Spike Collection (page 2)

Plate 30 from Zoological drawings by Ferdinand Bauer. Lateral and head-on studies of fish annotate: Bigeuer brownii

Salamanders
Plate 8 from 298 water-colour drawings of insects and larvae (1622) by C. Flegel

Spomdylus imperialis, imperial thorny oyster

Diadema antillarum Philippi, sea-urchin
Diadema antillarum echinoid, a shallow-water regular echinoid with a formidable array of needle-sharp spines. This species tends to congregate into herds for added protection

Ilex aquifolium, English holly
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Certhia himalayana, himalayan treecreeper
A gouache by Khuleelooddeen, (c. 1830-40)

German Traffic Policeman
A German traffic policeman in a helmet with a spike on it standing on a podium in the middle of the road. Date: 1930s

Protective collar against garrotting
A protective collar or stock against garrotting

The ascention of an Ice Pillar, Switzerland
The ascention of an Ice Pillar (formed by the intersection of crevasses), Switzerland

Penitent / Sedan Chair
A shaven-headed religious man (possibly a monk) spends reflective time in a spike - lined sedan chair in China in penitent repose

Rag-And-Bone Man
A ragman picks up pages from stories and plays discarded on a French street and fills the basket on his back, seemingly content to ignore the wild dog snapping at his heels

Mishap with an Umbrella
An unthinking young lady in a long horizontal bonnet, while keeping her head down, accidentally stabs a unsuspecting man with the point of her umbrella. OUCH!

Fishing Scene / 1555
Two men haul in a net full of fish, from ice-capped waters judging by their spike-soled footwear and warm winter clothing

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