Turtle Collection (page 3)

The British Empire, 1920s: The British West Indies (colour litho)
8657394 The British Empire, 1920s: The British West Indies (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British West Indies)

Metope with figure riding a tortoise, from Paestum, the Heraion at the mouth of the Sele River
LRI741073 Metope with figure riding a tortoise, from Paestum, the Heraion at the mouth of the Sele River; Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum, Parco archeologico di Paestum & Elea-Velia

Decapitating a turtle at a Paris restaurant, from "Paris Herself Again" by George Augustus Sala
6428071 Decapitating a turtle at a Paris restaurant, from "Paris Herself Again" by George Augustus Sala, published 1882 (print); (add.info)

Tunny, Turbine, Turbot, Turkey, Turnip, Turnstile, Turtle, Tweezers, Unload, Unlock, Unpack, Unsheathe (engraving)
8650082 Tunny, Turbine, Turbot, Turkey, Turnip, Turnstile, Turtle, Tweezers, Unload, Unlock, Unpack, Unsheathe (engraving) by German School

Greek tortoise, testudo graeca, land tortoise, Cinyxis, European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis, matamata
FLO4684946 Greek tortoise, testudo graeca, land tortoise, Cinyxis, European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis, matamata, Chelus fimbriata, Florida softshell turtle, Apalone ferox, Nile softshell turtle

Caspian turtle or striped-neck terrapin, Mauremys caspica (Clemmys caspica)
FLO4719685 Caspian turtle or striped-neck terrapin, Mauremys caspica (Clemmys caspica). Handcoloured lithograph by Gebhart after an illustration by Sandler from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's

Snack Turtle or Scale Turtle - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724624 Snack Turtle or Scale Turtle - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Hawksbill turtle

Snapping Turtle - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History
FLO4724555 Snapping Turtle - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Common snapping turtle

Abecedary illustration : Letter T, 1875 (print)
DUV4209888 Abecedary illustration : Letter T, 1875 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lettre T: Tulipe, Taureau, Toreador, Tortue, ); Photo © Duvallon

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)

Tortue franche ou verte (Chelonia mydas) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925)
JAB4119349 Tortue franche ou verte (Chelonia mydas) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris

Eastern mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum. Illustration copied from George Edwards after William Bartram
FLO4640583 Eastern mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum. Illustration copied from George Edwards after William Bartram. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket

Painted turtle and loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, endangered. (Cinereous tortoise, Emys cinerea)
FLO4595757 Painted turtle and loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, endangered. (Cinereous tortoise, Emys cinerea, and Mediterranean tortoise, Testudo caretta)

Fukurokuju, Japanese god of wisdom, wealth, long life and happiness, with a turtle, one of his associated animals
528379 Fukurokuju, Japanese god of wisdom, wealth, long life and happiness, with a turtle, one of his associated animals. One of Japan's seven lucky gods

Green (Edible) Turtle - Chelonia mydas - being caught when they come ashore to lay their eggs
530270 Green (Edible) Turtle - Chelonia mydas - being caught when they come ashore to lay their eggs. Turtle meat greatly prized. Wood engraving 1884.; Universal History Archive/UIG

The hare and the turtle: La Fontaine fable illustrated by Grandville
PCT4269299 The hare and the turtle: La Fontaine fable illustrated by Grandville. by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info.: The hare and the turtle)

Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria and domed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis peltastes, both extinct
FLO4612106 Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria and domed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis peltastes, both extinct

Facsimile of plate 2 of Jacob Cornelis van Neck's Voyage, 1601, showing Dutch sailors fishing on Mauritius
FLO4612076 Facsimile of plate 2 of Jacob Cornelis van Neck's Voyage, 1601, showing Dutch sailors fishing on Mauritius, dodo bird (2) and extinct giant tortoise, Cylindras inepta (1)

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)

Boite turtle or tabatiere turtle - Strong water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724539 Boite turtle or tabatiere turtle - Strong water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Eastern box turtle

Loggerhead sea turtle, carouanne or caret and its skeleton - Forte water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724615 Loggerhead sea turtle, carouanne or caret and its skeleton - Forte water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle: amphibians

Painted Turtle and Yellow Belly Turtle - Water Forte by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724568 Painted Turtle and Yellow Belly Turtle - Water Forte by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians

Giant turtle of Rodrigues Island (Indian Ocean), species extirpated in the 18th century
FLO4639018 Giant turtle of Rodrigues Island (Indian Ocean), species extirpated in the 18th century. Chromolithography, based on an illustration by F

Indians collecting turtle eggs on the banks of the Orenoque River (Venezuela, Colombia)
FLO4635694 Indians collecting turtle eggs on the banks of the Orenoque River (Venezuela, Colombia). Lithography for the book

Spot legged turtle, Rhinoclemmys punctularia 1, Indian flapshell turtle, Lyssemys punctata 2
FLO4655154 Spot legged turtle, Rhinoclemmys punctularia 1, Indian flapshell turtle, Lyssemys punctata 2, and North African helmeted turtle, Pelomedusa subrufa olivacea

Florida softshell turtle, Apalone ferox 1, spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca 2 (vulnerable)
FLO4655113 Florida softshell turtle, Apalone ferox 1, spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca 2 (vulnerable), and geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 3 (endangered)

Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. Vulnerable. American sea turtle, Caretta
FLO4652919 Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. Vulnerable. American sea turtle, Caretta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration after nature by

Green (Edible) Turtle - Chelonia mydas - coming ashore to lay their eggs and being caught and turned over by sailors
530271 Green (Edible) Turtle - Chelonia mydas - coming ashore to lay their eggs and being caught and turned over by sailors. Turtle meat greatly prized

Toucan, bull and turtle (colour litho)
8677385 Toucan, bull and turtle (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: T and U for toucan, taureau (bull) and tortue (turtle)

The turtle, c.1910 (print)
7293390 The turtle, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. The turtle as food. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Advertisement for Bellis's Real Turtle Soup made from the edible green turtle, 19th century
5308569 Advertisement for Bellis's Real Turtle Soup made from the edible green turtle, 19th century; (add.info.: Advertisement for Bellis's Real Turtle Soup made from the edible green turtle)

Stone Turtle near Erden Dzou, July 5 - Mission to North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of Bouillane de Lacoste
CSO4985278 Stone Turtle near Erden Dzou, July 5 - Mission to North West Mongolia - Album of the mission of Bouillane de Lacoste commander in 1909 in Mongolia

Representation of an earth turtle turned over the shell. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse
VEN5029203 Representation of an earth turtle turned over the shell. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on animals, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Eastern long-necked turtle or common snake-necked turtle, Chelodina longicollis (Long-necked tortoise)
FLO4695203 Eastern long-necked turtle or common snake-necked turtle, Chelodina longicollis (Long-necked tortoise, Testudo longicollis)

Skeleton of a turtle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General
FLO4694475 Skeleton of a turtle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology, Amphibia, London, 1801.; (add.info.: Skeleton of a turtle)

Turtle box or tortoise tabatiere - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885)
FLO4610940 Turtle box or tortoise tabatiere - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840)

English Mondain and Cravate varieties of pigeon, Columba livia, on farm buildings and European turtle dove
FLO4598079 English Mondain and Cravate varieties of pigeon, Columba livia, on farm buildings and European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur, near nest with eggs

Meiolania, genus of cryptodire turtle, times from Oligocene to Holocene. Chromolithography of F
FLO4639026 Meiolania, genus of cryptodire turtle, times from Oligocene to Holocene. Chromolithography of F. John (series prehistoric animals of the Reichardt Cocoa Company)

Pond slider turtle, written emyde, Trachemys scripta. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's
FLO4645320 Pond slider turtle, written emyde, Trachemys scripta. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Box turtle, emyde close, Terrapene carolina. Near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving
FLO4645316 Box turtle, emyde close, Terrapene carolina. Near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Nile soft-shelled turtle, Nile Trionyx, Trionyx triunguis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving
FLO4645310 Nile soft-shelled turtle, Nile Trionyx, Trionyx triunguis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

The bag (La Besace), - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4214227 The bag (La Besace), - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by JJ Granville (1803-1847)

Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, vulnerable. (Mislabeled Thalassochelys coriacea)
FLO4719888 Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, vulnerable. (Mislabeled Thalassochelys coriacea.) Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Sandler from Georg Friedrich

Green (Edible) turtles - Chelonia mydas - and Loggerhead turtles captured on coast of Cuba as the females came ashore
530274 Green (Edible) turtles - Chelonia mydas - and Loggerhead turtles captured on coast of Cuba as the females came ashore to lay their eggs

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630780 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Trionyx gangeticus (Nilssonia gangetica) (Skull of the Indian softshell turtle)
CSO5006419 Trionyx gangeticus (Nilssonia gangetica) (Skull of the Indian softshell turtle), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Fossils of various species: cephalopod, crustace, shark tooth, turtle and aquatic lezard skull - Chromolithography of
FLO4694226 Fossils of various species: cephalopod, crustace, shark tooth, turtle and aquatic lezard skull - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Soft-shell turtle and a young turtle in its egg - Strong water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724651 Soft-shell turtle and a young turtle in its egg - Strong water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Florida softshell turtle

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In various cultures and throughout history, the turtle has held significant meaning. From ancient creation myths to modern-day conservation efforts, this remarkable creature continues to captivate our imagination. One such myth is the Iroquois Creation Myth, which tells the story of Sky Woman descending from the heavens onto a giant turtle's back. This depiction symbolizes the connection between earth and sky, emphasizing harmony and balance. Traveling further back in time, we encounter Duria antiquior (Ancient Dorset), an imaginative reconstruction that offers a glimpse into prehistoric life. Amongst these scenes of ancient landscapes, turtles gracefully navigate their surroundings, reminding us of their enduring presence throughout history. Moving across continents to Kakadu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory, we discover an aboriginal rock art site at Obirr Rock. Here lies a testament to human creativity spanning over 20, 000 years. Amongst these intricate paintings are depictions of turtles – timeless symbols representing wisdom and longevity. Diving beneath ocean waves reveals another facet existence – the hawksbill sea turtle swimming over vibrant coral reefs. These majestic creatures play a crucial role in maintaining marine ecosystems while showcasing nature's unparalleled beauty. Shifting gears from natural wonders to historical events brings us to Fortnum & Masons Christmas Box for soldiers during World War I. Even amidst turmoil and conflict, these boxes brought joy and comfort to those serving on distant shores - perhaps even containing images or stories featuring turtles as symbols of resilience and hope. Venturing towards Santa Cruz Highlands in Galapagos unveils yet another captivating sight: Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises feeding on grasses with tranquil gracefulness. These gentle giants remind us of our responsibility towards preserving endangered species like them for future generations. Witnessing baby sea turtles bravely swim out into vast oceans evokes feelings of awe and wonderment at nature's miracles unfolding before our eyes. Their journey represents determination against all odds, inspiring us to embrace challenges and embark on our own adventures.