Turtles Collection

Three turtles swimming underwater. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Cub Seals on Ascension Island, South Atlantic, with a large green turtle on a sandy beach, working towards their conservation badges. Date: circa 1980s

Selection page of British reptiles. Date: 1881

Extinct dinosaurs, ichthyosaur, plesiosaur, pterodactyl, etc
Extinct dinosaurs, ichthyosaur, plesiosaur, marine animals, pterodactyls, lizards, turtles, insects, fish, squid, molluscs, etc. Animaux perdus

REPTILES / TURTLES 1598
Dutch explorers on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, find huge turtles as well as other novel species Date: 1598

Reptiles
A wide variety of reptiles including snakes, crocodiles, tortoises, frogs and toads. Date: 1930

Holy stone turtle, Karakorum, Mongolia
One of the two famous holy stone tortoises or turtles at Karakorum, Mongolia, not far from the walls of the Erdene Zuu monastery

Pre-Columbian Art. Maya. Archaeological Site of Uxmal. The Turtle House. Puuc style. Classical period (625-800). Yucatan. Mexico

Zoological Misfitz - Mr Alderman Turtle. early 20th century

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

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

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

Selecting turtles to sell at market, Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

The Devils Hole, Bermuda - a large water-filled sinkhole, close to the southeastern corner of Harrington Sound, Bermuda. A tourist attraction since the 1830s

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

Turtles. Print shows two turtles. Date between 1848 and 1858

Fijian Feast (Giant Turtles)
Giant Turtles captured for eating in a grand feast on Fiji. The turtles have been rolled onto their backs (possibly so they don t escape...)

Children Racing Turtles at Hamburg Zoo, 1908
Illustration showing a group of children riding giant tortoises at Hagenbecks Zoological Gardens, Hamburg, 1908. Each of the jockeys is shown carrying a stick with a lettuce on the end to encourage

Hunting Turtles
Hunting turtles in Africa : they are hunted not only for food but also for their shells which can be used to make both useful and ornamental items

Reptiles / Turtles / Hunting
Catching turtles is not quite so good as eating them, but it is very good sport, I can tell you

Columbus / De Brij / Cuba
Columbus ships approach Cuba where the natives are fishing for turtles

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

Hunting Green Turtles
Hunting green turtles

Dutch Explore Mauritius
Dutch explorers on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, find huge turtles as well as other novel species

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