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Sea Turtles: Hawksbill 5 and Green Sea Turtle 6. with Yellow footed Tortoise 1, European Tortoise 2, Spotted Turtle 3, Painted Turtle 4. Engraved by John Pass.

Volutes: Cones. The Cedo Null with Imperial Crowns with Admiral shells. After Albertus Seba, engraved by John Pass.

Univalves: Genus Oliva: Five shells in pink and pale green, with beautiful detailing.

Murices: Cones. A Rock Shell with Aporrhais and Rhombus. After Albertus Seba, engraved by John Pass.

Carp (Cyprinus): Telescopic and Sickle finned Carp. After Marcus Bloch. Engraved by John Pass

Univalves. Genus Melania.

Sword-Fish with descriptive text:with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Pork Fish: Anisotremus virginicus from the Bahamas.

Ovula, Proscenula and Serpula shells.

Star Fish (Asterias): Five specimens. Engraved by John Pass.

Ray: Devil Ray, Guitarfish, Thornback and Electric Ray. Engraved by John Pass.

Crustaceans: Xiphus Margaritifere, Eurypide Tuberculeux, Pelee Arme. From the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Five mollusc shells from the collections of August Martin Shadelock, parson of St Lorenz, Nuremberg and Philipp Ludwig Muller, professor of Natural History at Erlangen.

Great Barrier Reef Anemones: 13 Giant Reef Anemone and Zoantharia. Key available.

Herring with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Univalves. Genus Turbo.

Great Barrier Reef Molluscs and Planarians. Planarian 1-2, 5, Blue Spotted Octopus 3, Sea Hare 4, Nudibranchiate Mollusc 6-9, and Tridacna compressa (Giant frilled Clams) 10.

Univalves. Genus Rostellaria.

Great Barrier Reef Echinoderms: 13 Reef Corals and Echinodermata. Key available.

Plaice (Pleuronecles platessa): After Reinhold Thiele.

Bream (Abramas brama): After Reinhold Thiele.

Trigona, Planorbis and Columna shells.

Welsh Charr (Torgoch) and Alpine Charr.

Whales (Physeter): Round Headed and Blunt headed Sperm whale (Cachelot). Engraved by John Pass.

Pike with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Great Barrier Reef Corals: 22 Corals. Key available.

Mouse Fish: Pterophryne historio from the Bahamas.

Oyster: Four varieties of oyster and clam shells with key.

The Common Trout with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Great Barrier Reef Corals: 17 Corals. Key available.

Achatina melastoma: Black mouthed achatina from Brazil, two aspects.

Fish: 12 species with key.

Walrus: Trichecus rosmarus. Captured on the coast of Spitzbergen and drawn from life at the Zoological Society’s Vivarium.

Strombus: Seven varieties of conch and mollusk shells with key.

Bullae (Pewit’s Egg or Dipper). 12 Dippers, Argus Cowry with 9 Cowries and a Weaver Shuttle. After Albertus Seba, engraved by John Pass.

Salmon Trout also known as Sea Trout.

Giant Martin Shrimp. Squilla masculata.

Crustaceans: Tricodactyle Ponctue, Dynomene de Latreille, Macrophthalme, Podophthalme, Macrophthalme Tomenteux, Calappe Sandwichien. From the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Murex: Six varieties of murex and conch shells with key.

Buccin Fusiforme, Pyrule Trompette, Pyrule Chauve Souris and La Meme: Twelve examples after Vaillant.

Sea Dragon (S. Foliatus) and Sea horse (S. Hippocampus): With three Pufferfish (Tetradon). Engraved by John Pass.

Mermaids found and exhibited in France in 1758 (1), London in 1775 (2) and London in 1794 (3, 4). Engraved by John Pass.

Cod: Atlantic Cod on the shore.

Argonaut Nautilus, Venus’s ears and 3 Auris Cochleae and three Cylindri. After Albertus Seba, engraved by John Pass.

Wrasse (Labrus): Red Wrasse and Green Wrasse. After Marcus Bloch. Engraved by John Pass.

Univalves. Genus: Cerithium. Five types of long turreted shells.

Globusae: Persian Crown, Harp, Helmut, Partridge, Butterfly, Fig, Tun, Melon and Prepuce mollusc shells. After Albertus Seba, engraved by John Pass.

Great Barrier Reef Beche de Mer: 9 Reef Holothuriae (sea cucumbers) with a Glass eel. Key available.

Crustaceans: Xanthe Dentele, Panope Marbre, Trapezie a tache jaunes, Trapezie Tigre, Domecie Herissee. From the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon): The Chetodon of Surat. After Marcus Bloch. Engraved by James Pass.

Types of sponges observed on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Mackerel with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Orte (Cyprinus): Orte and Gold Orte ornamental fish. After Marcus Bloch. Engraved by John Pass.

Great Barrier Reef Anemones: Giant Anemone disc segments, tentacles, an Amphiprion bicintus (Red Sea clown fish) and a Palaemon (Prawn)

Giant Anemone with tentacles, segments of discs and an Amphiprion bicintus (Red Sea clown fish).

Flounder (Pleuronectes flesus): After J. W. Zaehnsdorf.

Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon): The three coloured Chetodon. After Marcus Bloch. Engraved by John Pass.

Nautilus: Nautilus, Orthoceros, Croziers, Polythalamus, Cornua Ammonis, and Ammonoides. After George Wolfgang Knorr, engraved by John Pass.

Great Barrier Reef Parrot Fish: 1. Orange banded, 2 Hodgkinson, 3 Scarlet banded and male and female Surf parrot fishes.

Parrot Fish (Le Scare Elegant): With Sea Chubs (Le Girelle) named after Joseph Eydoux and Louis Souleyet, the naturalists on the voyage of La Bonite 1836-7.

Crimson Crayfish. Palemon ornatum.

Univalves: Genus Murex: Murex Aurantia, Lignarius, Trapezium, Bandatus, Bandarius.

Strombus lobatus: Lobed or Brindled strombus from the West Indies, two aspects.

East Indian Coral (Isis ochracea). After Albertus Seba, engraved by John Pass.

Great Barrier Reef Coral Fish: 15 types of coral fish. Key available.

Ex Museo Schadeloockiano: Four mollusc shells from the collection of August Martin Shadelock, parson of St Lorenz Nurmberg, after drawings by Johann Keller, Professor of drawing at Erlangen.

1. Echinus esculentus, 2. E. sphera 3. E. draebachiensus 4, E. miliaris 5.E.Batteri, 6. E. hemisphericus, 7. E. angulosus and 8. E. excavatus.

Flying Fish with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Great Barrier Reef Corals: Rhipidogyra, Euphyllia ruosa 2, Euphyllia glaborscens 3-6, Pectinia Jardinei 7, Galaxea esperi 8-9, Galaxea 10-12a.

Perch with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Ex Museo Mulleriano: Five mollusk shells from the collection of Philipp Ludwig Muller, professor of Natural History, after drawings by Johann Keller, professor of Drawing at Erlangen.

Crustaceans: Cristatus Crab, Paurus Crab and Common Lobster. Engraved after John Pass.

Univalves. Genus: Cassidea. Five types of ovate shaped shells.

Cuttlefish: With eight specimens of Jelly fish. Crustaceans: Cristatus Crab, Paurus Crab and Common Lobster. Engraved by John Pass.

Legendary monster goose fish inhabiting the coast of Hispaniola. With text in French.

Buccin Fusiforme, Pyrule Trompette, Pyrule Chauve Souris and La Meme: Twelve examples after Vaillant.

Univalves. Genus Distorta.

Great Barrier Reef Corals: 14 Corals. Key available.

Volutes: 11 Mitres and 6 Papal Crowns. After Albertus Seba, engraved by John Pass.

Turbot with descriptive text: Founded in 1698, the SPCK is the oldest Anglican mission and publishing house of the Church of England.

Mackerel: King Mackerel on the shore.

Common Sole (Solea vulgaris): After Reinhold Thiele.