Aquatic Collection

VERNE, Jules (1828-1905). Illustration of 20000
" VERNE, Jules (1828-1905). Illustration of " 20000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1870). Etching."

Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale

Kirk and Saraski music hall aquatic acrobats. Sisters known as ?the aquatic marvels?. Performed dives, acrobatics and endurance feats in a tank of heated water

Mosasaur, Mosasaurus hoffmannii, extinct genus of carnivorous aquatic lizards.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Hydromys chrysogaster, water rat
Plate 1 from a collection of 49 original watercolour drawings of animals by Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760-1826), from the H.M.S. Investigator expedition to Australia, 1801-1803

Ephemera danica, mayfly larva
The larval stage of a mayfly lasts about a year, and is spent entirely underwater. When it hatches as an adult in the spring, usually May, it is only very short-lived

Stuart Stammwitz working on blue whale model, 1938, The Natu
Stuart Stammwitz is shown here working on the whales eye, before the model was painted

Coelosphaeridium, calcareous alga

Paracyclotosaurus was a large prehistoric amphibian that lived during the Triassic period around 235 million years ago. It grew to over 2 metres in length. Illustation by Neave Parker

Cetiosaurus
A sauropod dinosaur which grew up to 60 feet long. It lived about 160 to 170 million years ago in the Midlands and Southern England, during the Upper Juassic perid. Painting by Neave Parker

Plesiosaur
An illustration by Neave Parker of the extinct marine reptile, Plesiosaur. These lived throughout most of the Mesozoic (MZ) era becoming extinct 65 million years ago at the time of the K-T extinction

Mesoplodon bidens, Sowerbys beaked whale
Plate 12 The Diodon of Sowerby. Hand-coloured engraving of a drawing by James Hope Stewart (1789-1856), from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol

Physeter catodon and Hyperoodon ampullatus
Sperm whale and northern bottlenose whale. Plate 45 from British Mammals Vol. 1 & 2 by Archibald Thorburn, 1920-21

Delphinus delphis, short-beaked common dolphin
Plate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

The Water Lilies: The Two Willows, circa 1915-1926 by Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: The Two Willows, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 1700 cm). Detail. Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

The Water Lilies: Clear Morning with Willows by Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: Clear Morning with Willows, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 1275 cm). Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

The Water Lilies: Green Reflections circa 1915-1926 by Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. The Water Lilies: Green Reflections, ca. 1915-1926. Oil on canvas (200 x 850 cm). Detail. Orangerie Museum. Paris. France

Water lilies, 1916-1919 by Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926). French impressionist painter. Water lilies, 1916-1919. Marmottan Monet Museum. Paris. France

Africa. Floating islands in the Upper Congo
History of Africa. 19th century. Floating islands on the Upper Congo River. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

A Bristol Figure
An image of a porcelain Bristol figure, depicting a green fish like aquatic creature, in the possession of Dr. A. W. Oxford, used on the connoisseur page of Colour Magazine. Date: circa 1917

The Aquatic Garden, Kew Gardens by W. Carruthers Affleck

Hallers apple moss, Bartramia halleriana. Bartramia dell Haller. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Royal Engineers Aquatic Sports Champions, Malta
Royal Engineers Aquatic Sports Champions, No. 1 Section, Fortress Company, Malta, with trophy and cups on display. 1934

Poster for The Treasure Ship in Fairy Seas London Hippodrome
Poster for the latest wonder show at the London Hippodrome, for Christmas 1906. The Treasure Ship in Fairy Seas featured several scenes played under water in the Hippodromes transparent tank

Oval jardiniere with aquatic foliage. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood, Quaritch, London, 1898

Sticklebacks and their nests
Male and female sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus, building a nest 1, 2, and ninespine stickleback, Pungitius pungitius, enlarging the nest openings 3

Mudpuppy and greater siren
Mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus (Menobranchus lateralis), and greater siren, Siren lacertina. Handcolored engraving by Visto after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Aquatic warbler and subalpine or Moltonis warbler
Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola, and subalpine or Moltonis warbler, Sylvia cantillans, Sylvia moltoni. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies

Watercress or yellowcress, Nasturtium officinale, Cresson de fontaine. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Spiny naiad, Najas marina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London, 1816

Cryptocoryne spiralis (Arum spirale). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822

Imaginary aquatic velocipede for use by duck hunters 1823
Imaginary aquatic tripod velocipede for use by duck hunters, after an English engraving of 1823. Date: 1823

French poster, aquatic performers, Les Soeurs Hamar
French poster, aquatic performers -- Les Soeurs Hamar, Reines des Eaux (the Hamar Sisters, Queens of the Waters), designed by Dalsani. circa 1897

Chatsworth House - Conservatory 1846
Scene in the aquatic walk. Date: 1846

Shelled Oyster Date: 1889

Three Stuffed Trout Date: 1950

Bramble Shark Date: 1865

Butterfly Fish Date: 1849

Smallhead Flying Fish Date: 1849

Dragonet Date: 1806

Spotlight Parrotfish Date: 1743

SPAIN. Ronda. Moorish baths (13th-14th centuries). Main hall

ANACONDA
An Anaconda, an aquatic boa snake, which can be found in the swamps of South America. Date: 1970s

RELIGION / EGYPT / HAPY
The God of the annual Nile inundation : because there is both an Upper and a Lower Nile, he is often depicted in dual form, with aquatic plants on each of his heads

CURRIER and IVES. Capturing the whale. Litography

Delphinus doris, plate 20
Illustration of the skull of Delphinus doris taken from The Lizards of Australia and New Zealand by John Edward Gray (1800-1875)

Chelodina longicollis, eastern long-necked turtle
Lithograph by Edward Lear of drawing by James de Carle Sowerby. Plate from Tortoises, Terrapins and Turtles, drawn from life (1872)

Monachus tropicalis, Caribbean monk seal
A drawing of the lateral view of Phocid skeleton. Figure 7 from Seals of the World by Judith E. King. Published by The British Museum of Natural History, 1964

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