Shell Collection (page 8)

Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890
3665729 Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Animal anatomy: Oyster, lower valve, 1900 (engraving)
6947883 Animal anatomy: Oyster, lower valve, 1900 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animal anatomy: Oyster,lower valve, 1900); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Argonaut, marin monster, 1553 (engraving)
7272486 Argonaut, marin monster, 1553 (engraving); (add.info.: Marin monster. Pierre Belon recording representing the argonaut according to Pliny's description, as a fantastic squid)

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418851 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Atlantic pearl-oyster, Pinctada radiata (Rayed birdshell, Avicula radiata)
FLO5005749 Atlantic pearl-oyster, Pinctada radiata (Rayed birdshell, Avicula radiata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Shallow water shells and shellfish harvesting - Shell-picking - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980242 Shallow water shells and shellfish harvesting - Shell-picking - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

Brittany, France: a young girl poses on rocks looking for shells, 1905
LUX4727567 Brittany, France: a young girl poses on rocks looking for shells, 1905; (add.info.: Brittany, France: a young girl poses on rocks looking for shells, 1905); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

American Revolution, British bronze cohorn mortar captured at Stony Pt
3501347 American Revolution, British bronze cohorn mortar captured at Stony Pt; West Point Museum, New York, USA; (add.info)

Head of scallops hat with shell, around 1500. Dim 25x20x20cm. Polychrome limestone
JEB4913671 Head of scallops hat with shell, around 1500. Dim 25x20x20cm. Polychrome limestone. Musee de l'hospice Saint Roch, Issoudun

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Talmont-Saint-Hilaire: a family of vacationers goes fishing with shellfish in
LUX4787390 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Talmont-Saint-Hilaire: a family of vacationers goes fishing with shellfish in low maree, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

German cup made out of a nautilus shell decorated with gilded silver nautical ornaments, mid 16th century
FLO4644059 German cup made out of a nautilus shell decorated with gilded silver nautical ornaments, mid 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes

Denticulated fusee shell, Tibia fusus conch shell. Illustration copied from Albertus Seba
FLO4641384 Denticulated fusee shell, Tibia fusus conch shell. Illustration copied from Albertus Seba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine,"

Malabar tiger shell. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The
FLO4640319 Malabar tiger shell. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine," Harrison, London

Altar screen of metal, set with bone, shell, precious and semi-precious stones
3079076 Altar screen of metal, set with bone, shell, precious and semi-precious stones; (add.info.: Altar screen of metal, set with bone, shell, precious and semi-precious stones. From Nepal)

Altar screen of metal, set with bone, shell, precious and semi-precious stones
3079074 Altar screen of metal, set with bone, shell, precious and semi-precious stones; (add.info.: Altar screen of metal, set with bone, shell, precious and semi-precious stones. From Nepal)

British soldiers bravely removing boxes of ammunition to avoid enemy fire during the Battle of the Marne, 1914 (litho)
3252912 British soldiers bravely removing boxes of ammunition to avoid enemy fire during the Battle of the Marne, 1914 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

12 Lb. case shot halved to show fuse and interior
3028485 12 Lb. case shot halved to show fuse and interior; Private Collection; (add.info.: 12 Lb. case shot halved to show fuse and interior filled with powder and lead balls); © Don Troiani

Eyed cowry, Arestorides argus (Argus cowry, Cypraea argus), and lynx cowry, Lyncina lynx, (white-eyed cowry)
FLO4681076 Eyed cowry, Arestorides argus (Argus cowry, Cypraea argus), and lynx cowry, Lyncina lynx, (white-eyed cowry, Cypraea leucopis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Mitra mitra, gasteropod mollusk. Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection
FLO4680661 Mitra mitra, gasteropod mollusk. Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

Tortoise skeleton and German tortoise species. (The skeleton of an earth turtle)
FLO4652930 Tortoise skeleton and German tortoise species. (The skeleton of an earth turtle, an earth turtle from Germany)

Title page with dinosaur, fossil skeletons and cliff - Chromolithography of Geology
FLO4693985 Title page with dinosaur, fossil skeletons and cliff - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Hammer oyster (hammer oyster), Malleus malleus 1, cone shell varieties, Conus cedonulli (Granada cone) 2
FLO4574824 Hammer oyster (hammer oyster), Malleus malleus 1, cone shell varieties, Conus cedonulli (Granada cone) 2, Conus ammiralis (cone checkerier) 3-5, precious wentletrap (scalaire precieuse)

Painted wood (17th century) (Detail). Paneling by Jean Berain (1638 - 1711)
ETI4397538 Painted wood (17th century) (Detail). Paneling by Jean Berain (1638 - 1711). Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris.; (add.info.: Painted wood (17th century) (Detail)

Augur or dotted cone, Conus augur. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683633 Augur or dotted cone, Conus augur. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Hebrew volute, Voluta ebraea (Veined volute, Voluta hebraea). Illustration drawn
FLO4683356 Hebrew volute, Voluta ebraea (Veined volute, Voluta hebraea). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells. Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie
FLO4685486 Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells. Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie, mitra

Variety of elongated shells, of color ecarlate, black, pink and ivory. Colorful crimson and black
FLO4685438 Variety of elongated shells, of color ecarlate, black, pink and ivory. Colorful crimson and black, pink and ivory Bulimus shells

Variety of tropical shells. Variety of tropical shells including Patella, Fissurella, Calyptraea, pink Pileopsis
FLO4685426 Variety of tropical shells. Variety of tropical shells including Patella, Fissurella, Calyptraea, pink Pileopsis, green Dentalium and Chiton Shells.Common patella vulgata

Variete de coquille Saint Jacques, Chlamys islandica var. - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)
FLO4684058 Variete de coquille Saint Jacques, Chlamys islandica var. - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823) published in The Naturalist Miscellany

Angular murex, Hexaplex angularis (Corded murex, Murex lyratus). Illustration drawn
FLO4683764 Angular murex, Hexaplex angularis (Corded murex, Murex lyratus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Shells, varietes of legs, bernic of the Philippines, Cellana testudinaria and ferruginous or arapede giante
FLO4682969 Shells, varietes of legs, bernic of the Philippines, Cellana testudinaria and ferruginous or arapede giante, Patella ferruginea - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)

True harp shell, Harpa harpa (Harp buccinum, Buccinum harpa). Illustration drawn
FLO4683296 True harp shell, Harpa harpa (Harp buccinum, Buccinum harpa). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Underwater diving. 19th century (engraving)
672993 Underwater diving. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

1972 British GP
BRANDS HATCH, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 15: Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D Ford during the British GP at Brands Hatch on July 15, 1972 in Brands Hatch, United Kingdom. (Photo by LAT Images)

Schaukel / Swing (colour litho)
8666241 Schaukel / Swing (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schaukel)

Privet hawkmoth, Sphinx ligustri, and small tortoiseshell butterfly, Aglais urticae
FLO4638718 Privet hawkmoth, Sphinx ligustri, and small tortoiseshell butterfly, Aglais urticae. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Moses Harris from "The Aurelian; a Natural

First cannonball fired by Fort Sumpter
3028534 First cannonball fired by Fort Sumpter; West Point Museum, New York, USA; (add.info.: First cannonball fired by Fort Sumpter at the Confederates and given to General P.T)

A 19th century oval shell cameo, and an early 19th century three-colour gold-mounted cameo necklace (shell, gold)
1766477 A 19th century oval shell cameo, and an early 19th century three-colour gold-mounted cameo necklace (shell, gold); Private Collection; (add.info.: A 19th century oval shell cameo)

Spiny dye-murex, Bolinus brandaris (Snipe murex, Murex brandaris). Illustration drawn
FLO4681153 Spiny dye-murex, Bolinus brandaris (Snipe murex, Murex brandaris). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Coquille Saint Jacques ou petuncle d'Iceland, Chlamys islandica - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)
FLO4683985 Coquille Saint Jacques ou petuncle d'Iceland, Chlamys islandica - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823) published in The Naturalist Miscellany

American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile
3501349 American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile; Private Collection; (add.info.: British iron bar shot with spherical ends found near Fort Independence in the Bronx , New York City)

Timucua Indian with French explorers, 1591 (engraving)
2435424 Timucua Indian with French explorers, 1591 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); (add.info.: History. USA. Timucua indians in discussion in front of the french explorers)

American Revolution, American gunners calipers
3501348 American Revolution, American gunners calipers; Private Collection; (add.info.: American gunner's brass calipers); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Santiago shell (Pecten maximus), bivalve mollusk, edible, appreciated for its rich iron flesh
FLO4687379 Santiago shell (Pecten maximus), bivalve mollusk, edible, appreciated for its rich iron flesh and for its coral in gastronomy

Showcase of the cabinet of Aldrovandi exhibiting " various objects of nature and man": fossil, stone, shell
VEN5031435 Showcase of the cabinet of Aldrovandi exhibiting " various objects of nature and man": fossil, stone, shell, stuffed or artificial animals, etc

Varieties of molluscs, with scallops, clams, conches, snails and squid. 19th century lithography
NWI4955661 Varieties of molluscs, with scallops, clams, conches, snails and squid. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: Varieties of molluscs, with scallops, clams, conches, snails and squid)

France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Cancale: oyster fishing, shellfish fishing
LUX4774793 France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Cancale: oyster fishing, shellfish fishing, general view of the port and the beach, with hundreds of women working around huge piles of oysters

1988 Belgian GP
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM - AUGUST 28: Ayrton Senna, McLaren MP4-4 Honda, at Eau Rouge during the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps on August 28, 1988 in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

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"Discovering the Beauty: A Journey Through Shells" Embark on a captivating journey through time and space as we explore the diverse world of shells. From the haunting echoes of war to serene pilgrimages, from stunning seashores to intricate fossils, these shells hold stories that transcend generations. In "Attack of the Ulster Division, " James Prinsep Beadle captures a moment frozen in history, where brave soldiers faced their fears amidst exploding shells on 1 July 1916. The intensity and sacrifice are etched into each shell's surface. El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela takes us on a spiritual expedition where countless footsteps have left an indelible mark. Amongst worn-out shoes lie delicate seashells, symbolizing guidance and protection for weary travelers seeking solace in their pilgrimage. Rex Whistler's masterpiece "The Vale of Aylesbury" transports us to idyllic landscapes adorned with vibrant shells scattered along sandy shores. Each shell whispers tales of hidden treasures waiting to be discovered by curious wanderers. Sanibel Island in Florida unveils its mesmerizing collection of seashells, glistening under the sun's warm embrace. Here, nature showcases its artistic prowess through intricate patterns and colors adorning each unique shell—a testament to life's infinite creativity. Witness British Guns dashing through a French town during wartime—an image that encapsulates both destruction and resilience. Amidst chaos, fragments of shells serve as reminders that even in darkness, hope can emerge like shards reflecting light. Travel back millions of years with fossil ammonites from Madagascar—Desmoceras spp. —a glimpse into prehistoric times when these ancient creatures roamed our planet’s oceans. Under UV light, these petrified remains come alive with phosphorescent hues—a vivid reminder of Earth’s ever-changing tapestry. A Lambretta Innocenti scooter parked gracefully in Morbegno's old alley, Valtellina, evokes a sense of nostalgia and simplicity.