Reptiles Collection (#8)

Black goby, Gobius niger 1, 3, and naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc 2.Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Sr
FLO4655197 Black goby, Gobius niger 1, 3, and naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc 2.Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Sr. after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Bernard Germain de

Leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus (vulnerable), sawfish, Pristiophorus cirratus (endangered)
FLO4655122 Leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus (vulnerable), sawfish, Pristiophorus cirratus (endangered), and angel shark, Squatina squatina (critically endangered)

Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, and killer whale, Orcinus orca
FLO4655010 Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, and killer whale, Orcinus orca

North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis (endangered) and blue whale or fin whale
FLO4654974 North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis (endangered) and blue whale or fin whale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by David after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

Fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra, smooth newt, Triturus vulgaris, and spectacled salamander
FLO4654937 Fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra, smooth newt, Triturus vulgaris, and spectacled salamander, Salamandrina terdigitata

Bluespine unicornfish, Naso unicornis, bulbnose unicornfish, Naso tonganus, and giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy
FLO4655213 Bluespine unicornfish, Naso unicornis, bulbnose unicornfish, Naso tonganus, and giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Sr

Spotted burrfish, Chilomycterus reticulatus 1, 2, and long-spine porcupinefish
FLO4655153 Spotted burrfish, Chilomycterus reticulatus 1, 2, and long-spine porcupinefish. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Jr

Carpet shark or wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, and striped catshark
FLO4655039 Carpet shark or wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, and striped catshark, Poroderma africanum

Herring, Clupea harengus, sprat, Sprattus sprattus, and shad, Alosa alosa
FLO4654893 Herring, Clupea harengus, sprat, Sprattus sprattus, and shad, Alosa alosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Jr

South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissis, and snake from Boston, New England
FLO4652976 South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissis, and snake from Boston, New England. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Paul Kuffner after an illustration from nature by Johann Christoph

The old Monarch laying Cable from England to Holland, 1853
3479548 The old Monarch laying Cable from England to Holland, 1853; (add.info.: The Adder and the Monarch laying the submarine telegraph cable between Orfordness England and Scheveningen Holland)

Indian snake striped with black and white. Lithographie in The Naturalist Pocket Magazine or Cabinet complete des
FLO4687291 Indian snake striped with black and white. Lithographie in The Naturalist Pocket Magazine or Cabinet complete des Curiosites et Beautes de la Nature, published between 1798 and 1802

Bongare fascie, Bongare annele or bungare - Banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Fasciated boa, Boa fasciata)
FLO4685859 Bongare fascie, Bongare annele or bungare - Banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Fasciated boa, Boa fasciata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from John Mason Good's Pantologia

Caecilian, amphisbaenian or worm lizard, grass lizard, blindsnake, false coral snake, European legless lizard
FLO4684995 Caecilian, amphisbaenian or worm lizard, grass lizard, blindsnake, false coral snake, European legless lizard, and skinks

Viper, Pelias species, sandviper or horned viper, Vipera ammodytes, lancehead pit viper, Bothrops lanceolatus, asp
FLO4684975 Viper, Pelias species, sandviper or horned viper, Vipera ammodytes, lancehead pit viper, Bothrops lanceolatus, asp, Vipera aspis, coral snake, Micrurus fulvius, cobra, Naja melanoleuca

Green vine snake or flatbread snake, Oxybelis fulgidus (Dryophis fulgidus)
FLO4719779 Green vine snake or flatbread snake, Oxybelis fulgidus (Dryophis fulgidus). Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Sandler from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of

Montpelier snake, Malpolon monspessulanus 1, Aesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus 2, and four-lined snake
FLO4574909 Montpelier snake, Malpolon monspessulanus 1, Aesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus 2, and four-lined snake, Elaphe quatuorlineata 3

Letters and T: monkey, bellows, sigh, saw and drum, turtle, top, stool, c.1920 (print)
DUV4202592 Letters and T: monkey, bellows, sigh, saw and drum, turtle, top, stool, c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

Le Boiquira (Crotalus Boiquira) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925)
JAB4119306 Le Boiquira (Crotalus Boiquira) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris, 1857; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Greek mythology: Megere, Erinye or infernal desses of jealousy, with its attributes
FLO4679910 Greek mythology: Megere, Erinye or infernal desses of jealousy, with its attributes, a dagger and a snake - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Band Watersnake (Nerodia Fasciata). Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection
FLO4680786 Band Watersnake (Nerodia Fasciata). Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection, published in 1796 by Frederick Nodder (1751-1801) and George Shaw

Boa constrictor, formerly known as boa devin or aviosa. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684305 Boa constrictor, formerly known as boa devin or aviosa. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection

Banded rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus, from a 17th century print
3501421 Banded rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus, from a 17th century print; (add.info.: Banded rattlesnake. Crotalus Horridus. From a 17th century print)

Indian cobra, spectacular cobra, naja a glasses, naja naja. Poisonous snake
FLO4644651 Indian cobra, spectacular cobra, naja a glasses, naja naja. Poisonous snake. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences"

African animals including hippopotamus, chameleon, crocodile, snake, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by
FLO4620747 African animals including hippopotamus, chameleon, crocodile, snake, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): great Breton festival in Stonehenge (England)
FLO4608252 British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): great Breton festival in Stonehenge (England), druidic ceremony on the eve of May

British Antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): A Druid archi in a judge's costume
FLO4608240 British Antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): A Druid archi in a judge's costume, in front of an altar with the instruments of his function - Forte Water by Robert Havell

Druids and priest in sacred robes with religious paraphernalia, gold vessels, serpent, and painted curtain
FLO4622947 Druids and priest in sacred robes with religious paraphernalia, gold vessels, serpent, and painted curtain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes

Sea Monster, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1553 (colour litho)
FAT877032 Sea Monster, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1553 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Italy: Apollo defeats the serpent. First half of the 18th century (marble sculpture)
529585 Italy: Apollo defeats the serpent. First half of the 18th century (marble sculpture); Universal History Archive/UIG

Replica figurine of a Snake Goddess, 1903-06 (ceramic, pigment)
7309944 Replica figurine of a Snake Goddess, 1903-06 (ceramic, pigment); 32.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum

Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683556 Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Cadmos (Kadmos) and Harmony Transforms into Snakes - Cadmus and Hermione metamorphosed into serpents from Ovid's
FLO4607714 Cadmos (Kadmos) and Harmony Transforms into Snakes - Cadmus and Hermione metamorphosed into serpents from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Copperplate engraving by W

False coral snake (false coral), Anilius scytale 1, 2, speckled worm lizard (lezard amphisbene)
FLO4575548 False coral snake (false coral), Anilius scytale 1, 2, speckled worm lizard (lezard amphisbene), Amphisbaena fuliginosa 3, and red worm lizard (lezard amphisbene blanc)

Slow worm (common or fragile orvet), Anguis fragilis 1, eastern glass lizard (lezard apode, Ophisaurus ventralis 2)
FLO4575480 Slow worm (common or fragile orvet), Anguis fragilis 1, eastern glass lizard (lezard apode, Ophisaurus ventralis 2, yellowbelly sea snake (pelamide or black and yellow marine snake)

L'orvet (Anguis Fragilis) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme
JAB4119305 L'orvet (Anguis Fragilis) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris, 1857 (engraving); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Snake with glasses (Naia Tripudians) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925)
JAB4119298 Snake with glasses (Naia Tripudians) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

The movement: Italian terms - Music Alphabet, 1897 (lithograph)
DUV4219781 The movement: Italian terms - Music Alphabet, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897. Author: Albert de la Graveliere. Illustrations by Galco)

Necklace Snake - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians
FLO4724869 Necklace Snake - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Grassland snake

Ring-necked spitting cobra, vipere haemachate, Hemachatus haemachatus, and Martinique lancehead
FLO4644725 Ring-necked spitting cobra, vipere haemachate, Hemachatus haemachatus, and Martinique lancehead, trigonocephale spearhead (spearhead), Bothrops lanceolatus

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus. Poisonous snake
FLO4644719 Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus. Poisonous snake. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural

Ceylon caecilian, Glutinous Cecilie, Ichthyophis glutinosus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving
FLO4644713 Ceylon caecilian, Glutinous Cecilie, Ichthyophis glutinosus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Mauritius triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, unicorn leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros, and planehead filefish
FLO4655117 Mauritius triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, unicorn leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros, and planehead filefish, Stephanolepis hispidus

Nursehound shark, Scyliorhinus stellaris (near threatened), tope shark, Galeorhinus galeus (vulnerable)
FLO4655065 Nursehound shark, Scyliorhinus stellaris (near threatened), tope shark, Galeorhinus galeus (vulnerable), and sweet william shark, Mustelus mustelus (vulnerable)

Common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca, thornback ray, Raja clavata, and clubnose guitarfish, Glaucostegus thouin
FLO4655061 Common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca, thornback ray, Raja clavata, and clubnose guitarfish, Glaucostegus thouin

Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, Peruvian cobra 2, Naja tripudians, and Brazilian cobra 3, Naja brasiliensis
FLO4655008 Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, Peruvian cobra 2, Naja tripudians, and Brazilian cobra 3, Naja brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar 1, silver salmon, Salmo schiefermuelleri (extinct) 2, and sea trout, Salmo trutta 3
FLO4655377 Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar 1, silver salmon, Salmo schiefermuelleri (extinct) 2, and sea trout, Salmo trutta 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Sr

Copperband butterfly fish, Chelmon rostratus, round spadefish, Ephippus orbis, and green chromide, Etroplus suratensis
FLO4655339 Copperband butterfly fish, Chelmon rostratus, round spadefish, Ephippus orbis, and green chromide, Etroplus suratensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Jr

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"Exploring the Fascinating World of Reptiles: From the Deadly Black Mamba Snake in Africa to the New Reptile House at London Zoo by G H Davis" Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey as we delve into the captivating realm of reptiles. Picture No. 10854827 showcases the majestic Hermann's Tortoise, its intricate shell symbolizing resilience and longevity. But let's not forget about our slithering friends. The notorious Black Mamba Snake from Africa commands attention with its lethal venom and stealthy movements. Meanwhile, London Zoo introduces us to their state-of-the-art Reptile House, designed by renowned architect G H Davis, offering an immersive experience like no other. In this wild adventure, even cartoons take a twist as Awful Changes Cartoon (Picture No. 10750866) reveals a comical encounter between reptilian characters. However, it is important to remember that not all they can fictional; Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs once roamed our planet and their mating rituals were truly awe-inspiring. From ancient times to modern-day wonders, we explore diverse species such as the mesmerizing Royal/Ball Python with its vibrant colors and patterns that captivate any observer. As we reflect upon history's great changes in "The Last Days of Dinosaurs, " we witness how evolution shaped these incredible creatures over time. Diving beneath crystal-clear waters off Nosy Be in North Madagascar unveils another marvel - the graceful Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Its elegant underwater dance reminds us of nature's beauty and delicate balance. Leopard Geckos bring a touch of exotic charm with their unique appearance and docile nature – perfect companions for those seeking an extraordinary pet experience. And if you ever find yourself wandering through rattlesnake territory, heed caution when encountering Rattlesnake Warning Signs – they serve as reminders of the importance of coexistence and respect for these creatures.