Canada Collection (#45)

Tyrannosaurus rex teeth
Partly grown tooth in centre shows serrated edges which helped cut through mrat fibres. Fully grown tooth on right shows some worn serrations near the tip

Adamsite-(Y)
Recently discovered rare carbonate mineral specimen collected from a quarry in Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Named after Frank Dawson Adams

Woodland scene in Halifax 1873

Gold digging site in Halifax 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Gold Mine, Nova Scotia, Halifax 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Mic-Mac Indians, Halifax 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Mic-Mac Indian hut, Halifax (1873)
The voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government for scientific purposes and seems to have been the first expedition to carry an official photographer as well as an

Chart of oceanic section, Halifax, Bermuda
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

General view of woodland in Halifax 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

The Abee EH4 enstatite chondrite
Abee fell in Canada in 1953. The cut surface clearly shows the metal-rich and brecciated texture of Abee

Pachyrhinosaurus
This dinosaur, whose name means thick nosed lizard was a herbivore living during the Upper Cretaceous period, 76-74 million years ago

Diplodocus, Euoplocephalus & Hypsilophodon
Euoplocephalus (top left). This was an armoured herbivore living 76 mya. Hypsilophodon (tor right) was an earlier, bipedal herbivore which lived 125 mya

Edmontosaurus regalis skeleton
Fossil skeleton of Edmontosaurus regalis in its death position still half buried in sandstone rock. Dates back to the Upper Cretaceous perido, about 71 million years old. Discovered in Alberta, Canada

Anomalocaris canadensis, arthropod
This arthropod originates form the Burgess Shales in Canada

Eusthenopteron foordi
A fossil specimen of the head and pectoral fin of Eusthenopteron foordi, an Upper Devonian reptile from Scaumenac Bay, P.Q. Canada

Edmontonia
The collar plates that once belonged to Edmontonia, the armoured herbivorous dinosaur that lived 76 to 78 million years ago during the Upper Cretaceous. Fossils have been found in Alberta, Canada

Bothriolepis canadensis, armoured fossil fish
This specimen is an amoured Devonian fish originating from Quebec

Albertosaurus metatarsals
Skeletal reconstruction of Albertosaurus showing the hind leg and foot. The upper foot bones of this Albertosaurus are locked together for strength, perhaps to withstand the stresses of running

Lagopus lagopus, willow grouse
Plate 191 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Phacops rana, trilobite
A Devonian trilobite from Ontario, Canada. A convex trilobite with eleven thoracic segments; the eyes include a few very large lenses

Metasequoia sp. dawn redwood
A fossilised leaf of the dawn redwood dating from the Eocene period. Specimen originally from from Driftwood Canyon, British Columbia, Canada, now held at the Natural History Museum, London

Archaeocrinus microbasalis, sea lily
Cast of a fossil sea lily from Canada, is 458-443 million years old from the Late Ordovician. On display in the From the Beginning, Gallery 63, Earth Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London

Branta canadensis, Canada goose (detail of head)
Plate 92, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Dictyonema retiforme, grapolite
Fossil grapolite from the Early Silurian (425 million years old), Ontario, Canada. On display in the From the Beginning, Gallery 63, Earth Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London

Euoplocephalus skeleton
An Upper Cretaceous ankylosaur, or armoured dinosaur which grew up to 7 metres in length. Complete with thick skin, bony plates and a club like tail used for swiping predators away

Glacial rock and Block House, Halifax 1873
The Point Glacier Rock Halifax, showing action of glacial sea on surface of rock, Halifax

The amalgamating room at a gold digging site, Halifax 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

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

Wilsonia canadensis, Canada warbler
Plate 5 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh

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

Branta canadensis, Canada goose
Plate 201 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Labradorite
A close-up of the surface of a rich blue specimen of the mineral labradorite from labrador. Labradorite (calcium sodium aluminum silicate)

Narcissus x medioluteus, peerless primrose
Plate 22 from Fifty Flowers Drawn from Nature at Halifax (1785-1787) by James Bolton. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Anomalocaris canadensis
Reconstruction of a 520 million year old predatory marine species from the Middle Cambrian, Burgess Shale in British Columbia, Canada

Eusthenopteron foordi, early lobe-finned fish
A 374 million year old specimen of a lobe-finned fish from the Late Devonian, Canada

Euoplocephalus cutleri
Detail of a fossil of the armoured plated skin once belonging to Euoplocephalus cutleri, a dinosaur from the Ankylosaur family that lived 76 to 70 million years ago during the Upper Cretaceous

Camptorhynchus labradorius, Labrador duck
Plate 332 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Marpolia spissa, fossilised algae
A fossilised type of green algae, possible filamentous cyanobacteria (Marpolia spissa), approximately 12 mm in height. This specimen was discovered in the Middle Cambrian, Burgess Shale, Canada

CARTIER, Jacques (1491-1557). French navigator, explorer of the Canada. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 National de la Marine (Paris Navy museum)

MACKENZIE, Alexander (1764-1820). Scottish explorer. Scottish explorer. He was the first man to travel across Northern America. Oil on canvas. CANADA. Ottawa. National Gallery

America. Canada. Expedition of Malaspina (1789-1794). Tlupanamabu, cacique of the Nutka island. Pen and charcoal drawing by Tom᳠ Suria. Drawing. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

The English conquer Quebec (13th September 1759). Engraving. CANADA. Toronto. Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

Nutka mask made of wood, usually placed at the door of houses (18th c.). Decorative Arts. SPAIN. Madrid. Americas Museum. Proc: CANADA. Vancouver

Some Barnardos Emigrants
A promotional picture showing some of the children from Barnardos homes destined to emigrate to new lives overseas. In 1872, Thomas Barnardos childrens homes began sending children to Canada

Quebec, Circa 1760
Distant view of the city from the St Lawrence river approach Date: circa 1770

Blitz in London -- mobile kitchen serving meals to AFS, WW2
Blitz in London -- a mobile kitchen serving meals to AFS, firefighters. These vehicles were donated to Britains fire services for the war effort by the Canadian Red Cross

Donation by Canadian Red Cross to NFS, WW2
A canteen van/mobile kitchen on display at Londons Regional Headquarters, Lambeth SE1. It was one of many donated by Canadas Red Cross as part of the War Effort

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