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Fish Gallery, September 1890The Fish Gallery attractions included a 8.5m (28 ft) long basking shark caught near Shanklin, Isle of Wight, and wood from a whaling ship, the Farquharson, pierced by swordfish lances
Hemiscyllium ocellatum, epaulette sharkFf. 56. Pencil sketch by Herman Dietrich Sporing made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771
Sharks teethTooth of an extinct shark (Carcharodon megalodon) on the right, compared with a tooth from a modern Great White shark, (Carcharodon carcharias) on the left
Squalus maximus, Basking shark taken at Brighton 5 Dec 1812Watercolour and ink
Tonguestone (sharks tooth) with lateral denticlesTooth of the extinct shark (Lamna obliqua Agassiz). Specimen orgininating from the London Clay (Eocene), Sheppey, Kent
Scyliorhinus canicula, dogfishScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the scales of a dogfish (x 40)
A most stupendous basking shark caught within one league ofAdvertising flyer for the public exhibition in London of a basking shark caught in Brighton
Odontaspis robusta, sand tiger shark teethOdontaspis robusta from the Early Eocene rocks of Abbey Wood, Kent. Anterior teeth (tall, slender) and lateral teeth (triangular) are shown
LS Plate 192 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Basking sharkHand-drawn graphite and watercolour wash depicting side view of head of Basking shark transported from Brighton to London. 10th Dec 1812. Date: 1812
Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark jaw bonesSpecimen of the jaw bones of a great white shark. This species can be found in temperate coastal waters the world over and can grow up to 6m in length
LS Plate 186 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Aetobatus narinari, spotted eagle rayLS Plate 190 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Plate 146 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
LS Plate 193 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
LS Plate 179 from the John Reeves Collection
Heterodontus portusjacksoni, Port Jackson sharkDrawing no 44 by George Raper, 1789
Common stingray(Trygon pastinaca). Engraving after a drawing by a F.Padr ngraving
Chimaera monstrosaPlate 124 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Embrio squali pristis or The Saw fishPlate 120 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Horses being used to transport a Basking shark from BrightonHand-drawn graphite and watercolour wash depicting the horses used to transport a Basking shark from North Audley Street, Brighton to London on a carriage pulled by 12 horses. 10th Dec 1812
Common blue shark illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Bulldog shark illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Carcharodon carcharias, great white sharkSpecimen of the jaw bones of a great white shark. This species can be found in temperate coastal waters the world over and can grow up to 6m in length
Green skate illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Stingray illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Foraminifera modelsOne drawer containing some of d Orbigny models and slides previously displayed alongside the models in the galleries
Callorhinchus milii, elephant fishWatercolour 377 unsigned and undated, entitled Warriwall, from the Watling Collection
Mustelus canis, smooth dogfishA baby smooth dogfish (Mustelus canis). These small members of the shark familly can be found in the western Atlantic from Massachusetts to northern Argentina and in the Gulf of Mexico
Scyliorhinus stellaris, huss, Squalus acanthias, spiny dogfiPlate 35 by William MacGillivray from his Watercolour drawings of British Animals, 1831-1841
Mobula mobular, devilfishFf. 250. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
LS Plate 177 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Carcharhinus spFf. 51. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771
Dasyatis pastinaca, common stingrayFf. 46. Pencil sketch by Herman Dietrich Sporing made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771
LS Plate 187 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
LS Plate 189 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
LS Plate 191 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
LS Plate 8 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Sharks head and teethPage 333 from Metallotheca by Michele Mercati (1717). Sixteenth century drawing
LS Plate 185 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Poroderma africanumFf. 249. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
LS Plate 180 from the John Reeves Collection
Trygonorhina fasciata, southern fiddler rayFf. 47. Pencil sketch by Herman Dietrich Sporing made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771
Sphyrna zygaena, hammerhead sharkPlate 145 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Pristiophorus cirratus, long nose sawsharkWatercolour 371 by Thomas Watling entitled Givee be dung or gurooin, from the Watling Collection