Fish Collection (#77)

Various Fish & Reptiles
A selection of fish, a green frog, a snail, a toad and a lobster! Date: Circa 1870

PERCH / MORRIS / 1928
Date: 1928

Angler Fish / Harlequin
The Harlequin Angler Fish Date: 1804

PERCH / PLAYERs / 1903
Date: 1903

PIKE / MORRIS / 1928
Date: 1928

Writing on a Fish

Conger Eel & Sharp Nosed
Two eels on a city riverbank: 1. conger eel 2. sharp nosed eel Date: circa 1860

Sea-Horses & Pipe-Fish
Sea-horses and pipe-fish

Sketch of couple looking at fish tank, 1920s

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Beer drinker - fish
As thirsty as a fish. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a fish to a beer drinker. With his fin in his pocket, a few old rags

Man fishing by a river with an improvised rod
A man fishes by a river with an improvised rod -- he has tied his line to the end of a broken branch

Scene on the River Exe at Bickleigh Bridge, Devon
A scene on the River Exe at Bickleigh Bridge, Devon. A man fishes while a woman looks out for a fish. The bridge was built in 1809 and is Grade II listed

Double page spread in a diary for 5-10 September
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 5-10 September. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Docks, fishing vessels and smoke houses, Hull, Yorkshire
View of the docks in Hull (Kingston upon Hull), Yorkshire, with fishing vessels and smoke houses, where the fish was smoked

Street repairs in Dublin, Ireland
Three men busy doing street repairs in Dublin, Ireland. The man on the left is laying a paving slab. There are some rather ornate advertisements on the hoarding behind them, one for a family chemist

Edwardian friends inspecting a catch of fish, Pembrokeshire
A group of Edwardian friends inspecting a catch of fish in a large Pembrokeshire garden. The two men, one of whom is a vicar, are holding fishing rods

Goldfish in a garden pool
Goldfish in an unidentified garden pool

Fishmarket and St Marys Church, Haverfordwest, South Wales
View of the Fishmarket and St Marys Church, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. A man walks down the middle of the road, clearly with no fear of getting run over

Man with fish for smoking
A man in overalls holding two racks containing fish, ready for smoking in a barn

Little girl eating food out of a newspaper
A little girl sitting cross-legged by a big stone wall, eating food (possibly fish and chips) out of a newspaper

Two girls fishing in a stream. They are looking at what they have caught in a milk bottle

Holidays in Spain and Portugal with Thomas Cook
Cover illustration for Holidays in Spain and Portugal, the Balearic Isles, Andorra, Madeira, Malta, Gibraltar and Cyprus, with Thomas Cook & Son Ltd and Dean & Dawson Ltd

A fish
A river fish underwater

A couple of Sami people. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Mont St Michel, France
Two Fisherman fishing for shrimp at the low tide before the dramatic outline of Mont St Michel, Normandy, France

The arrival of the catch - Boulogne-sur-Mer - destined for the Criee - the wholesale fish auction (market)

The First Bite by Ethel Parkinson
A little Dutch boy and girl sit fishing by some water, when there is a tug on the line -- the boy looks pleased, but the girl seems apprehensive

Fish market, Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal, Madeira
Fishmongers in the fish market at the Mercado dos Lavradores (Workers Market) in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira

Fishmonger, Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal, Madeira
A fishmonger chops up a piece of fish at the Mercado dos Lavradores (Workers Market) in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira

Fishing boats at Camara de Lobos, Madeira
Fishing boats on the shore at Camara de Lobos on the south coast of Madeira, not far from Funchal

Unloading the pilchard catch at St Ives, Cornwall
Fishermen unloading a catch of pilchards from their boats on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall. Men with horses and carts wait for a full load before setting off

Unloading the catch at St Ives, Cornwall
Fishermen (left) unloading a catch on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall, while a man with horse and cart sets off with a full load

View of boats in the bay at St Ives, Cornwall
A view of fishing boats in the bay at St Ives, Cornwall, with the town in the background

View of boats in St Ives harbour, Cornwall
A view of fishing boats in the harbour at St Ives, Cornwall

Fishermen and boats at St Ives, Cornwall
Fishermen with their boats on the wet sand at St Ives, Cornwall

Herring boats off St Ives, Cornwall, on a calm sea

Sorting the herring catch at St Ives, Cornwall
Fishermen sorting the herring catch from nets into boxes and baskets on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall

Fishing boats at St Ives, Cornwall
A large number of fishing boats and fishermen in the harbour at St Ives, Cornwall

Harbour and old town, Rovinj, Croatia
View of the harbour and old town of Rovinj, with fishing boats and clock tower, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia

The Countess of Ranfurly, wife of the Governor of the Bahamas, with the 339 lb tuna fish she caught in the Ladies Day International Tuna Tournament at Cat Day

Fisherman mending nets at Hastings, Sussex
A fisherman mending nets at Hastings, Sussex -- there is black pitch on the net and on his hands

Fishermen at Hastings, Sussex
Four fishermen taking a break on the beach at Hastings, Sussex

Fishmarket - Lowestoft
Lowestoft, Suffolk - The fishmarket

Pike - pencil studies
Pencil studies of two Pike by Raymond Sheppard

Abstract painting featuring see-through fish
An abstract painting by Raymond Sheppard of an alien, almost lunar (yet brightly coloured) underwater landscape, with a long school of see-through fish weaving between unusual stalactite

Emperor Penguins - Antarctica
Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on an Antarctic ice shelf. Stylised painting by Raymond Sheppard

Otters fishing
Otters catching fish (Perch) by the edge of a stream. Slightly stylised watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Salmon Trolling at Victoria, British Columbia
A Pleasant Pastime - Salmon Trolling at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Trolling is the practice of fishing by drawing a baited line or lure behind a boat

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