Aquatic Collection (page 6)

Working on whale carcass, 1930s
Since 1913, when the Crowns rights to whales and dolphins stranded or caught in English waters (Fishes Royal) were transferred to the Museum, staff have been monitoring cetacean strandings

Eubalaena glacialis, black right whale
Black right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) skeleton on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24), at the Natural History Museum, London

Hyperoodon ampullatus, northern bottlenose whale
Skeleton of the northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus), also known as the Thames Whale, which became stranded in the River Thames. Seen here on display with mammal expert Richard Sabin

Balaenoptera musculus, blue whale
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) skeleton on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24), at the Natural History Museum, London

Eurypterius lacustris, sea scorpion
This Devonian sea scorpion is preserved in fine siltstone and is from Canada. These predatory aquatic arthropods had a segemented, body large eyes and strong claws

Marrella splendens, lace crab
This is a small, aquatic arthropod originating from the Burgess Shale in Canada dating from the Middle Cambrian

Pterygotus anglicus, giant water scorpion

Bidessus minutissimus, diving water beetle
A rare diving beetle (Bidessus minutissimus) specimen. Diving beetles are aquatic and inhabit pond and stream environments

Suncus murinus caerulescens, Indian grey musk-shrew
Young Musk Rats. Annotated watercolour drawing by Oliva Fanny Tonge (1858-1949), from one of 16 sketchbooks presented to the Natural History Museum in 1952

Corixa sp. water boatman
A water boatman has fringed back legs for swimming. This kind feeds on plant material and does not swim upside down

Dytiscus marginalis, great diving beetle
Great diving beetles are aquatic and are found in pond and lake habitats. They can grow up to 30mm in length

Hippopotamus amphibius, hippopotamus
Plate 67 The Hippopotamus. Original watercolour drawing from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol. 2, 1833-1843, by Sir William Jardine (1800-1874)

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

Marine turtle (c. 1955) by Audrey Weber. Oil on canvas 144 x 170 cm. Held by the Natural History Museum, London

Rough and polished coral specimens
Rough and polished pink and white coral specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Lepidotes, fossil fish

Water seller (18th c. ). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris
Water seller (18th c.). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Macedonia (16th c. ). Engraving
Macedonia (16th c.). Engraving

SPAIN. Granada. Arabian baths (11th c. ). Hispano-Moresque
SPAIN. Granada. Arabian baths (11th c.). Hispano-Moresque art

Imre Kiralfys gigantic aquatic historical spectacle, Venice, the bride of the sea at Olympia. Date c1891

Toronto, Canada - Aquatic Sports
Aquatic Sports at the Island - Toronto, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Rudston Roman Villa mosaics during excavation 1 / 3
Rudston Roman Villa mosaics during excavation - Rudston, East Yorkshire - dated to the 4th century. The villa contained some of the best examples of Roman mosaics

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

Hancocks Acquatic Dress - a basin-type device for walking across deep rivers. The rather opn design rathers opens the possibility for flooding

Shooting birds from floating cycle
A sporting gentleman in top hat hunts ducks out in the middle of a lake thanks to his remarkable floating aquatic cycle - useability possibly determinate on the level of swell

Life on the Stars 3
The great nebula of Orion is ten light years wide : life forms could resemble those of Earths early phases, with massive aquatic creatures

Moana Hotel, Waikiki
The Moana Hotel, Waikiki, Honolulu, which was built in 1895. A beautiful pier extends into the ocean from the hotel and all the aquatic sports on Waikiki beach can be seen

Water Tricycle - 4
American inventor Terry, who crossed the Channel in a tricycle-boat in July 1884, now proposes this aquatic tricycle which travels on the surface : a calm day needed !

Aquatic Velocipede
The unnamed inventor of this aquatic velocipede claims to have used it successfully through the winter. Three air filled receptacles keep him up, pedals give motive power

Scorpions & Spiders
Various arachnida, including (1) Scorpion, (2) Tarantula, (3) Bird Catcher, (4) Water Spider (aquatic aranea), and (5) Diadem Spider

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