Coral Collection (page 7)

Cyathophyllum sp. rugose coral
Shown here is a section through a well preserved Devonian solitary, rugose coral from Devon, England. The maximum diameter is 6 cm

Specimens from the Cocos-Keeling Atol
Coral specimens collected by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) during the Voyage of the Beagle in the Indian Ocean

Erythrina corallodendron, coral bean tree
Plate 189 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Erythrina corallodendron, coral tree
Illustration from Plantarum Horti Medici Amstelodamensis (1706) by Caspar Commelin. Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Erythrina indica, Indian coral tree
Illlustration from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Streptelasma, coral
A horn coral, the solitary rugosan Streptelasma from the Ordovician of the USA, measuring almost 4 cm in length

Photograph of corals from the Yonge collection
Photograph from the collection of Sir Charles Maurice Yonge (1899-1986) relating to the Great Barrier Reef Expedition (1927-1929), in the Archive of the Natural History Museum, London

Halysites, chain coral
Part of a colony of the tabulate chain coral Halysites from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden. The visible width of this specimen is 7 cm

Septastraea forbesi, coral
This Pliocene coral from Maryland, USA is 10 cm long and is a fragment of a much larger colony

Erythrina folkersii, coral tree
Photograph of Erythrina folkersii

Acropora, Worn coral
This specimen was collected by Charles Darwin in 1836 from Keeling Atoll, Indian Ocean

Imitation Coral
A piece of imitation coral. In its true state coral is made up of colonies of small organisms called polyps

Notes made by Darwin
On a collection of coral specimens he collected during a study of reefs in 1836 at the Cocos Islands (formerly the Keeling Islands) in the Indian Ocean

Ancient Wrasse - Frontispiece from the Aquarium
Frontispiece from The Aquarium: an unveiling of the wonders of the deep sea by Philip Henry Gosse (1854). Annotated The Ancient Wrasse

Calliactis parasitica, parasitic anemone, Pagurus bernhardus
Plate 4 from The Aquarium: an unveiling of the wonders of the deep sea by Philip Henry Gosse (1854)

Lithostrotion, coral
Shown here is a Carboniferous coral. Corals comprise a soft bodied animal called a polyp. Each polyp inhabits a calcareous skeleton called a corallum

Lonsdaleia, coral
Shown here is the Carboniferous coral, Lonsdaleia. Corals comprise a soft bodied animal called a polyp. Each polyp inhabits a calcareous skeleton called a corallum

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

Silurian seascape

CHILE. VALPARAISO. Ahu Ko Te Riku. Easter Island. Rapa Nui National Park. Moai with itd stone hat and coral eyes

Mermaid folk

Epacris Microphylla or Coral Heath, a flowering shrub. 1888

Elegant woman in visiting dress by Beer
An elegant young woman wearing a coral pink visiting dress in satin crepe with pearl and diamante embroidery on the skirt and a matching long scarf, by Beer. 1924

Three dresses by Beer, Premet and Martial et Armand
Three fashionable women wearing evening dresses. On the left, a salmon pink narrow strap tubular satin crepe casino dress with embroidered silver pearls and a green fan detail at the hip, by Beer

Buccoo Reef Snorkellers
A group of snorkellers at Buccoo Reef, famous for its coral beauty, Tobago, West Indies. Date: 1960s

Bermuda Coral Date: circa 1910s

Two young ladies in outfits by Drecoll
Two fashionable young ladies in outfits by Drecoll. On the left, a dress in grey crepe and black artificial satin. On the right, a dress in coral pink crepe with horizontal stitching. 1924

Poster advertising Guy de Coral & Co, Amsterdam
Poster advertising Guy de Coral & Co of Amsterdam, Arnhem and Den Haag, for photography and other services

Coral / Various / 1870
GARYOPHYLLIA BOREALIS Various types

Tom and the Fairy
Tom is told off by Ellie for poking a crab

1950S Evening Wear
A bored looking model poses wearing a long coral coloured evening gown, against a rather bizarre studio prop

Flower Arranging 1836
The outer silhouette of her gown is delineated by 4 rows of red trim. Her hair is arranged in a simplified form than was then in mode. Her Jewellery is possibly coral

Ebony Casket
An ebony casket in richly chased ormolu with serpents upholding antique coral cameos

Woman and Fish Tank
An elegant woman and her aquarium

Puynipel (Bonibai), Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean
View of Puynipet (Bonibai), in the Caroline Islands, a group of around 500 coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Seen here with surrounding coral reef and natives in boats

Coral and a Crab
A piece of coral and a crab with red claws

Coral Reef / J. W. Whimper
Vegetation has taken root on the upper levels of a coral reef, forming a kind of island

Pink Lady 1912
Miss Hazel Dawn in a pretty pink Directoire style gown with a high waist & narrow skirt with a panel in the side to aid mobility. Her picture hat has a large ostrich plume

Marine Life / Coral 1865
Anthozoanthe parasite: a type of coral

Brit Mus Coral Room
The new Coral Room : in 1881 visitors will have to traipse all the way to South Kensington to enjoy the natural history exhibits of the Museum

Whitsunday Island
A madreporic atoll comprising a ring-shaped coral reef, on which seeds borne by the wind have taken root

Coral / Various / Berjeau
A group of corals

Coral / Fredol / Various
Various types of colourful coral

Australia / Barrier Reef
part of the Great Barrier Reef

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