Meat Collection (page 9)

Green turtles and Loggerhead turtles captured on coast of Cuba, 1832
Green turtles (Chelone mydas) and Loggerhead turtles captured on coast of Cuba as females came ashore to lay. Turtle meat much prized, and edible turtle imported live into europe as a table delicacy

Green Turtle being caught by hunters, c1900
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) coming ashore to lay their eggs and being caught and turned over by sailors, c1900. Turtle meat was greatly prized. Wood engraving

Green Turtle being caught by hunters, 1884
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) being caught by hunters, 1884. Turtle meat was greatly prized and when the turtles came ashore to lay their eggs the poachers struck. Wood engraving

Jack Frost; or, the Future Universal Provider, 1881
Cartoon on the future importance of refrigeration. The figure of Jack Frost is shown in a room containing rows of frozen fish and meat hung from hooks. From Punchs Almanack for 1882

The Demon Butcher, or the Real Rinderpest, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
The Demon Butcher, or the Real Rinderpest, 1865. The demon butcher, with his hair styled into the shape of horns, stands in front of the animal carcasses declaring the price of beef

A Very Greasy Pole, 1859. John Bright climbs the greasy pole of the Reform Bill, topped by the ham of popularity. Bright was an outspoken advocate reform

The Homeless Poor, 1859. Two members of the ragged underclass are shown sheltering in a doorway, emphasising the point that they do not have any homes of their own

Long Sermons and Long Sieges are apt to Lull the Senses, February 11, 1783

The Cooks Prayer!!, September 15, 1801. September 15, 1801. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Cooks Prayer!!, September 15, 1801

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