Crab Collection (page 6)

Coruvs ossifragus, fish crow
Plate 146 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

Swimming crab fossil
Fossilised specimen of a swimming crab found in Folkestone, England. Swimming crabs still inhabit British shores today. They have flattened, paddle-like back legs to assist in swimming

Fossilised Mesolimulus
This fossil, Mesolimulus, a horseshoe crab, is an impressive 40 centimetres long. Preserved in the fine mud of a lagoon in Solenhofen, Germany, about 150 million years ago

Malus coronaria L. 1877, sweet crab apple
An illustrative plate of sweet crab apple tree foliage and blossom from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisher
Ff. 60. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Alcedo cancrophaga made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Fossilised Archaeogeryon peruvianus, Miocene crab
Fossilised specimen of the Miocene crab (Archaeogeryon peruvianus). Nicknamed Edward Scissorhands, this crab lived some 22 million years ago off the shores of South America

Inachus dorsettensis, scorpion spider crab
Photograph of a scorpion spider crab (Inachus dorsettensis)

Carcinus maenas, European shore crab
Specimens of this invasive crab, which has spread well beyond its native range and is threatening ecosystems the world over

Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab
A detailed section of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriosheir sinensis) showing the carapace. This species of crab originates from the Far East but it is now evident that it has taken up residence in

Historical specimens from left to right
Specimen jars containing a hawkfish from the first Endeavour voyage, two female swimming crabs collected on the Investigator voyage and Eleginops maclovinus, collected during the Beagle voyage

Colourful illustration of two crabs and a grasshopper
Plate 37 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Chinese amber carving
An intricate crab carved out of Chinese amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Fig. 25 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Insects
Drawing 402 from the Watling Collection simply titled a crab, a spider, a snail, two butterflies and a caterpillar by Thomas Watling

Colourful illustration of two crustaceans
Folio 37 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 1, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Colourful illustration of three fish and a crabs
Plate 50 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Colourful illustration of two fish, a crab and a crayfish
Plate 47 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Colourful illustration of five fish and a crustacean
Plate 26 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Colourful illustration of five fish, two lobsters and a crab
Plate 53 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Mesolimulus, a fossil horseshoe crab
The Jurassic horseshoe crab Mesolimulus, 17 cm long, from the famous fossil locality of Solnhofen in Bavaria, Germany

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

Limulus polyphemus, horseshoe crab
Fossil of the oldest crab in the world. The species is estimated to be at least 300 million years old and is characterised by a long, pointed tail

Portunus pelagicus, flower crab
Illustration by John Abbot from his Insects of Georgia, 1787

Cancer terrestris
Land crab plate 32 from Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas, Vol 2 by Mark Catesby

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)

Benkei crab and camellia. Print shows two crabs and a camellia blossom. Date between 1825 and 1830

A Romp on the Rocks
Little boy gets too close to the crabs claws Date: Circa 1880

CHILDREN BEING CRABS
Two children lie on their backs and make crabs. Date: 1930s

Ghost of Mars / Fuqua
Ghost of Mars (Festus Pragnell) An encounter with the Martian giant Date: 1938

Oh Look by Muriel Dawson
A toddler sits playing in the sand on a beach wearing a green sun dress and a huge wide brimmed sun hat, and is surprised to see a small crab appear in her bucket of sand

Mudeford Boathouse - Devon
Boathouse at Mudeford, Devon. Pencil drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Fishing nets hanging on racks at Mudeford, Dorset. There is also a pile of lobster and crab pots stacked in the shade of the building on the right. Pencil study by by Raymond Sheppard

The crab gatherer
A crab gatherer wanders by the seas in which fishing boats work their trade

Fishermen and lobster pots
Two fishermen sit on the sea shore with their lobster and crab pots and netting. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Old Sailor and his Grandchildren
Two circular watercolour paintings by Malcolm Greensmith depicting and old sailor with his grandchildren. In the left-hand picture the old salt points out a fine sailing yacht approaching the harbour

The Passing Cloud
Four men talking to a woman in the sea at the seaside, flirt while a crab nips their legs and the sun goes behind a cloud

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

Girl Meets Crab
A little girl meets a large crab on the shore

Edible Shellfish
A lobster and some other edible crustacea including a crab and some shrimps and crayfish

Boys Hunting for Crabs
Two boys stand in the sea with a net they ve caught a crab with. He d better watch his fingers putting them in there

Dorothy Jeffrey / Cornish
DOROTHY JEFFREY (nee Pentreath) Allegedly the last speaker of Cornish

Cancer (Rossum)
CANCER the Crab 21 June - 21 July

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

Mother, Children Beach
A mother with her two children at the seaside - one has found a small crab but her sister is less than delighted

Man Catches Crab / 1882
An old fisherman-type catches a crab, a lobster and an angler fish

CRAB 1849
Lupa pelagica

Shelves of Food
Shelves full of an incredible array of food, including bread, biscuits, fruit, eggs, crab, lobster, oysters, fish, sausages, a crown of lamb, meat, cheese, wine, cakes, &c

French Fishing Scene
A shoreline fishing scene with small fishing boats beached on the sand while men and women buy and sell fish

Fishermen on Shore
A fishing boat on the sands right outside a shore-line cottage, a calm mill-pond sea, a fishermen in his boat & his mate resting on a crab- pot

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