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Crayfish Collection (#2)

"Crayfish: A Culinary Delight and a Global Wanderer" Native to North America but now found in various parts of the world, crayfish

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Photograph of Crayfish PH, St Pauls Cray, Greater London

Photograph of Crayfish PH, St Pauls Cray, Greater London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Carrier crab and dorripd crab

Carrier crab and dorripd crab
Carrier crab or porter crab, Homola barbata 1, and dorripd crab, Medorippe lanata 2. Omola fronte-spinosa, Dorippe lanosa

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Company in the Country, 1889 (oil on canvas)

Company in the Country, 1889 (oil on canvas)
5615145 Company in the Country, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Hynais, Vojtech (Adalbert) (1854-1925); 61x93 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Boy whose toes are being bitten by a crayfish

Boy whose toes are being bitten by a crayfish
LLM457935 Boy whose toes are being bitten by a crayfish by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy whose toes are being bitten by a crayfish)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: La marche sur Paris, poster for Le Mot, Monday 7th January 1914 (colour litho)

La marche sur Paris, poster for Le Mot, Monday 7th January 1914 (colour litho)
STC255926 La marche sur Paris, poster for Le Mot, Monday 7th January 1914 (colour litho) by Iribe, Paul (1883-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Bush-cricket, mud lobster and crayfish species

Bush-cricket, mud lobster and crayfish species
Great green bush-cricket, Tettigonia viridissima 1, foraminifera, Bannerella gibbosa 2, scorpion mud lobster, Thalassina anomala 3, crayfish, Astacus goudotii 4 and head of American crawfish 5

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crayfish (engraving)

Crayfish (engraving)
3651719 Crayfish (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crayfish. Illustration for The Royal Cookery Book (Le Livre De Cuisine) by Jules Gouffe (Sampson Low)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Fountain with two cupids riding a crayfish, designed by Jacques Houseau, at Versailles

Fountain with two cupids riding a crayfish, designed by Jacques Houseau, at Versailles
2962801 Fountain with two cupids riding a crayfish, designed by Jacques Houseau, at Versailles, 1677 (engraving) by Lepautre, Jean (1618-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Les Plans, Profils)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Illustration of Crustaceans c. 1923 (litho)

Illustration of Crustaceans c. 1923 (litho)
3090498 Illustration of Crustaceans c.1923 (litho) by Millot, Adolphe Philippe (1857 - 1921); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Fish and seafood dishes (colour litho)

Fish and seafood dishes (colour litho)
960332 Fish and seafood dishes (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fish and seafood dishes. Plate II of Household Management.); © Look and Learn

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Fish (engraving)

Fish (engraving)
969961 Fish (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fish. Illustration for The Book of the Home edited by C E Humphry (Gresham, 1910)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crayfish (chromolitho)

Crayfish (chromolitho)
1094386 Crayfish (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crayfish. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Great Green Bush Cricket, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Great Green Bush Cricket, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999736 Great Green Bush Cricket, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Meat and seafood dishes (colour litho)

Meat and seafood dishes (colour litho)
960341 Meat and seafood dishes (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meat and seafood dishes: 1. mayonnaise of salmon; 2. fillet of beef jardiniere; 3)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Baked Brill with Crayfish (colour litho)

Baked Brill with Crayfish (colour litho)
2800107 Baked Brill with Crayfish (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baked Brill with Crayfish)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: A group of crayfish / freshwater lobsters at London Zoo in March 1925 (b / w photo)

A group of crayfish / freshwater lobsters at London Zoo in March 1925 (b / w photo)
3116197 A group of crayfish / freshwater lobsters at London Zoo in March 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Lobster and Spiny Lobster, plate from 'Brehms Tierleben

Lobster and Spiny Lobster, plate from "Brehms Tierleben
AGD241721 Lobster and Spiny Lobster, plate from " Brehms Tierleben: Allgemeine Kunde des Tierreichs", vol.10, p.44, published by Bibliographisches Institut

Background imageCrayfish Collection: A Pie on a Pewter Plate, a Partly peeled Lemon, A Silver Spoon on a Pewter Plate

A Pie on a Pewter Plate, a Partly peeled Lemon, A Silver Spoon on a Pewter Plate
827636 A Pie on a Pewter Plate, a Partly peeled Lemon, A Silver Spoon on a Pewter Plate, Crayfish and Shrimp in a Wanli Kraak Porselein Bowl, 1649 (oil on canvas) by Heem, Jan Davidsz

Background imageCrayfish Collection: The Island of Juan Fernandez, where Alexander Selkirk was abandoned

The Island of Juan Fernandez, where Alexander Selkirk was abandoned, the Scene of Robinson Crusoes Adventures
1044385 The Island of Juan Fernandez, where Alexander Selkirk was abandoned, the Scene of Robinson Crusoes Adventures (engraving) by English School

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crustaceans (engraving)

Crustaceans (engraving)
1090893 Crustaceans (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crustaceans. Illustration for A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Still Life of Dead Game and Fish

Still Life of Dead Game and Fish
SCP36846 Still Life of Dead Game and Fish by Boel, Pieter or Peter (1622-74); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageCrayfish Collection: A Japanese embroidered textile panel of dark blue satin depicting three crayfish among

A Japanese embroidered textile panel of dark blue satin depicting three crayfish among
1767208 A Japanese embroidered textile panel of dark blue satin depicting three crayfish among waves before a rising sun (satin, silk, gilt thread) by Japanese School

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crayfishing, from A Home series, c. 1895 (w / c on paper)

Crayfishing, from A Home series, c. 1895 (w / c on paper)
3086649 Crayfishing, from A Home series, c.1895 (w/c on paper) by Larsson, Carl (1853-1919); 32x43 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Young Boys Fishing for Crayfish, (oil on board)

Young Boys Fishing for Crayfish, (oil on board)
1195867 Young Boys Fishing for Crayfish, (oil on board) by Bogdanov-Belsky, Nikolai Petrovich (1868-1945); 22.5x19.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Illustration of various Invertebrates c. 1923 (litho)

Illustration of various Invertebrates c. 1923 (litho)
3082019 Illustration of various Invertebrates c.1923 (litho) by Millot, Adolphe Philippe (1857 - 1921); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crayfish and parsley

Crayfish and parsley
Diana Popescu

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crayfish Looking at the Sun, 1628. Creator: Jacques Callot

Crayfish Looking at the Sun, 1628. Creator: Jacques Callot
Crayfish Looking at the Sun, 1628

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Fishing for Crayfish (Les pecheurs d ecrevisses). Creator: Alphonse Legros

Fishing for Crayfish (Les pecheurs d ecrevisses). Creator: Alphonse Legros
Fishing for Crayfish (Les pecheurs d ecrevisses)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Les Ecrevisses aLongchamps, 1822. Creators: Eugene Delacroix

Les Ecrevisses aLongchamps, 1822. Creators: Eugene Delacroix
Les Ecrevisses a Longchamps, 1822

Background imageCrayfish Collection: The Crayfish at Longchamps, 1822. 1822. Creator: Eugene Delacroix

The Crayfish at Longchamps, 1822. 1822. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
The Crayfish at Longchamps, 1822

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crayfish, ca. 1887. Creator: Watanabe Seitei

Crayfish, ca. 1887. Creator: Watanabe Seitei
Crayfish, ca. 1887

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Bottom of the Sea Showing Cray Fish, ca. 1890-92. Creator: Seki Shuko

Bottom of the Sea Showing Cray Fish, ca. 1890-92. Creator: Seki Shuko
Bottom of the Sea Showing Cray Fish, ca. 1890-92

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crayfish in defensive posture

Crayfish in defensive posture

Background imageCrayfish Collection: European crayfish (Astacus astacus), underwater, August, Europe, controlled conditions

European crayfish (Astacus astacus), underwater, August, Europe, controlled conditions

Background imageCrayfish Collection: White clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) on river bed, viewed underwater

White clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) on river bed, viewed underwater, River Leith, Cumbria, England, UK, September 2012

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Manitis Shrimp, Cebu, Philippines

Manitis Shrimp, Cebu, Philippines
The Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) is also known as a clown mantis shrimp and peacock mantis shrimp; Cebu, Philippines

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crayfish squid large crayfish onion- vegetable

Crayfish squid large crayfish onion- vegetable
Crayfish with squid, A large crayfish with an squid, an onion-like vegetable and parsley. Perselie was one of the seven spring herbs that were eaten on the seventh day of the first month

Background imageCrayfish Collection: s good play again first time Hikisomeyoshi title

s good play again first time Hikisomeyoshi title
Its good to play again for the first time Hikisomeyoshi (title on object) A series for the Hanazono poetry association (series title) Hanazono bantsuzuki (series title on object)

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Terrine Ornament Prints Collection Oeuvre de Juste

Terrine Ornament Prints Collection Oeuvre de Juste
Terrine, Ornament Prints Collection, Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier peintre sculpteur architecte andc. dessinateur de la chambre et cabinet du roy

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Published le Miroir 4 April 1822 Crayfish Longchamps

Published le Miroir 4 April 1822 Crayfish Longchamps
Published in le Miroir on 4 April 1822: The Crayfish of Longchamps, 1822. Eugene Delacroix (French, 1798-1863). Lithograph; sheet: 26.4 x 35 cm (10 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.); image

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn, or langoustine or scampi, (Nephrops norvegicus)

Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn, or langoustine or scampi, (Nephrops norvegicus) with a female with eggs attached to the abdomen

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Shells and Shellfish, 16th century. Artist: Joris Hoefnagel

Shells and Shellfish, 16th century. Artist: Joris Hoefnagel
Shells and Shellfish, 16th century. An illustration from the calligraphic manuscript Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, inscribed by Georg Bocskay and illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Glossy Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida)

Glossy Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida)
A tiny and secretive but beautiful inhabitant of Florida, found in and around areas of freshwater. This healthy individual was found on the edge of a lake in north Florida

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Large shiny blue-black and crimson crawfish

Large shiny blue-black and crimson crawfish or crayfish, Palemon ornatum.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crayfish Longchamps 1822 Lithograph second state

Crayfish Longchamps 1822 Lithograph second state
Artokoloro

Background imageCrayfish Collection: Crayfish Meiji period 1868-1912 ca 1887 Japan

Crayfish Meiji period 1868-1912 ca 1887 Japan
Artokoloro

Background imageCrayfish Collection: European freshwater crayfish in tomato sauce (Austropotamobius pallipes)

European freshwater crayfish in tomato sauce (Austropotamobius pallipes)




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"Crayfish: A Culinary Delight and a Global Wanderer" Native to North America but now found in various parts of the world, crayfish, also known as crawfish or freshwater lobsters, have become widely harvested for their delectable meat. One of the most famous regions associated with these succulent crustaceans is Louisiana, where they are an integral part of the local cuisine. In Louisiana's vibrant food culture, crayfish take center stage during festive gatherings like crawfish boils and seafood festivals. These small creatures are cooked with a blend of spices and served alongside corn on the cob and potatoes, creating a mouthwatering feast that brings communities together. However, Louisiana isn't the only place where crayfish thrive. Introduced to different habitats worldwide due to human intervention, they have adapted remarkably well in new environments. For instance, Astacus astacus Linnaeus is a species commonly found in Europe while Pacifastacus leniusculus has made its home across North America, and are be quite fascinating to observe too. When caught off guard or feeling threatened – like Signal crayfish – they adopt defensive postures by raising their claws as if ready for battle. This behavior showcases their resilience and adaptability in surviving various challenges throughout their lives. From Spain's Costa Brava to New Zealand's South Island and even Licata in Sicily, Italy - coastal towns around the globe offer fresh catches from both sea and river sources alike. Whether it's enjoying Joan Roca's Vaschetta di gamberi rossi appena pescati (freshly caught red shrimp) or savoring Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc paired with mussels and crayfish at Kaikoura harbor - these delicacies bring joy to locals and visitors alike. The allure extends beyond just culinary experiences; it holds historical significance too.