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Background imageMarine Collection: Fishwife at Whitby

Fishwife at Whitby
A young woman in headscarf and working clothes looks out to sea from the shoreline at Whitby, North Yorkshire; fishing boats are drawn up on the shore behind her

Background imageMarine Collection: 15th Century Fisherman

15th Century Fisherman
A medieval fishermen draws in his nets

Background imageMarine Collection: Grimsby Fishermen

Grimsby Fishermen
Early morning mist in No 2 Fish Dock, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. The large discs in the foreground are used as rollers to stir up the sea bed and catch fish

Background imageMarine Collection: Tending Oyster Beds

Tending Oyster Beds
American oystermen of New Jersey plant millions of young, unmarketable oysters at the end of the season, in April, to be harvested later in the year

Background imageMarine Collection: Norway lobster and shrimp

Norway lobster and shrimp
Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus 1, and shrimp, Atya scabra 2. Nefrope di Norvegia, Atia spinosa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

Background imageMarine Collection: Tetratheca glandulosa

Tetratheca glandulosa, Tetrateca glandulosa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Background imageMarine Collection: Extinct Nothosaurus, mid-Triassic period

Extinct Nothosaurus, mid-Triassic period
Nothosaurus, extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile from the shell-bearing limestone seas, mid-Triassic period. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life

Background imageMarine Collection: Skate, stingray and thornback ray

Skate, stingray and thornback ray
Skate, Dipturus batis 8, 9, stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca 10, and thornback ray, Raja clavata 11. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish

Background imageMarine Collection: Barrel jellyfish, Rhizostoma cuvieri

Barrel jellyfish, Rhizostoma cuvieri. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Background imageMarine Collection: Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus

Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus (Marine or spotted lamprey). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageMarine Collection: European pilchard, Sardina pilchardus

European pilchard, Sardina pilchardus (Pilchard, Clupea pilchardus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageMarine Collection: Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus. Vulnerable

Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus. Vulnerable
Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Gadus aeglefinus). Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageMarine Collection: Marine Hotel, Tankerton, near Whitstable, Kent

Marine Hotel, Tankerton, near Whitstable, Kent
Marine Hotel, Marine Parade, Tankerton, near Whitstable, Kent. Date: circa 1920

Background imageMarine Collection: Polish poster for MGM film, Flipper

Polish poster for MGM film, Flipper
Polish poster for an MGM film, Flipper (the Polish title is: My Friend is a Dolphin), starring Chuck Connors, Kathleen Maguire and Luke Halpin, poster designed by Rapnicki. 1963

Background imageMarine Collection: United States Marine Corps - Grumman F9F-8P Cougar 141722

United States Marine Corps - Grumman F9F-8P Cougar 141722 (msn 55, base code TN, call-sign 1), of VMCJ-3 at MCAS El Toro, CA. Now on display at Flying Leathernecks Museum, Miramar, CA.. Date: 1957

Background imageMarine Collection: Golden earrings with shaped like a dolphin

Golden earrings with shaped like a dolphin
Earrings with shaped like a dolphin. Gold. From Taranto. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageMarine Collection: Iraq threat to Kuwait, 1961

Iraq threat to Kuwait, 1961
Page from The Illustrated London News, 8 July 1961 reporting on the tensions in Kuwait after the Iraqi leader General Kassem had claimed Kuwait should be part of Iraq

Background imageMarine Collection: Plesiosaur

Plesiosaur
An illustration by Neave Parker of the extinct marine reptile, Plesiosaur. These lived throughout most of the Mesozoic (MZ) era becoming extinct 65 million years ago at the time of the K-T extinction

Background imageMarine Collection: Salmo ferox, or Ferox Trout

Salmo ferox, or Ferox Trout, also known as Lake Trout, or Great Lake Trout. Date: 1879

Background imageMarine Collection: Tinca tinca, or Tench

Tinca tinca, or Tench. Date: 1879

Background imageMarine Collection: Gobio gobio, or Gudgeon

Gobio gobio, or Gudgeon, a freshwater fish. Date: 1865

Background imageMarine Collection: Gaidropsarus vulgaris, or Three-Bearded Rockling

Gaidropsarus vulgaris, or Three-Bearded Rockling, also known as Whistler and Whistle-Fish. Date: 1864

Background imageMarine Collection: Marine Hall, Fleetwood, Lancashire

Marine Hall, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Marine Hall, Fleetwood, near Cleveleys, Lancashire, England. Showing the Colonnade Date: 1949

Background imageMarine Collection: Marine Drive, Llandudno, Conwy

Marine Drive, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales. Date: 1900s

Background imageMarine Collection: Lowestoft Fishermen

Lowestoft Fishermen
Taking nets from a drifter for repairs at Lowestoft Harbour, Suffolk, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageMarine Collection: Mesoplodon bidens, Sowerbys beaked whale

Mesoplodon bidens, Sowerbys beaked whale
Plate 12 The Diodon of Sowerby. Hand-coloured engraving of a drawing by James Hope Stewart (1789-1856), from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol

Background imageMarine Collection: Physeter catodon and Hyperoodon ampullatus

Physeter catodon and Hyperoodon ampullatus
Sperm whale and northern bottlenose whale. Plate 45 from British Mammals Vol. 1 & 2 by Archibald Thorburn, 1920-21

Background imageMarine Collection: Marine Drive, Llandudno, Wales

Marine Drive, Llandudno, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageMarine Collection: French Shrimpers

French Shrimpers
Shrimp-girls of Arcachonin southwest France, in their traditional dress

Background imageMarine Collection: Lerwick Fishing Fleet

Lerwick Fishing Fleet
A fleet of fishing trawlers docked at Lerwick harbour, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Background imageMarine Collection: Fishing / Sport / Angling

Fishing / Sport / Angling
Angling in the 18th century

Background imageMarine Collection: A Trout and a Char

A Trout and a Char
A trout and a char

Background imageMarine Collection: Shelling Mussels / 1906

Shelling Mussels / 1906
Shelling mussels, Cromasty, Scotland Date: 1906

Background imageMarine Collection: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - Marine Parade

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - Marine Parade Date: circa 1910

Background imageMarine Collection: Marine-engine dynamometer

Marine-engine dynamometer, PIMechE 1877, vol.28, p.l.39 Date: 1877

Background imageMarine Collection: Chart of oceanic section, Madeira, Portugal to St. Vincent

Chart of oceanic section, Madeira, Portugal to St. Vincent
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageMarine Collection: Tetraodon lineatus, globe fish

Tetraodon lineatus, globe fish

Background imageMarine Collection: Fishing Near Venice

Fishing Near Venice
Fishing at Chioggia in the lagoons of Venice. Date: 1939

Background imageMarine Collection: Fresh Salmon Catch

Fresh Salmon Catch
A fine bag of freshly caught salmon. Date: 1930s

Background imageMarine Collection: Shrimping by the Sea

Shrimping by the Sea
A family shrimping at the seas edge. Date: 1920s

Background imageMarine Collection: Microscopic Marine Life

Microscopic Marine Life
Various forms of microscopic marine life, described by Sibly as Animalcules Date: 1794

Background imageMarine Collection: OCTOPUS / 1885

OCTOPUS / 1885
Tritaxeopus Cornutus

Background imageMarine Collection: Whaling from Small Boat

Whaling from Small Boat
Whaling from a small boat

Background imageMarine Collection: Rendering Whale Oil

Rendering Whale Oil
Rendering whale oil in Holland

Background imageMarine Collection: Fishing with Cormorants

Fishing with Cormorants
Fishing using cormorants in China

Background imageMarine Collection: Friars Shot Pool Fishing

Friars Shot Pool Fishing
Scottish salmon fishermen fishing in the Friars Shot Pool of the River Ness. In the background is the town of Inverness with its castle, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Background imageMarine Collection: Buying Fish from Boats

Buying Fish from Boats
Buying fish from the boats

Background imageMarine Collection: A Man Filleting Fish

A Man Filleting Fish
A man in hat and overcoat fillets fish on a stall



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