Turtle Collection (page 3)

C. Harris feeding Galapagos tortoises, 1898
Sailor and explorer Charles Harris was despatched to the Galapagos islands to collect giant tortoises for Walter Rothschild in 1897

Transporting Giant tortoises
In 1897 Walter Rothschild despatched explorer Charles Harris to the Galapagos islands to collect a large number of giant tortoises

Alice in Blunderland. Alice with the Gryphon and the Mansion House Turtle. Cartoon by John Tenniel in Punch (with Mr Punchs profoundest apologies to Alice in Wonderland). Date: 1880

Underwater bell, Marine Studios, Marineland, Florida, USA
A dolphin and a turtle near an underwater bell at Marine Studios, Marineland, Florida, USA. The ringing of the bell is a signal that it is feeding time. Date: circa 1938

Page design, make it snappy, School Silhouettes
Page design, make it snappy, in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA

Fossils of extinct celaphopod, crustacean, turtle and shark.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber

Snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata. Critically endangered.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Endangered geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus, and mata mata turtle, Chelus fimbriatus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles

Pond slider turtle, Trachemys scripta.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Box turtle, Terrapene carolina Near threatened
Box turtle, Terrapene carolina. Near threatened.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Nile soft-shelled turtle, Trionyx triunguis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

Meiolania, extinct genus of cryptodire turtle from the Oligocene to Holocene.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Tram Car, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Tram Car, Wilkinsburg, near Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1900s

Leatherback / Leathery Turtle - YOUNG (Dermochelys coriacea). Distribution includes Trinidad & Tobago

Leatherback / Leathery Turtle - Scientist recording hatching process for scientific research / study (Dermochelys coriacea). Malay protection project. Distribution includes Trinidad & Tobago

Leathery Turtle - young heading to sea (Dermochelys coriacea)

Leathery Turtle - newborn (Dermochelys coriacea)

Leatherback / Leathery Turtle - newly hatched young going to sea (Dermochelys coriacea ). Distribution includes Trinidad & Tobago

Real Turtle Soup
An illustrated advert by Freemans table delicacies offering turtle soup, made with West Indian turtles in compressed tablet form. A cheap alternative at two pence per plate. Date: 1915

Advert for Freemans Turtlekon soup 1919
Turtlekon delicious real turtle soup. A cup of hot Turtlekon is a feast for an epicure - each little cube - ample for one person - provides in a highly concentrated form all the rich nourishment

Penns Treaty with the Indians
Penns Treaty. William Penn entering into peace treaty in 1683 with a chief of the Delaware

Turtles for Soup
A pile of turtles ready to be made into turtle soup. Date: early 1930s

Carolina Turtle Dove, by John James Audubon
Carolina Turtle Dove, Columba Carolinensis, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838

Turtle Fishing at Sunset, Charles E Gordon Frazer
Start for the Turtle Fishing at Sunset, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)

Sopa, giant tortoise, 1933
The Zoos oldest inhabitant - Sopa the 150 year old giant tortoise - has died, a victim of influenza. Photo and caption by Central News, 2nd Feb 1933

Various carved specimens
A collection of carved specimens including ivory, coral, shell, jet & tortoise shell. A collection of carved specimens including ivory, coral, shell, jet & tortoise shell

Green Turtle
Figure 18 from By L.D. Brongersma, Publication 659

Proganochelys quenstedti (Baur, 1887) skull
A fossil skull that once belonged to the oldest known extinct turtle, Proganochelys quenstedti. This specimen is from the Keuper at Wurttemberg. Cast on the right, original specimen on the left

Eretmochelys imbricata, Hawksbill turtle
George Forster illustration of Hawksbill turtle. Plate 169

Turtle skull bivalve
PDT unreg. Steinkern or internal cast of an unidentified bivalve, Cretaceous, North Carolina, U.S.A

Tortoise and armadillo comparison
A really strange picture, reminds me of 1960s New York art

Mounted tortoise specimen
Photograph of a mounted tortoise specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Turtle shell
A close up image of turtle shell depicting the interlocking hexagonal plates

Emydoidea blandingi, Blandings terrapin
Small North American Blandings terrapins. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Andrew Stimson identifying marine turtles that have been confiscated by H.M. Customs

Chelonia mydas, green turtle
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby

Stylemys nebrascensis, tortoise carapace
Depicted here is the carapace or shell of the Oligocene tortoise (Stylemys nebrascensis). Specimen originates from Western U.S.A

Marine turtle (c. 1955) by Audrey Weber. Oil on canvas 144 x 170 cm. Held by the Natural History Museum, London

Group of turtles. Engraving after a drawing by a F.Padr󮠅 ngraving

Sacred Turtle pool - Rangoon - Sacred Turtle pool Date: 1952

Chinese man frightened by two toy figures of Japanese soldiers and a turtle hanging by strings. Date 1895

The turtle F. Ziegfeld Jrs production. Date c1898

Prehistoric landscape with various creatures
A prehistoric landscape with various creatures in the air, on land, and in the water. 19th century

Calfs head for carving
Diagram showing how to carve a calfs head. Calfs head had many culinary uses in the Victorian kitchen, including a key ingredient in mock turtle soup

Stele-carrying turtle - Ming Tombs Nanjing, China
Stele-carrying turtle at the Ming Dynasty Tombs Nanjing, China Date: circa 1910s

Brazilians mashing turtle eggs
Native indians of Brazil cooking al fresco: mashing turtle eggs in a large trough. Date: 19th century

Turtle, swallows nests and oxtail
Victorian cooking ingredients: turtle, swallows nests and oxtail. Date: 19th century

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