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Marine Collection (page 4)

Background imageMarine Collection: A Man Filleting Fish

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

Background imageMarine Collection: Osborne Serpent

Osborne Serpent
Head, shoulders and flippers of the ridged marine creature sighted from the royal yacht Osborne off the coast of Sicily (picture 2 of 2)

Background imageMarine Collection: Colonel Festing aged 41

Colonel Festing aged 41
Colonel Francis Worgan Festing (1833-1886) of the Royal Marine Artillery, aged 41. He distinguished himself in the heroic rescue of the body of Lieut

Background imageMarine Collection: Brighton / Aquarium / 1905

Brighton / Aquarium / 1905
The Aquarium and Kings Cliff, Marine Parade

Background imageMarine Collection: Mackerel Fishing / 1847

Mackerel Fishing / 1847
The Brighton Boats fishing for mackerel

Background imageMarine Collection: Fysshynge Wyth an Angle

Fysshynge Wyth an Angle
A fifteenth century angler makes a catch - illustration in Wynkyn de Wordes Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle

Background imageMarine Collection: Sperm Whale from 1868

Sperm Whale from 1868
A sperm whale attacked

Background imageMarine Collection: A RIGHT WHALE

A RIGHT WHALE
A right whale

Background imageMarine Collection: Eskimo Hunts a Narwhal

Eskimo Hunts a Narwhal
An Eskimo fisherman pursuing a narwhal

Background imageMarine Collection: Seaweed & other Flora

Seaweed & other Flora
Various seaweed and other submarine flora

Background imageMarine Collection: Sea Anemones / 1865

Sea Anemones / 1865
A selection of very colourful and decorative sea anemones

Background imageMarine Collection: Octopus Attacks Bather

Octopus Attacks Bather
An octopus attacks a bather and wraps its tentacles around his body

Background imageMarine Collection: Molluscs / Sealife

Molluscs / Sealife
A variety of sea-based molluscs including types of snail and clam, a large mussel and other soft-bodied sealife

Background imageMarine Collection: Herring Curing Holland

Herring Curing Holland
People curing herrings in Holland

Background imageMarine Collection: Royal Anglers

Royal Anglers
The younger children of king George V & Mary, fishing at Balmoral (the one holding the rod is presumably the future George VI)

Background imageMarine Collection: Transport / Diving / Beebe

Transport / Diving / Beebe
Beebes bathysphere moves between shoals of exotic marine life (very dark original)

Background imageMarine Collection: Whaling / Faroe Islands

Whaling / Faroe Islands
The slaughter Whaling in the Faroe Islands

Background imageMarine Collection: Futuristic underwater exploration

Futuristic underwater exploration, with two men in diving gear observing an array of strange creatures

Background imageMarine Collection: Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci

Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci (Serranus arara, Serrano arara). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageMarine Collection: Ling fish, Molva molva

Ling fish, Molva molva (Gadus molva). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Background imageMarine Collection: Militia or Marine Pattern. 78 in flintlock musket, 1759

Militia or Marine Pattern. 78 in flintlock musket, 1759
Militia or Marine Pattern.78 in flintlock musket, 1759; 42 in barrel, iron ramrod, no escutcheon or tail-pipe. Date: 1759

Background imageMarine Collection: Bottlenose dolphins - dancing underwater

Bottlenose dolphins - dancing underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Background imageMarine Collection: McDonnell Douglas - BA e AV-8B Harrier II

McDonnell Douglas - BA e AV-8B Harrier II
United States Marine Corps - McDonnell Douglas / BA e AV-8B Harrier II 163673 (base code GG, call-sign 03), of VMA-231. Date: circa 1990

Background imageMarine Collection: Fossils of extinct ammonite species

Fossils of extinct ammonite species. Ammonite di Caen, Ammonite di Deslongchamps, Ammonite di Bayeux, Ammonite di Braikenridge

Background imageMarine Collection: Yellow mombin or hog plum, Spondias monbin

Yellow mombin or hog plum, Spondias monbin. Spondia di frutti rossi. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageMarine Collection: Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus, etc

Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus, etc
Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus 1, Siphonosoma cumanense 4, etc. Sipunculo nudo, Sipunculo microrinco, Sipunculo macrorinco, Sipunculo commestible

Background imageMarine Collection: Sea mice, Aphrodita aculeata and Laetmonice hystrix

Sea mice, Aphrodita aculeata and Laetmonice hystrix
Sea mouse, Aphrodita aculeata 1 and Laetmonice hystrix 2. Afrodita aculeata, Ermione ispida. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

Background imageMarine Collection: Fish leech and freshwater leeches

Fish leech and freshwater leeches: Branchiobdellida 1, Pontobdella spinosa 2, Whitmania laevis 3, Hirudo vittata 4, Piscicola geometra 5, Ichthyobdella geometra 5, Geobdella trochetii 6

Background imageMarine Collection: Black leech, horse leech, etc

Black leech, horse leech, etc
Common black leech, Hirudo verbana, var. nigra. 1, horse leech, Haemopis sanguisuga 2, Nile leech, Limnatis nilotica 3, medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis. 4

Background imageMarine Collection: Ancient Etruscan wedding ceremony

Ancient Etruscan wedding ceremony. The bride and groom hold each others hands in front of doors which are only opened after the ceremony has ended

Background imageMarine Collection: Fossil skeleton of an extinct Brontosaurus excelsus

Fossil skeleton of an extinct Brontosaurus excelsus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Background imageMarine Collection: Map of the continents and seas in the Upper Carboniferous

Map of the continents and seas in the Upper Carboniferous era. Atlantis, North America, Asia, European Peninsula, Gondwanaland

Background imageMarine Collection: Skeleton of an extinct Rhamphorhynchus genus

Skeleton of an extinct Rhamphorhynchus genus
Complete skeleton of an extinct long-tailed pterosaur, Rhamphorhynchus genus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Background imageMarine Collection: Extinct scale tree, Lepidodendron of the Carboniferous era

Extinct scale tree, Lepidodendron of the Carboniferous era. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Background imageMarine Collection: Spotted burrfish, porcupinefish and birdbeak burrfish

Spotted burrfish, porcupinefish and birdbeak burrfish
Spotted burrfish, Chilomycterus reticulatus 45, Porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix 46, birdbeak burrfish, Cyclichthys orbicularis 47

Background imageMarine Collection: Spiny dogfish, blue shark and angel shark

Spiny dogfish, blue shark and angel shark
Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias 12, blue shark, Prionace glauca 13 and angel shark, Squatina squatina 14. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural

Background imageMarine Collection: Clam, mussel, oyster, scallop, etc

Clam, mussel, oyster, scallop, etc
Varieties of bivalve molluscs including clam, Tridacna, mussel, Mytilus, oyster, Ostrea, pen shell, Pinna, jingle shell, Anomia, and scallop, Pecten

Background imageMarine Collection: Varieties of corals

Varieties of corals. Lithograph by C. Schach from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1841

Background imageMarine Collection: Small spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula

Small spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula (Lesser spotted shark, Squalus catulus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Background imageMarine Collection: European hake, Merluccius merluccius

European hake, Merluccius merluccius (Hake, Gadus merluccius). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageMarine Collection: Captain Terence Cousins Memorial Roundabout

Captain Terence Cousins Memorial Roundabout
This was unveiled following a brief ceremony on 7 June 2004. 47 Royal Marine Commando, Cousins unit, gained the heights above Port en Bessin on D Day

Background imageMarine Collection: Bottlenose dolphin, underwater, blowing heart shaped

Bottlenose dolphin, underwater, blowing heart shaped bubbles. Digital manipulation

Background imageMarine Collection: Boeing F4B-4 special NX9846

Boeing F4B-4 special NX9846 (ex A9241 / NC-14). The second of two US Marine Corps F4B-4s stripped of military equipment for the Bureau of Commerce, (later Fa), in 1940 and registered NC-14

Background imageMarine Collection: United States Navy - McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom 155847

United States Navy - McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom 155847 (unit code AE, call-sign 110 ) of VF-41, embarked on USS Roosevelt

Background imageMarine Collection: United States Marine Corps - Douglas C-117D Skytrain 50835

United States Marine Corps - Douglas C-117D Skytrain 50835 (msn 43321, unit code WZ, call-sign 835 ) in 1963-65(WZ is tail-code for AIRFMFPAC - Air Fleet Marine Force)

Background imageMarine Collection: Admiral Yamarnatos Ito

Admiral Yamarnatos Ito
Yamarnatos Ito (1868-1912) was Marine minister for Japan during the late Meiji Era (1868-1912). He commanded the Japanese Navy in the successful Russo-Japanese War (1904-5). Date: 1903

Background imageMarine Collection: Boeing F4B-4 NR9846

Boeing F4B-4 NR9846 (ex A9241 / NC-14). The second of two US Marine Corps F4B-4s stripped of military equipment for the Bureau of Commerce (later Fa), in 1940 and registered NC-14

Background imageMarine Collection: Cape Wrath headland and lighthouse from seaward - Scotland

Cape Wrath headland and lighthouse from seaward - Scotland
Cape Wrath headland and lighthouse from seaward. North western tip of Scotland. The picture was taken from the 27ft sailing boat Jalcyon during her 3000 mile cruise around the entire coast of



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