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Mother searching for her belongings in debris 1939Mother searching for her belongings as her children watch in the debris of her home in Warsaw, having been hit in a German air raid in the first few weeks of the German invasion of Poland. Date: 1939
Aftermath of an incendiary bomb in Poland 1939Polish civilians as they deal with a fire caused by an incendiary bomb in Poland. The Sphere contextualises the man on the left; describing him as a butcher whose daughter had been injured in an
Music cover, Oysters Sir, sung by Miss GraddonMusic cover, Oysters Sir, composed by Rossini, sung by Miss Graddon at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. 1827
Civilians filling sandbags for air raid shelters 1939Civilians, including females in bikini tops and a man in a suit, working together to fill sandbags for use in the construction of public air raid shelters. September 1939
Construction of sandbag air raid shelter, September 1939Construction of a large public air raid shelter from sandbags in North London, shortly after the outbreak of war. September 1939
German plane wreckage on the outskirts of Warsaw, Sept 1939A crowd inspects the remnants of a German plane, having been shot down just outside Warsaw as part of the Polish resistance to German invasion, in September 1939. September 1939
Babylon turrid shell, Turris babylonia (Spotted pleurotoma, Pleurotoma babylonica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
Precious wentletrap, Epitonium scalare (Common wendeltrap, Aciona scalaris). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological
Horse musselsTulip mussel, Modiolus americanus (Modiola americana), bearded horse mussel, Modiolus barbatus (Modiola gibbsii), and bent mussel (Modiola incurvata)
Ceylon razor-shell, Solen ceylonensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan, London, 1814
Black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii. Critically endangeredBlack abalone or cracherodian earshell, Haliotis cracherodii. Critically endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
Baggy pen shell or bag pinna, Pinna saccata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan, London, 1815
Pearl oyster, Cristaria plicata (Folded dipsas, Dipsas plicatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany
Black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera (Chinese pearl shell, Margarita sinensis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
Atlantic pearl-oyster, Pinctada radiata (Rayed birdshell, Avicula radiata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological
Pteria avicular shells (Chinese avicula, Avicula chinensis, and black avicula, Avicula morio). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
Undulated and least carychium, Carychium undulatum and Carychium minimum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological
Magasella evansii (Blood-red terebratula, Terebratula sanguinea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany
Midass ear shell, Ellobium aurismidae (Midas auricula, Auricula midae). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological
Rose-mouthed bulimus, Bulimus haemastomus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan, London, 1814
Staircase abalone, Haliotis scalaris (Staircase padollus, Padollus scalarius). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological
Fighting conch, Strombus pugilis (Sloanes strombus, Strombus sloanii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological
Caryodes dufresnii dufresnii (Dufresnes bulimus, Bulimus dufresnii), Tasmanian landsnail. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
Clithon coronatum (Crowned clithon, Clithon coronata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan
Harpa crenata shell (Rivolis harp shell, Harpa rivoliana). After an illustration by Rene-Primevere Lesson. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History
Greater argonaut octopus, Argonaut argoGreater argonaut octopus or paper nautilus, Argonaut argo, female in its shell and without its shell. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History
Black lip pearl shell, Pinctada margaritifera, with pearl forming in shell. (Meleagrina margaritifera). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History
Tiger flower, Tigridia immaculata (Spotless stiff-stalk, Rigidella immaculata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley
Candystick tellina shell, Tellina similis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects, London
Shell of the Eastern mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum (Pensylvanian tortoise var. Testudo pensylvanica) from the Leverian Museum
Shell of the yellow-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulataYellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (denticulated tortoise, Testudo denticulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Beale after an illustration by George
Shell of the endangered green sea turtle, Chelonia mydasEndangered green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (Wrinkled tortoise, Testudo rugosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology, Amphibia
Extinct Reunion giant tortoise and saddle-backedExtinct Reunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica (Indian tortoise, Testudo indica) and shells of the extinct saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis vosmaeri
Skeleton of a turtle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology, Amphibia, London, 1801
Matses warrior with facial tattoos, shells and feathersMatses (Maxuruna or Mayoruna) or Matis warrior, Native American of Peru with facial tattoos, labrets, and piercings with feathers and shells
Thorny cockle, truncated purr and eight-ridged tooth shellThorny cockle, Cardium echinatum, truncated purr, Donax crenulata, and eight-ridged tooth shell, Dentalium octangulatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason
Elastic bulla, Bulla resiliens, and pale or cylindric bulla, Bulla pallida. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G
Pelagic gooseneck barnacle and barnacle anatomyPelagic gooseneck barnacle, Lepas anatifera (Anatifa laevis) 1, and anatomy of barnacles 2-9. Handcolored engraving by Choubard after an illustration by Martin St
Emperor nautilus cephalopod out of its shell, Nautilus pompilius. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
Pila ampullacea (Dilated snail, Helix ampullacea). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw
Slit worm shell, Tenagodus anguinus (Anguine serpula, Serpula anguina). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
Helicine cornucopia shell, Cornucopia helicina. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw
West Indian magpie shell, Cittarium pica (Magpie turbo, Turbo pica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
Bat volute shell, Cymbiola vespertilio (Bats wing volute, Voluta vespertilio). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
Hebrew volute, Voluta ebraea (Veined volute, Voluta hebraea). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw
True harp shell, Harpa harpa (Harp buccinum, Buccinum harpa). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw
Tulip cone, Conus tulipa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1802
Widest pacific conch, Sinustrombus latissimus (Wing strombus, Strombus latissimus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder