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Shark Collection

Background imageShark Collection: Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats, WW1

Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats, WW1
Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats. Two mermaids and two fish are disturbed by a German U-boat which has a face like a shark. Date: 1917

Background imageShark Collection: Fish Gallery, September 1890

Fish Gallery, September 1890
The Fish Gallery attractions included a 8.5m (28 ft) long basking shark caught near Shanklin, Isle of Wight, and wood from a whaling ship, the Farquharson, pierced by swordfish lances

Background imageShark Collection: Pneumonia strikes like a man eating shark led by its pilot f

Pneumonia strikes like a man eating shark led by its pilot fish the common cold Consult your physician. Poster encouraging citizens to consult your physician for treatment of the common cold

Background imageShark Collection: The Headington Shark

The Headington Shark
The shark was placed on the roof on 9 August 1986, the 41st anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. Made by John Buckley, 25 feet high and made of fibreglass

Background imageShark Collection: Sharks teeth

Sharks teeth
Tooth of an extinct shark (Carcharodon megalodon) on the right, compared with a tooth from a modern Great White shark, (Carcharodon carcharias) on the left

Background imageShark Collection: Squalus maximus, Basking shark taken at Brighton 5 Dec 1812

Squalus maximus, Basking shark taken at Brighton 5 Dec 1812
Watercolour and ink

Background imageShark Collection: Sawfish or carpenter shark, Pristis pristis

Sawfish or carpenter shark, Pristis pristis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Background imageShark Collection: Sponge diver loses his footing

Sponge diver loses his footing
Diving for sponges off the Tunisian coast, diver loses a leg to a shark

Background imageShark Collection: Napoleon and Shark

Napoleon and Shark
On board the Northumberland, travelling to Saint Helena, he watches with interest when a shark is captured

Background imageShark Collection: A most stupendous basking shark caught within one league of

A most stupendous basking shark caught within one league of
Advertising flyer for the public exhibition in London of a basking shark caught in Brighton

Background imageShark 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 imageShark 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 imageShark Collection: Mother of pearl divers attacked by a shark, Tahiti

Mother of pearl divers attacked by a shark, Tahiti. Date: 1885

Background imageShark Collection: Cast of a basking shark(Selache Maxima)

Cast of a basking shark(Selache Maxima)
Described in The Illustrated London News as a cast of the skeleton of a basking shark(Selache Maxima) caught off Bergen in 1901

Background imageShark Collection: Shark Fishing in the Caribbean

Shark Fishing in the Caribbean
A group of men gather around the carcass of a large shark they have caught on the coast of a caribbean island. Shark fishing is still legal in much of the world, including the Caribbean, to this day

Background imageShark Collection: Blackburn Shark bomber and reconnaissance seaplane

Blackburn Shark bomber and reconnaissance seaplane Date: 1938

Background imageShark Collection: Lockheed EC-121T 52-3418

Lockheed EC-121T 52-3418
United States Air Force - Lockheed EC-121T 52-3418 (msn 1049A-4336, Model 1049A-55-86), at the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center, Davis-Monthan AFB

Background imageShark Collection: Enstrom 280C Shark G-BEEL

Enstrom 280C Shark G-BEEL (msn 1038), at Wickenby in March 1978 Date: 1978

Background imageShark Collection: Carcharodon carcharias, or great white shark

Carcharodon carcharias, or great white shark, also known as the white pointer, white shark, or white death. Date: 1862

Background imageShark Collection: Explorer Sealife Giant Fish Corpse Pregnant Saw

Explorer Sealife Giant Fish Corpse Pregnant Saw
explorer, sealife, giant, fish, corpse, pregnant, saw, ova, embryonic, fishes, poses, dead, tiger, shark, hammer, head, mitchell, hedges, 1923, battles, 1920s, the, of, and, a, in, he, with, %iln

Background imageShark Collection: Dead shark and window-shopping holidaymakers

Dead shark and window-shopping holidaymakers
Holidaymakers window shopping for souvenirs, Devon right next to the dramatic form of a dead (and very real!) hanging shark. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd Date: 1957

Background imageShark Collection: SOLDIERS CATCH SHARK

SOLDIERS CATCH SHARK
Sailors begin to hack a shark to death on their deck which they have just caught. Date: circa 1830s

Background imageShark Collection: PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF 1706

PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF 1706
Polish Air Force - PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra bis DF 1706 (msn 3H1706), of the 58th Training Regiment in a special colour scheme for the 2000 Commanders Shark Meet'

Background imageShark Collection: WW1 - Whales mistaken for submarines

WW1 - Whales mistaken for submarines
The bodies of hundreds of whales, sharks, and other large fish, mistaken for submarines in the zealous hunt for German raiders, now lie strewn along the Atlantic coast

Background imageShark Collection: Green silver-spangled shark, autumnal rustic and figure

Green silver-spangled shark, autumnal rustic and figure
Green silver-spangled shark, Cucullia argentea 1, 2, autumnal rustic, Eugnorisma glareosa 4, figure of eighty, Tethea ocularis 4-6

Background imageShark Collection: Saxon, shears, marsh dagger, brown-spot pinion, white-line

Saxon, shears, marsh dagger, brown-spot pinion, white-line
Saxon moth, Hyppa rectilinea 1, shears moth, Hada plebeja 2, 3, marsh dagger, Acronicta strigosa 4, brown-spot pinion, Agrochola litura 5, white-line dart, Euxoa nigrofusca 6, Opigena polygona 7

Background imageShark Collection: Burnished brass and green silver-spangled shark moths

Burnished brass and green silver-spangled shark moths
Burnished brass moth, Diachrysia chrysitis 1-5, and green silver-spangled shark, Cucullia argentea 6-9. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers

Background imageShark Collection: Spotted clover, Guernsey underwing, straw underwing, etc

Spotted clover, Guernsey underwing, straw underwing, etc
Spotted clover, Schinia scutosa 1, 2, Epilecta linogrisea 3, Guernsey underwing, Polyphaenis sericata 4, and straw underwing, Thalpophila matura 5, 6

Background imageShark Collection: Sawfish, angular rough shark, spotted catshark, and young

Sawfish, angular rough shark, spotted catshark, and young
Largetooth sawfish, Pristis pristis 18, young sawfish 19, angular rough shark, Oxynotus centrina 20, small spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula 21, and young dogfish 22-24

Background imageShark Collection: Hammerhead shark and white shark

Hammerhead shark and white shark
Smooth hammerhead shark, Sphyrna zygaena 15, head of hammerhead 16, White shark, Carcharodon carcharias 17. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural

Background imageShark Collection: Great white shark and suckerfish

Great white shark and suckerfish
Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (vulnerable), and suckerfish, Remora remora. Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel Stedman from his Narrative of a

Background imageShark Collection: Ray, shark, sturgeon, lamprey, etc

Ray, shark, sturgeon, lamprey, etc
Marine creatures: hagfish, Myxine glutinosa 1, river lamprey eel, Petromyzon fluviatilis 2, torpedo ray, Raja torpedo ocellata 3, great white shark, Squalus carcharias, vulnerable 4, rat fish

Background imageShark Collection: Shark sucker fish, Remora remora

Shark sucker fish, Remora remora (Fork-tailed remora, Echeneis remora). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageShark Collection: Longnose sawshark, Pristiophorus cirratus

Longnose sawshark, Pristiophorus cirratus (Tentaculated shark, Squalus tentaculatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageShark Collection: Leafscale gulper shark, sawfish and angel shark

Leafscale gulper shark, sawfish and angel shark
Leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus (vulnerable), sawfish, Pristiophorus cirratus (endangered), and angel shark, Squatina squatina (critically endangered)

Background imageShark Collection: Six-gilled shark, spiny dogfish, and Don Pedro shark

Six-gilled shark, spiny dogfish, and Don Pedro shark
Six-gilled shark, Hexanchus griseus (near threatened), spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias (vulnerable), and angular roughshark, Oxynotus centrina (vulnerable)

Background imageShark Collection: Wobbegong, tiger shark, and striped catshark

Wobbegong, tiger shark, and striped catshark
Carpet shark or wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, and striped catshark, Poroderma africanum

Background imageShark Collection: Nursehound shark, tope shark and sweet william shark

Nursehound shark, tope shark and sweet william shark
Nursehound shark, Scyliorhinus stellaris (near threatened), tope shark, Galeorhinus galeus (vulnerable), and sweet william shark, Mustelus mustelus (vulnerable)

Background imageShark Collection: White shark, nurse shark and blue shark

White shark, nurse shark and blue shark
White shark, Carcharodon carcharias, nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, and blue shark, Prionace glauca. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Albert Massard after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel

Background imageShark Collection: Grey triggerfish and Moray eel, lower jaws

Grey triggerfish and Moray eel, lower jaws
Grey triggerfish, Balistes capriscus 1, Moray eel, Muraena species 4, lower jawbones of sea bream, Sparus aurata 2, and great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias 3

Background imageShark Collection: Smoothhand shark, angler fish, burrfish and sawfish bill

Smoothhand shark, angler fish, burrfish and sawfish bill
Common smoothhand, Mustelus mustelus, Vulnerable 1, angler fish, Lophius piscatorius 2, burrfish, Chilomycterus schoepfi 3, and bill of a sawfish, Pristis pectinata, critically endangered 4

Background imageShark Collection: Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias. Vulnerable

Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias. Vulnerable
Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias (Picked shark or dog fish). Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Background imageShark Collection: Angelshark, Squatina squatina. Critically endangered

Angelshark, Squatina squatina. Critically endangered. (Angel shark, Squallus squatinus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Background imageShark Collection: Porbeagle, Lamna nasus. Vulnerable

Porbeagle, Lamna nasus. Vulnerable. (Porbeagle shark, Squalus cornubicus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Background imageShark Collection: Great white shark, hammerhead, sawfish and swordfish

Great white shark, hammerhead, sawfish and swordfish
Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, vulnerable 1, smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena, vulnerable 2, common sawfish, Pristis pristis, critically endangered 3, and swordfish, Xiphias gladius, 4

Background imageShark Collection: Shark species and angler fish

Shark species and angler fish
Angular rough shark, Oxynotus centrina 1 (vulnerable), angelshark, Squatina squatina 2 (critically endangered), tope, Galeorhinus galeus 3 (vulnerable), and angler or monkfish, Lophius piscatorius

Background imageShark Collection: Shark species

Shark species
Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias 1, vulnerable, blue shark, Prionace glauca 2, near threatened, small spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula 3, 5, and zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum 4

Background imageShark Collection: Coogee Bay Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Coogee Bay Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Coogee Bay Beach with Shark Tower (for observation), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with hot sea bathing and massage rooms. Date: circa 1930s



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