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Shrimp Collection

Background imageShrimp Collection: Decapoda crabs and shrimps

Decapoda crabs and shrimps: horrid elbow crab, Daldorfia horrida, sentinel crab, Podophthalmus vigil, Gibbs sea spider, Pisa armata, angular crab, Goneplax rhomboides, Solenolambrus tenellus

Background imageShrimp Collection: Lobster, Crab & Friends

Lobster, Crab & Friends
An attractive blue lobster with red feelers and a crab and a shrimp and some other crustacea on the sea bed

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimp and lobster

Shrimp and lobster. Date between 1835 and 1844

Background imageShrimp Collection: Waiting for the last wave, Parkgate, Cheshire, England

Waiting for the last wave, Parkgate, Cheshire, England
Waiting for the last wave - Parkgate, Cheshire, England. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageShrimp Collection: Carantec, Brittany, France, Crevette fishergirls

Carantec, Brittany, France, Crevette fishergirls
Carante cin the Finistere department of Brittany in north-western France - Crevette fishergirls. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShrimp Collection: Norway lobster and shrimp

Norway lobster and shrimp
Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus 1, and shrimp, Atya scabra 2. Nefrope di Norvegia, Atia spinosa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

Background imageShrimp Collection: French Shrimpers

French Shrimpers
Shrimp-girls of Arcachonin southwest France, in their traditional dress

Background imageShrimp Collection: RWF Willie Poole - shrimping

RWF Willie Poole - shrimping
Fat man with big bum shrimping in rock pools on a beach, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. This is RWF Willy Poole 1940-2017. Writer, countryman, humourist, master of foxhounds

Background imageShrimp Collection: Blackpool Shrimper and bathing machine in 1890

Blackpool Shrimper and bathing machine in 1890

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimp seller Victorian period

Shrimp seller Victorian period Date: 19th century

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimp seller

Shrimp seller Date: 19th century

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimping in Hastings, Victorian period

Shrimping in Hastings, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageShrimp Collection: Africa. Floating factory on the shrimp river

Africa. Floating factory on the shrimp river
History of Africa. 19th century. Floating factory on the shrimp river. The lack of security meant that in some areas of the Congo

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shellfish

Shellfish
A Japanese brush drawing of a large shrimp. Date: circa 1920

Background imageShrimp Collection: Music cover, Shrimp Boats, recorded by Jo Stafford

Music cover, Shrimp Boats, recorded by Jo Stafford
Music cover, Shrimp Boats, words and music by Paul Mason Howard and Paul Weston, recorded by Jo Stafford Date: 1951

Background imageShrimp Collection: The Aquarium, Brighton, East Sussex

The Aquarium, Brighton, East Sussex - inset illustration bordered by shrimp. Date: circa 1906

Background imageShrimp Collection: Porcelain crab, shrimp and extinct crustacean

Porcelain crab, shrimp and extinct crustacean
Porcelain crab, Porcellana species 1, shrimp, Megalopa mutica 2, and fossil of extinct crustacean, Eryon cuvieri 3. Porcellana larga-chela, Megalopa mutica, Erio di Cuvier

Background imageShrimp Collection: Narwal shrimp, leptostracan and mysid shrimp

Narwal shrimp, leptostracan and mysid shrimp
Narwal shrimp, Plesionika narval 1-4, leptostracan, Nebalia herbstii 5, and mysid shrimp, Mysis oculata 6. Palemon pristis Palemone seghettato, Rostro del Palemo, Rostri del Palemone variabile

Background imageShrimp Collection: Squat lobster, Galathea strigosa 1, and Aegla laevis 2

Squat lobster, Galathea strigosa 1, and Aegla laevis 2. Galatea striata or scagliosa, Eglea unita o liscia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Background imageShrimp Collection: Crown crab and Indian egera crab

Crown crab and Indian egera crab
Crown crab, Hymenosoma orbiculare 1, and Indian egera crab, Phalangipus indicus 2. Imenosomo orbicolare, Egeria dell India

Background imageShrimp Collection: Mantis shrimp, Gonodactylus chiragra

Mantis shrimp, Gonodactylus chiragra (Squilla gottosa). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Background imageShrimp Collection: Mediterranean buckthorn, Rhamnus alaternus

Mediterranean buckthorn, Rhamnus alaternus
Italian buckthorn or Mediterranean buckthorn, Rhamnus alaternus. Nerprun alaterne. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageShrimp Collection: Mantis shrimp, Lysiosquilla scabricauda

Mantis shrimp, Lysiosquilla scabricauda, dorsal and ventral. Stomapodi. Squilla coda-scabra. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

Background imageShrimp Collection: Mud lobster and mud shrimp

Mud lobster and mud shrimp
Mud lobster, Thalassina anomala 1, and mud shrimp, Upogebia stellata 2. Talassina scorpionoide, Gebia stellata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Background imageShrimp Collection: Slipper lobster and butterfly fan lobster

Slipper lobster and butterfly fan lobster
Slipper lobster, Thenus orientalis 1, and butterfly fan lobster, Ibacus peronii 2. Scillaro orientale, Ibaco di Peron. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus

Background imageShrimp Collection: Species of shrimp

Species of shrimp. Spirontocaris spinus 1, Hippolyte variabilis 2, Penaeus species 3, Processa canaliculata 4, Athanas nitescens 5

Background imageShrimp Collection: Common shrimp, pink shrimp

Common shrimp, pink shrimp
Common shrimp, Crangon crangon 1, pink shrimp, Pandalus montagui 2, and Aegaeon cataphractus 3. Crangone comune, Pandalo annulicorne, Egeone a corazza

Background imageShrimp Collection: European spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas

European spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas. Aliusta comune. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageShrimp Collection: Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus

Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Percilopi Limulo polifemo. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageShrimp Collection: Wild mignonette, Reseda lutea

Wild mignonette, Reseda lutea

Background imageShrimp Collection: Bigclaw river shrimp, Macrobrachium carcinus

Bigclaw river shrimp, Macrobrachium carcinus (Jamaica prawn, Palaemon carcinus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Background imageShrimp Collection: Parrot shrimp, Spirontocaris spinus

Parrot shrimp, Spirontocaris spinus (Spine backed shrimp; Cancer spinus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Background imageShrimp Collection: Spearer mantis shrimp, Lysiosquillina maculata

Spearer mantis shrimp, Lysiosquillina maculata (Squilla maculata). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Background imageShrimp Collection: Tahitian prawn, Macrobrachium lar

Tahitian prawn, Macrobrachium lar (Palaemon ornatum). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Background imageShrimp Collection: Skeleton shrimp, Caprella linearis

Skeleton shrimp, Caprella linearis (Linear crab, Cancer linearis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageShrimp Collection: Lobster, shrimp, giant centipede and tapeworm

Lobster, shrimp, giant centipede and tapeworm
Lobster, Homarus gammarus 1, shrimp species 2, giant centipede, Scolopendra gigantea 3, unknown insect, Pinnoter 4, and tapeworm, Taenia species 5

Background imageShrimp Collection: Mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis

Mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis (Le Squille de sable terrestre, Cancer macrourus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van

Background imageShrimp Collection: Whalers hunting a bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus

Whalers hunting a bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus. Above and below the vignette are examples of the whales diet of shellfish, plankton and shrimp

Background imageShrimp Collection: Seaside Specimens: The Saucy Shrimp

Seaside Specimens: The Saucy Shrimp
1904

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimping at Ambleteuse 1858

Shrimping at Ambleteuse 1858
French woman drags her net through the shore to collect shrimp. Date: 1858

Background imageShrimp Collection: Children shrimping at Ostend

Children shrimping at Ostend. Date: circa 1885

Background imageShrimp Collection: Flookborough shrimp trailers, Morecambe Bay

Flookborough shrimp trailers, Morecambe Bay
Flookborough, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria. Shrimp fishermens trailers with ropes and shrimp nets. The trailers are towed by tractors at low tide Date: 1993

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 8

Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 8
Freshly cooked, freshly caught Morecambe Bay brown shrimps, Bob Dickinson, shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Cumbria Date: 1993

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 6

Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 6
Flookborough shrimp fisherman Bob Dickinson uses a hand net to catch shrimps at low tide in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria Date: 1993

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 7

Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 7
A handful of freshly cooked, freshly caught Morecambe Bay brown shrimps, Bob Dickinson, shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Cumbria Date: 1993

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 3

Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 3
Flookborough shrimp fisherman Bob Dickinson riddles sand from freshly caught cockles he has just dug from the sand in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria Date: 1993

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 5

Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 5
Venomous weaver fish in Flookborough shrimp fisherman Bob Dickinsons shrimp net, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria Date: 1993

Background imageShrimp Collection: Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 4

Shrimp fisherman, Flookborough, Morecambe Bay - 4
Flookborough shrimp fisherman Bob Dickinson riddles sand from freshly caught cockles he has just dug from the sand in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria Date: 1993



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