Sea Bird Collection

General view of the Chincha Islands, lately seized by the Spaniards, 1864. Creator: Unknown
General view of the Chincha Islands, lately seized by the Spaniards, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Oswald Younghusband

The Bass Rock, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Bass Rock, 1850. Island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland. Steep-sided volcanic rock, home to a large colony of gannets

Valle Oscura, 1900. Creator: Eugen Jettel
Valle Oscura, 1900

Kamchatka, Hunting Puffins, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam, Godefroy Engelmann
Kamchatka, Hunting Puffins, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar

The island of St. Paul in the Indian Ocean, undated. (c1850s) Creator: Joseph Selleny
The island of St. Paul in the Indian Ocean, undated. (c1850s)

Supervisor of the Bukhtarma Fishing Unit Greeting the Chinese Amban, 18th century. Creator: Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin
Supervisor of the Bukhtarma Fishing Unit Greeting the Chinese Amban, 18th century. One of 21 watercolors (out of an original 27)

The International Exhibition: "Western Coast of the Island of Heligoland", by Hermann Eschke, 1862. Engraving of a painting

Solan Gannet, shot near Boston, 1854. Creator: Pearson
Solan Gannet, shot near Boston, 1854. We abridge the following description from Mr. Gould's valuable work on " The Birds of Europe

Roseate Tern, 1835. Creator: Robert Havell
Roseate Tern, 1835

Noddy Tern, 1835. Creator: Robert Havell
Noddy Tern, 1835

Cayenne Tern, 1835. Creator: Robert Havell
Cayenne Tern, 1835

Sandwich Tern, 1835. Creator: Robert Havell
Sandwich Tern, 1835

Lesser Tern, 1836. Creator: Robert Havell
Lesser Tern, 1836

Great Tern, 1836. Creator: Robert Havell
Great Tern, 1836

Arctic Tern, 1835. Creator: Robert Havell
Arctic Tern, 1835

Gannet, 1836. Creator: Robert Havell
Gannet, 1836

Sooty Tern, 1834. Creator: Robert Havell
Sooty Tern, 1834

Marsh Tern, 1838. Creator: Robert Havell
Marsh Tern, 1838

Black Tern, 1835. Creator: Robert Havell
Black Tern, 1835

Booby Gannet, 1834. Creator: Robert Havell
Booby Gannet, 1834

Hydrochelidon nigra. Creators: John Gould, Henry Constantine Richter
Hydrochelidon nigra

Stormy Petrel, 1835. Creator: Robert Havell
Stormy Petrel, 1835

Havells Tern and Trudeaus Tern, 1838. Creator: Robert Havell
Havells Tern and Trudeaus Tern, 1838

Arctic Tern, 1835, (1942). Creator: John James Audubon
Arctic Tern, 1835, (1942). Seabird diving into the sea, from " The Birds of America", written and illustrated by John James Audubon, in the British Library, London

Gannet, 1799, (1946). Creator: Moses Griffiths
Gannet, 1799, (1946). Seabird, illustration from " A Tour in Scotland" by Thomas Pennant, first published in 1771. From " Islands Round Britain", by R. M. Lockley

Gannet, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Gannet, c1928. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928. [Georg A Jasmatzi, A.-G

Group of Solent Sea Birds, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Group of Solent Sea Birds, 1922

Ribbed and Paled in by Rocks Unscaleable, 1885. Artist: Peter Graham
Ribbed and Paled in by Rocks Unscaleable, 1885

Lighthouse on Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, 1822. Artist: William Daniell
Lighthouse on Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, 1822. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

Near view of one of the Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 1829. Artist
Near view of one of the Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 1829. The islands are notable for their geology, with cliffs consisting of great columns of dolerite

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Stellers Eider (Heniconnetta stelleri), King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), 1900, (1900)

Sandwich Tern - Stern a canti aca, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Sandwich Tern - Stern a canti aca, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Little Tern - Stern a minu ta, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Little Tern - Stern a minu ta, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Arctic Tern - Stern a macru ra, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Arctic Tern - Stern a macru ra, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Common Tern - Stern a fluvia tilis, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Common Tern - Stern a fluvia tilis, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Fingals Cave, Staffa, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. 1814 (1956). The distinctive rock formations of Fingals Cave are formed by the same geological processes as those at the Giants Causeway on the other

Tern, (Sternidae), c1850, (1856). From Bible Natural History: containing a Description of Quadrupeds, Birds, Trees, Plants, Insects, Etc, Mentioned in the Holy Scriptures

Bird Catching from Above, Shetland Islands, 1813. Catchers were lowered down on a rope. Birds and eggs were a great economic resource for the Shetland Islanders

Bird Catching from Below, Shetland Islands, 1813. Catchers were helped up the cliffs by colleagues in rowing boats. Birds and eggs were a great economic resource for the Shetland Islanders

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