Giant octopusPlate 26 from Histoire naturelle des Mollusques by Count Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon, 1805
Extinct marine reptilesSheet 1 of a series of posters called Extinct Animals by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862. This collection of marine reptiles lived during the Jurassic period between 200
Asteroceras, fossil ammoniteA 16 cm diameter specimen of the Jurassic ammonite Asteroceras from the Lower Jurassic of Dorset, England
Janthina violacea, violet snailWatercolour 398 by Thomas Watling, entitled Boala, from the Watling Collection
OctopusWatercolour 401 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection
Snail teeth
Argonauta hians, brown paper nautilusA pair of brown paper nautilus (Argonauta hians). This delicate-shelled cephalopod is distributed in warm seas globally
Extinct bivalve mollusks: Pholadomya and Terebratula species. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A. Schmidts Petrefactenbuch, published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr
Glaucus atlanticus, blue sea slugFf. 23 Vol 3. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771
Belemnotheutis antiquus, squidA well-preserved Upper Jurassic squid aged 160 million years. This specimen originates from Christian Malford, Wiltshire
Seven squid and octopusesTableau 2 from Albertus Sebas Thesaurus, Vol 3, 1759
Nautilus pompilius, common nautilusA section through a common nautilus (Nautilus pompiius) showing the internal divisions into chambers and siphuncles
Babylon turrid shell, Turris babylonia (Spotted pleurotoma, Pleurotoma babylonica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
Ringent snail, Helix ringens (Grinning tomiger, Tomigeres ringens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany
Clithon coronatum (Crowned clithon, Clithon coronata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan
Emperor nautilus cephalopod out of its shell, Nautilus pompilius. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
Depilatory sea hare, Aplysia depilans (Mediterranean aplysia). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
Blue-rayed limpet, Patella pellucida (Brown patella, Patella fusca). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
Cymatium femorale (Femoral murex, Murex femorale). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw
Shielded dogwhelk, Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Marbled buccinum, Buccinum rumphii). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
Chambered nautilus and pearl shellsChambered nautilus, Nautilus pompilius 1, and pearl oysters and mussels 2, 3, 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)
Ommastrephes sagittatus, squidA glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Pleuroploca trapezium, trapezium horse conchA pair of trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific
Argonauta argo (female), octopusA glass model of an octopus, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Thatcheria mirabilis, Japanese wonder shellThis spectacularly spiralling shellfish is a member of the Turrid family who catch their prey by harpooning them with a modified radula (tooth) and poisoning them with a nerve toxin
Hydatina physis, rose-petal bubble shellWatercolour 399 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Kallee dere, from the Watling Collection
Dr Karl Jordan (1875-1972)Curator of entomology at Walter Rothschilds Zoological Museum at Tring from 1893, beyond Rothschilds death and up to the transition to the Natural History Museum at Tring in 1938
Emma Rothschild (1844-1935)Mother of Tring Museum founder Walter Rothschild
Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1933Packed for shipping. The majority of Rothschilds (280, 000 items) bird skin collection was sold the AMNH in New York after he ran into financial difficulties
Fossils of diatoms, foraminifera, ferns and mollusks.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886
Fossil shells of the Miocene Tertiary PeriodPlate II from Principles of Geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earths surface. Vol. 3 1832-33 by Charles Lyell (1797-1875)
Plate 77 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Strombus gigas, queen conchPlate 2. Watercolour by Jean Charles Chenu from his Illustrations Conchyliologiques, part 17 (1843)
Tridacna gigas, giant clamA pair of giant clam (Tridacna gigas). This endangered species is the largest living molluscs and can reach sizes of over 1m
Aptyxiella portlandica (Sowerby), Portland screwstoneA gastropod steinkern or internal cast of a Portland screwstone (Aptyxiella portlandica) from the Jurassic Portland Stone, Top Roach, Portland
Nipponites mirabilis, ammoniteThis ammonite from the Upper Cretaceous of Japan displays a loose, tangled coil
Five bivalve fossils(Top) Chlamys fibrosa; (Centre left) Chlamys splendens; (Centre right) Perampliata ampliata; (Lower left) Mytilus ungulatus; (Lower right) Trigonia reticulata
Entomology, W. Rothschild Zoological MuseumThe Museum was bequeathed to the Natural History Museum following Rothschilds death in 1937, along with its unique collections of preserved animals
Emu, rheas and kangaroos at Tring ParkLive animals collected by Walter Rothschild in the grounds of Tring Park, with keeper Mr Marcham, 1890 Date: 1890
Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1932Packed for shipping. The majority of Rothschilds (280, 000 items) bird skin collection was sold the AMNH in New York after he ran into financial difficulties
Alfred Newton (1829-1907), Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University in the late 19th Century. Newton was an expert ornithologist and tutored Walter Rothschild in anatomy
Tridacna maxima R�g, 1798, giant clamPlate 76 from a bound volume of illustrations used for Lamarcks Genera of shells. Watercolour and graphite on paper, c. 1820 by Anna Children (became Atkins) (1799-1871) Date: 1820
Nautilus spAlice Bolingbroke Woodward (1862-1951). Watercolour on paper. Alice Woodward was taught science and illustration by her father Henry Woodward
Hans Sloanes nautilus shellSir Hans Sloane is perhaps the most important collector ever. His huge collection forms the core of both the British Museum and the Natural History Museum
Various Mollusca and Crustacea speciesWatercolour from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820 Date: circa 1820
Eledone cirrhosa, Curled OctopusIllustration from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, marked Sepia octopodia
Conus and Epitonium shellsWatercolour by Johann Gustav Hoch, c. 1771. Clockwise from top left: Conus ammiralis, Admiral cone; Conus episcopus, Episcopal or bishop cone; Conus imperialis, Imperial cone; Conus virgo
Buccinum harpaWatercolour by J. Hayes from Mollusca and Radiata of India, The Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820 Date: circa 1820
