace Glacier, French Alps, Victorian period

A view of the beach and promenade at La Baule, 1920s Date: 1920s

Main entertainment hall in the Casino at La Baule
An internal view of the main enternainment hall - ballroom and stage - in the Casino at La Baule, 1920s Date: 1920s

A view of the exterior of the Casino at La Baule, 1920s Date: 1920s

A view of the Casino and esplanade at La Baule, 1920s Date: 1920s

A view of the exterior of the Hermitage Hotel, La Baule
A view of the exterior of the Hermitage Hotel and beach at La Baule, 1920s Date: 1920s

Un Loup De Mer
A portrait sketch of an older man leaning on a counter, smoking his pipe. Date: circa 1901

Illustration, A Day at the Races
Colour illustration, A Day at the Races showing men and women with carriage and picnic hamper. From the coloured lithographs Les Cocottes Aux Bains De Mer

Illustration, Glamour Girls by the Seaside
Colour illustration, Glamour Girls by the Seaside, showing women sea bathing. From a page captioned, Pleasures of The Era of Peace'

MERMAID AND TROUT
Mermaid and fish - illustration to Schubert's Die Forelle - the Trout

Quayside view, Boulogne sur Mer, France, c. 1890
Quayside view, Boulogne sur Mer, France, c.1890

Red lionfish and blue blanquillo
Red lionfish, Pterois volitans, Pteroide volante 1, and blue blanquillo, Taenianotus latovittatus, Tenianoto striata larga 2

Woman in suit of white velvet decorated with otter
Woman in suit and hat of white velvet decorated with otter fur and trim. Tailleur de velours blanc frappe garni de loutre et de passementerie

Modern Artistry in Wood - The English Wood Engraving Societys Exhibition at St. Georges Gallery. (clockwise from top left): Conway by C. W

Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. Vulnerable. Une tortue de mer d Amerique, Caretta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration after nature by

Gurnard, needlefish, cowfish, herring and porcupinefish
Gurnard, Chelidonichthys species 1, needlefish, Belone belone 2, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 3, herring, Clupea harengus 4, and few-spined porcupinefish, Chilomycterus reticulatus 5

Sea of Ice at Montanvert Glacier, 18th century
Sea of Ice (Mer de Glace) at Montanvert Glacier, Chamonix, France, 18th century tourist attraction. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Memorial to ALG B4 Beny sur Mer Normandy
This was used by 401, 411 and 412 Squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force who flew Spitfires as part of 126 Wing. The first aircraft to use the Landing Ground was a damaged Spitfire which came down

Sexton Self Propelled Gun Ver sur Mer Normandy
The 25pr is in Espace Robert Kiln named after Dr Kiln who presented it. His father fought here. Initially the gun was mobile but the engine had to be sold to raise finance

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