Fisher-folk, and their net-making equipment. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Fisher-folk and their methods of work. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Oliver Caswell and Laura Bridgman reading embossed letters from a book. Lithograph by W. Sharp, 1844, after A. Fisher.

Fisher-folk and their methods of catching oysters. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Greenland: fishermen spearing whales from the safety of their boats; right, whale fisher in their attire. Coloured etching.

Fisher-folk and their methods of working close to the shore. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

A large family of fisher folk in Naples are gathered together around a fishing boat. Coloured lithograph by Gatti & Dura.

The instructor: or young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick ... To which is added ... a compendium of ... geography and astronomy / [George Fisher].

Barber's Barn, Hackney, a timber-framed building with decorative plasterwork, two ladies walking in the garden, a gardener at work. Engraving by Lacy, 1811, after T. Fisher.

Geology: a long section through mountains, and a volcano, showing strata, and, above, classes of animals. Coloured engraving by J. Fisher after T. Webster and F. Buckland.

Boer War: article "Women in the war", with an illustration of Queen Victoria with families of reservists at Windsor. Text by A. Hugh Fisher, and halftone after S. Begg, 1900.

Fifteen fishes, including a monk fish and peacock fish. Engraving by I. Taylor.

Fish (Puffer Fish?): lateral and ventral views

America: indigenous fish including a flying fish. Etching.

A variety of fish, including the cat-fish. Etching.

Boer War: the work of the Red Cross and medical staff with coats of arms. Reproduction of watercolours after A. Stewart and J.J. Waugh and wood engraving by A.H. Fisher, 1900.

An aculeated file-fish (above), a downy file-fish and a two-spined file-fish (below). Engraving by Hill.

Fish schizophrene.

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