Marine Collection (#50)

Whales Attack Whale
Large whales attacked by small, fierce ones

Joseph Vernet (Guillem. )
JOSEPH VERNET French artist, depicted at his easel painting a marine landscape, his speciality

Sperm Whale on Rocks
A sperm whale catodon macrocephalus

Whaling in Norway
Cutting up a whale on the Norwegian coast

A Whale of 1763
A whale showing its teeth!

Sperm Whales Caught
Catching sperm whales

Whaling in Canada
Natives of Nova Scotia whaling

Whale Eating Fish / 1555
A whale eating fish

MARGATE - 1908
Marine Parade Margate Kent

MARGATE - 1918
Marine Parade Margate Kent

Whaling Log Book
A hand-written entry into a whaling log book, including ink drawings of whales

Fishing for Sturgeon
Fishing for sturgeon in the Ural mountains of Russia : sturgeon are the main source of caviar

Japanese River Scene
A river scene on the Kino- Kaido highway

Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; A marine
A sketch showing an example of a curious design sent to the Patent Office in 1920, of a marine life saving apparatus which was also submersible

Fishing in Devon
A gentleman fishing in his top hat in a stream in Devon. In the background three children watch from the bank while another man rests on a picturesque stone bridge

Fly-Fishing
The Fly Fisher

Marine telephone
A telephone or marine alarum being used by a sailor. This worked on the principle of sending air through a series of valves and pistons to make various notes

Early Fishing America
Landing and curing fish at a North American port

Fishing at Abingdon
A young man stands fishing on the river bank at Abingdon, Berkshire, with its graceful bridge over the river Thames nearby

Fisherman and Son
The Fishermans Pride

Salmon Fishing / Circ. 1906
Salmon fishing (commercial) in British Columbia, on the Fraser River

Fishing / St. James Park
Young boys fish in St James Park, London

Cockling, Lancashire
Cockling on the beach, Lancashire

Engine Drivers Society
Certificate of the Amalgamated Society of Engine Drivers & Firemen, Land and Marine, accepting George Pointer as a member

CRABBING / 1883
Two men fishing for crabs

Octopus by Van Houtteano

Isle of Wight / Yarmouth
Isle of Wight: Yarmouth Marine Drive

Chinese Fisherman
A Chinese fisherman sets out with his nets, which open out from square folds with weights attached

Huge Fish Caught
A monstrous fish is washed up on the English coast. The natives waste no time cutting it up for its meat

Two Starfish / 1856
A couple of starfish including a pink and white one which could be a variety of bat starfish

Fish Eating Fish
A big fish eats some smaller fish which appear to be nibbling a swimming man

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

Fishmongers Shop / C19Th
A wealthy gent selects a portion of fish from a fantastically well-stocked Fishmongers shop. Every type of potentially-edible marine creature appear to be for sale

Pretty Fish Girl
If you thought all fishwives are foul-mouthed and homely, think again - this Scottish lass proves the contrary

BARRACUDA / 1860
Two species of barracuda: PARALEPSIS COREGONOIDE SPHYRENE BARRACUDA

PLATAX (BATFISH) / 1860
Platax Guttulatus Platax Punctulatus a Type of Bat Fish

Blue Fin Tuna Fish
THYNNUS THUNNINA

Silver Sillago / Fish / 1860
SILLAGO DOMINA Known also as le peche madame

Cottus - Two Species
Cottus Ventralis Cottus Claviger

Cottus Bubalis Euphr
COTTUS BUBALIS EUPHR. Mottled pink and brown

Oreosoma Coniferum
A species of fish native to Australia

Sturgeon / Riverbank C1860
ACIPENSER ATTILUS A sturgeon on a riverbank

Eques Punctatus (Fish)
A brown fish with a stripy face & body and spotty fins

Percophis Brasilianus
A species of ray-finned fish

A Pineapple Fish
MONOCENTRIS CARINATA SCHN. Known as the pineapple fish, it does bear an uncanny resemblance

Flying Fish / Northern Sea
Flying fish of the Northern Seas

Flying Fish / De Bry
Flying fish in the Caribbean

Alligator Fish
Aspidophorus Monopterygius

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