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Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)Lord Rothschild, founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring, riding on the back of a giant tortoise
C. M. Harris tending 29 live Galapagos Tortoises, 1898The Tortoises were collected on the Webster-Harris expedition & were en-route to Walter Rothschilds collection. Probably photographed in Hyde Park, Massachusetts
Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulatusYellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulatus Testudo tabulata Testuginne intarsiata. Vulnerable
Starfish or sea star, Asterias rubens. Stella di mare. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science
Yellow-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulataYellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (tabular tortoise, Testudo tabulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Blakembre after an illustration by George Shaw
Shell of the yellow-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulataYellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (denticulated tortoise, Testudo denticulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Beale after an illustration by George
European pond turtle and yellow tortoiseEuropean pond turtle 1, 2, Emys orbicularis (near threatened), and yellow tortoise 3, Chelonoidis denticulata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Baptiste Guyard after an illustration by
Green sea turtle, loggerhead turtle, soft-shelledGreen sea turtle, Chelonia mydas 1 (endangered), loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta 2 (endangered), Nile soft-shelled turtle, Trionyx triunguis 3, yellow-footed tortoise
Giant tortoise being fed at Tring ParkIn 1897 Walter Rothschild despatched explorer Charles Harris to the Galapagos islands to collect a large number of giant tortoises
Giant tortoises at Tring ParkIn 1897 Walter Rothschild despatched explorer Charles Harris to the Galapagos islands to collect a large number of giant tortoises
C. Harris feeding Galapagos tortoises, 1898Sailor and explorer Charles Harris was despatched to the Galapagos islands to collect giant tortoises for Walter Rothschild in 1897
Transporting Giant tortoisesIn 1897 Walter Rothschild despatched explorer Charles Harris to the Galapagos islands to collect a large number of giant tortoises
Geochelone elephantopus, giant tortoise
Testudo abingdonii, Galapagos IslandsIllustration (p.397) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Geochelone carbonaria, red-footed tortoise