EditorialCloelia escapes on the back of a stolen horse Mythological and allegorical representations (series title), Cloelia escapes with a stolen horse from the camp of the Etruscans. The other imprisoned women are standing around her. The print is part of a se...
EditorialSwim, Portrait of Gaspard-F?lix Tournachon (Nadar), photographer and airshipman, Signed: H. Rousseau; E. Mons sc, frontispiece, Rousseau, Henri (dess.); Mons, E. (sc.), 1876, Alfred Sircos; Th. Pallier: Histoire des ballons et des ascensions c?l?bres a...
EditorialNeptunus on his car, Neptunus is on his car, which is pulled by two hippocampuses. Tritons and mermaids swim around the wagon. Faam floats in the top left. In the foreground is an Indian who presents a bowl to Neptune, (story of) Neptune (Poseidon), Jo...
EditorialBeaker Beaker with ships, marine animals and the inscription: s Lands Welvaren, inserted soil. Cylindrical body. A seascape is engraved on the body with four ships. Sea creatures swim in the water. Above the image is the inscription 's Lands Welvaren'....
EditorialThree sake bowls, Three varnished rice wine (sake) saucers on crepe paper. One bowl is upside down, the other two are depicted with a carp and a dragon swimming up against a waterfall. This refers to the belief that carp that could swim against a certa...
EditorialOctopus granulatus, Print, The octopus is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda. Around 300 species are recognised, and the order is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like other cephalopod...
EditorialSynodontis schal, Print, Synodontis is the largest genus of mochokid catfishes. It is the biggest genus within the 10 genera and 190 different species in the family Mochokidae. Synodontis has over 131 different species within the genera.Synodontis are ...
EditorialOctopus cranchii, Print, The octopus is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda. Around 300 species are recognised, and the order is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like other cephalopods,...
EditorialCtenophora, Print, Ctenophora comprise a phylum of invertebrate animals that live in marine waters worldwide. They are notable for the groups of cilia they use for swimming (commonly referred to as "combs"), and they are the largest animals to swim wit...
EditorialPlotus novae hollandiae, Print, Darter, The darters or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae having a single genus Anhinga. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is ra...
EditorialOctopus niveus, Print, The octopus is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda. Around 300 species are recognised, and the order is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like other cephalopods, t...
EditorialPlotus levaillantii, Print, Darter, The darters or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae having a single genus Anhinga. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer ...
EditorialHydrophasianus chirurgus, Print, The pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is a jacana in the monotypic genus Hydrophasianus. Like all other jacanas they have elongated toes and nails that enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shall...
EditorialOctopus granulatus, Print, The octopus is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda. Around 300 species are recognised, and the order is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like other cephalopod...
EditorialPlotus levaillantii, Print, Darter, The darters or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae having a single genus Anhinga. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer ...
EditorialOctopus velatus, Print, The octopus is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda. Around 300 species are recognised, and the order is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like other cephalopods, ...
EditorialOctopus cirrhosus, Print, The octopus is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda. Around 300 species are recognised, and the order is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like other cephalopods...
Editorial"Let those swim who can - the heavy may sink!" (Act I, scene 1), from Die Rauber. George Grosz (American, born Germany, 1893-1959); published by Malik-Verlag (German, 1917-). Date: 1921-1922. Dimensions: 700 x 535 mm. Lithograph on paper. Origin: Germany.
Editorial"Let those swim who can - the heavy may sink!" (Act I, scene 1), from Die Rauber. George Grosz (American, born Germany, 1893-1959); published by Malik-Verlag (German, 1917-). Date: 1921-1922. Dimensions: 700 x 535 mm. Lithograph on paper. Origin: Germa...
EditorialA Man Saved Against His Will. "- But I am telling you that I know how to swim and I could have pulled myself out of the water without the help of this gentleman! - That makes no difference.... the law is quite clear... you must pay 25 Francs to your re...
EditorialScenes from the Acts of the Apostles, chapters 27 and 28, and their interpretations: St. Paul is shipwrecked, the prisoners swim ashore and are welcomed by the inhabitants of Malta. Bible Moralisée. France, late 13th century. Source: Harley 1527, f.91...
EditorialLieut J.G. Smyth, V.C., 15th Sikhs. Brigadier Sir John George Smyth, 1st Baronet, VC MC PC (25 October 1893 – 26 April 1983) was a British Indian Army officer and Conservative Member of Parliament. He was a lieutenant in the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, 3rd ...
EditorialHow I swam the channel.' By Capt.Webb. Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids for sport purpose. On 25 August 1875, Webb swam from Dover to C...
EditorialWHITECHAPEL IN WALES, HOW FIVE MEDICAL STUDENTS TOOK A CLASS OF POOR WHITECHAPEL BOYS TO WALES, UK, 1889. 1. The House on the Noth-East Coast of Anglesey occupied by the boys. 2. The Arrival: Kit-bags and Tent-poles. 3. A Sail in a Fishing-boat. 4. Lau...
EditorialArrowhead flower fairy, Sagittaria sagittifolia, personified as a naked woman with flowers in her hair, leaves and stalks preserving her modesty, holding an arrow-shaped leaf. A dragonfly sits on her shoulder and several fish swim at her feet. Handcolo...