Tortoise Collection

Tortoise and Hare (Fol)
The Hare and the Tortoise Date: 1912

Hermann's Tortoise
ME-1910 Hermann's Tortoise Greek Tortoise Testudo hermanni Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Red-footed Tortoise Pantanal, Brazil
FG-12309 Red-footed TORTOISE - amongst grass Pantanal, Brazil Geochelone carbonaria Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Hermann's Tortoise - feeding on lettuce
ME-1909 Hermann's Tortoise - feeding on lettuce Greek Tortoise Testudo hermanni Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Horsefield's Tortoise
JC-218 Horsefield's Tortoise John Clegg Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Giant Tortoise in highlands of Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands

Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps fashion house, one of a series of highly stylised and witty adverts designed by Lady Eileen Orde (daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington)

Picture No. 10901761
Tortoise with zimmer framce Date:

Galapagos Tortoise KF 5154 Copulating geochelone elephantopus © Kenneth Fink / ARDEA LONDON
KF-5154 Galapagos Giant TORTOISE - mating Geochelone elephantopus Endemic to the Galapagos Islands Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Dwarf Rabbit with Tortoise
LA-5309 Dwarf Rabbit with Tortoise, hare and tortoise. Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Spur-thighed Tortoise
WAT-993 Spur-Thighed TORTOISE Testudo Graeca Distribution:s Europe, s W and W Asia, N W Africa and Mediterranean M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Various Reptiles / 1913
An amazing illustration covering the whole range of reptilian species from snakes to newts

Hermann's Tortoise - in habitat - Tuscany - Italy
RD-267 Hermann's Tortoise - in habitat Tuscany - Italy Testudo hermanni Giacomo Radi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Giant Tortoise - Galapagos - Ecuador
SM-2475 Giant Tortoise Galapagos - Ecuador Geochelone elephantopus Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Desert Tortoise WAT 4915 Arizona, USA. Gopherus agassizii © M. Watson / ARDEA LONDON
WAT-4915 Desert Tortoise Arizona, USA. Distribution California to Mexico. Gopherus agassizii M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis), Karoo National Park, South Africa, Africa

Hermanns Tortoise ROG 7049 Testudo hermanni - Adult. Maouis, France © Bob Gibbons ARDEA LONDON
ROG-7049 Hermanns Tortoise Adult. Maouis, France Testudo hermanni Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Desert Tortoise CAN 1556 Gopherus agassizi © John Cancalosi / ARDEA LONDON
CAN-1556 Desert TORTOISE Gopheerus agassizi John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Geometric tortoise (Psammobates geometricus), west coast, South Africa, Africa

Leatherback sea turtle (sphargis coriacea)

Wildlife of the Miocene era, artwork. The Miocene era is the period from around 23 to 5 million years ago. The animals shown are: a giant land tortoise (Cheirogaster bolivari, bottom left)

The Earth
According to Hindu belief, the Earth is supported on elephants, standing on a tortoise, which floats in the Universal Ocean

Africa. Tanzania. Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) in Serengeti NP
Africa. Tanzania. Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis), Serengeti National Park

The Tortoise and the Hare. Illustration by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) for Aesops fable
AESOP: TORTOISE & THE HARE. The Tortoise and the Hare. Illustration by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) for Aesops fable

Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)
Lord Rothschild, founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring, riding on the back of a giant tortoise

Greek Tortoise-Sunbathing National Park Neusiedlersee, Austria
USH-1856 Greek Tortoise - Sunbathing National Park Neusiedlersee, Austria Testudo hermanni Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Aldabra Giant Tortoise
WAT-7527 Aldabra Giant TORTOISE Dipsochelys elephantine Latin can also be Geochelone gigantea M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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Tortoise, on skateboard Date: 18-11-2019

Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858. 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858

The Tortoise Trainer, 1906. Artist: Hamdi Bey, Osman (1842-1910)
The Tortoise Trainer, 1906. Found in the collection of the Pera Museum, Istanbul

Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo Graeca)
Antique illustration of Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo Graeca)

Giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) with hard brown shell

Baby sea turtles crawl to the sea at a seashore in El-Mansouri village, near the southern city of Tyre, Lebanon July 24, 2017. Picture taken July 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Picture No. 11771038
Hermann's Tortoise Date:

Lonesome George Giant Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni) from Pinta Island, Galapagos Islands

Wheres Its Streamline? by Lawson Wood
Illustration by Lawson Wood featuring his creation, the wily orang-utan, Granpop nonchalantly sitting in the branches of a tree eating a banana

Aesop / Hare & Tortoise
The Hare and the Tortoise

Giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra) at the Galapaguera de Cerro Colorado, tortoise breeding center, Isla San Cristobal (San Cristobal Island), Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador

African Spurred Tortoise
WAT-14474 African Spurred Tortoise France Geochelone sulcata M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Red-footed Tortoise Venezuela
FG-10378 Red-footed TORTOISE Venezuela Geochelone carbonaria Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

A Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp) in Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata. Critically endangered. Testudo coui. Testuggine coui. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

"The danced by the light of the Moon", from Peter Rabbit Little Red Hen
2603588 " The danced by the light of the Moon", from Peter Rabbit Little Red Hen and Owl and Pussy Cat pub. Charles E Graham & Co. c

Roman soldiers making a tortoise with their shields, 1605. This tactic of the Roman infantry was intended to protect the soldiers from projectiles

Steppe / Horsfield's Tortoise - active during day in a desert - Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan - April Tm31. 0525
ANZ-1508 Steppe / Horsfield's Tortoise - active during day in a desert Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan Agrionemys horsfieldii Testudo - April Andrey Zvoznikov contact details

Galapagos Giant Tortoise - aggression JPF03390
AUS-1776 Galapagos Giant Tortoise - aggression Geochelone nigra Jean Paul Ferrero / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tortoise near the Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet, South Africa, Africa

Tortoise, south coast, Curieuse Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

European Tortoise
European tortoise (Cistude d Europe)

USA, Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas); Hawaii

Tortoise and turtle species
Greek tortoise, Testudo graeca, land tortoise, Cinyxis, European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis, matamata, Chelus fimbriata, Florida softshell turtle, Apalone ferox, Nile softshell turtle

Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King, 1853

Indonesia-Animal-Turtle
This picture taken on January 26, 2019 shows a sea turtle hatchling heading towards the surf following its release at a sanctuary in Panga beach, Aceh province. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)

Cartoon protesting Jeffersons trade embargo, 1807
Cartoon protesting the Embargo Act passed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roman soldiers forming a tortoise to attack a city (chromolitho)
2782995 Roman soldiers forming a tortoise to attack a city (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman soldiers forming a tortoise to attack a city)

Tortoise animal art
Justyna Jaszke

Turtles in the Green Fields
Al Barizi

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

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)

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

President McKinley riding on the back of a large tortoise, 1897
1576776 President McKinley riding on the back of a large tortoise, 1897; (add.info.: Unpleasant plight of the "advance agent of prosperity" President McKinley riding on the back of a large)

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)

Sur-thighed Tortoise, Testudo graeca. (African tortoise, Testudo pusilla) Drawn from a specimen kept in the garden of
FLO4640587 Sur-thighed Tortoise, Testudo graeca. (African tortoise, Testudo pusilla) Drawn from a specimen kept in the garden of the College of Physicians, London

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

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)

Roman soldiers making a Tortoise with their shields strong enough for chariots to drive over
533946 Roman soldiers making a Tortoise with their shields strong enough for chariots to drive over. Reconstruction from Justus Lipsius Poliorceticon sive de Machinis Tormentis Telis, Antwerp 1605

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)

European pond turtle 1, 2, Emys orbicularis (near threatened), and yellow tortoise 3, Chelonoidis denticulata
FLO4655043 European pond turtle 1, 2, Emys orbicularis (near threatened), and yellow tortoise 3, Chelonoidis denticulata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Baptiste Guyard after an

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630738 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

A1 Reptiles In Glasses
Hanna Melin

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)

Central America: Turtle (engraving)
8636881 Central America: Turtle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turtle. Illustration for Pictures of Travel in Far-Off Lands, Central America (T Nelson)

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

Colonization: discovery of the establishment of Port Jackson (Port Jackson), 18th century (aquatint)
MMM5457612 Colonization: discovery of the establishment of Port Jackson (Port Jackson), 18th century (aquatint); National Maritime Museum, London

Shells of Hermann s, padloper, geometric tortoises
Hermanns tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1, common padloper, Homopus areolatus 2, geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 3, underside of Hermanns tortoise4, and European pond turtle

First published illustration of a dodo by van Neck, 1601
Facsimile of plate 2 of Jacob Cornelis van Necks Voyage, 1601, showing Dutch sailors fishing on Mauritius, dodo bird (2) and extinct giant tortoise, Cylindras inepta (1)

Tortoises, 16th September 1960

The Monkey Escapes to the Safety of the Fig Tree, Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century

The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, ca. 1780-90. Creator: Unknown
The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, ca. 1780-90. At the time of the great deluge aeons ago, many treasures-- including amrita, the nectar of immortality--were lost beneath the primordial ocean

Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), La Digue, Seychelles

Leopard Tortoise, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

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In the enchanting world of tortoises, Hermann's Tortoise reigns supreme. As captured in Elspeth Phelps' iconic 1920 advertisement, these majestic creatures have captivated hearts for centuries. Just like the timeless tale of the Tortoise and Hare (Fol), their slow and steady nature has become a symbol of perseverance. But Hermann's Tortoise is not alone in this vast kingdom. Horsefield's Tortoise stands tall as another beloved member of this ancient lineage. Found in the highlands of Floreana Island within the Galapagos Islands, Giant Tortoises awe with their sheer size and grace. Venturing to Pantanal, Brazil, we encounter the vibrant Red-footed Tortoise. Its colorful shell blends harmoniously with its surroundings, showcasing Mother Nature's artistic touch. Picture No. 10901761 captures this beauty perfectly. Feeding on lettuce with utmost delight, Hermann's Tortoise reminds us that even small pleasures can bring immense joy. And when paired with a Dwarf Rabbit, an unexpected friendship blossoms before our eyes - a testament to unity amidst diversity. The Spur-thighed Tortoise adds its unique charm to this diverse family tree of reptiles from 1913 onwards. Each species holds its own allure and contributes to Earth's rich biodiversity. Traveling across continents brings us to Arizona, USA where we meet the Desert Tortoise WAT 4915 - Gopherus agassizii © M. Watson / ARDEA LONDON - basking under the warm desert sun. This resilient creature embodies survival against all odds. As we delve into these captivating glimpses into tortoises' lives through time and space, one thing becomes clear: they are more than just animals; they are living relics embodying resilience and wisdom passed down through generations. So let us cherish these magnificent beings who have witnessed history unfold before their ancient eyes.