Turtle Collection (page 4)

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

Alice, Mock-Turtle, Grypho
Alice with the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon Date: First published: 1865

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Green Turtle
Green Turtle - Swallow Hall, Tortoise Park. Aptly named, this large, well fed man stands holding his collar and casting the shadow of a Turtle or Tortoise

The Turtle Hippodrome, Earls Court, 1908
Illustration showing the Turtle Hippodrome, which was part of the Hungarian display at the Earls Court Exhibition, 1908. This image shows riders moving around, somewhat uncertainly

Lobster Quadrille
The Lobster Quadrille : Alice dances with the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon

Concepts / The Cosmos
THE COSMIC TURTLE The Universe as conceived in Hindu doctrine - creation supported by a giant turtle

Birds / Turtle Doves
TURTLE DOVE (Turtur communis) A summer visitor to the British islands

Hanuman / Bridge to Ceylon
Hanuman, the monkey god, and his monkey companions build the Bridge of Rama to Ceylon

Hunting Turtles / 1865
Hunting turtles. Having captured a turtle, it is turned on its back so it cannot escape

Lobster Quadrille (W)
The Lobster Quadrille : Alice dances with the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon

Indian Cosmic System
In Indian myth, our world is supported by four Elephants standing on the back of a giant Turtle who swims with it through the Sea of Infinity

Bushnells Sub / Section
BUSHNELLs TURTLE the first submersible craft to be used in action, attacking a British ship at New York on 7 September 1776; the one-man crew provided the power manually !

Carroll / Wonderland
Alice with the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon

Alice with the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle
Alice spends some time with the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle. " When we were little, " the Mock Turtle said, " we went to school in the sea"

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