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Fossils, remains of animals and vegetables, minerals, recent shells, corals, and other curious subjects of natural history. Catalogue of the genuine and entire museum of curious subjects of natural history, of John Strange, Esq. Fellow of the Royal and Antiquary Societies, &c. Late of Portland Place, Deceased. Comprising One of the most extensive and valuable Collections in Europe, of the exuviae of Corals, Fishes, Insects, Shells, Vegetables, and other organic Remains, deposited in the Earth, at or antecedent to the universal Deluge; to the Attainment and Knowledge of which Bodies, Mr. Strange had chiefly directed his Researches and Studies, and towards their History made large Collectanea, particularly during his long Residence as British-Minister at the Court of Venice, and on his Travels in France, Germany, Italy, and especially in England and Wales; including many rare, curious, and interesting Subjects, together with a great Variety of scientific Specimens of the Calcareous, Barytical, Magnesian and Siliceous Earths, Ores of Metals, Volcanic Productions, and other Minerals and their aggregates, recent Corals, Shells, Vegetables, &c. Which will be sold by auction, By order of the Executors, and agreeable to his Will, by Mr. King, At his great room, King-Street, Covent-Garden, on Friday, July 11, 1800, And Seven following Days, (sunday excepted.) At Twelve O'Clock. May be viewed and Catalogues had at the Place of Sale, price 2s each, which will be allowed to Purchasers.
King, Thomas.Date: [1800]- Digital Images
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Coral, rough beads, fragments.
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Museum Boulterianum. A catalogue of the curious and valuable collection of natural and artificial curiosities in the extensive museum of Daniel Boulter, Yarmouth: consisting of English and foreign birds and beasts in high preservation. Reptiles, fish, and insects, dried and in spirits. Elegant shells, corals, corallines, and other marine productions. Seeds, fruits, and other parts of rare plants. Fine specimens of different ores, petrefactions, spars, fluors, and crystals. Agates, calcedonies, jaspers, carnelians, &c. polished and unpolished. Roman, Egyption, and British antiquities in earthen ware and bronze. Carvings in wood, stone, ivory, and alabaster. Curious ancient enamelings, china and delst. Shell-work, needle-work, &c. crucifixes and rosaries. Ancient stained glass. Parts of dresses utensils, &c. Ancient weapons of war. Old monastic and other seals. Watches, rings, and amulets. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, British, and English coins and medals, in gold, silver, and copper. Dresses, ornaments, weapons of war, fishing-tackle, and other singular inventions of the natives of the lately discovered islands in the South-Seas. Some capital paintings by the first masters. Rare old prints, including a large collection of engraved portraits, with a select library of cuious and valuable books in natural history, antiquities, &c. &c. Some curious missals, and a great number of other singular articles both ancient and modern. Price One Shilling. To be had of Henry Gardner, No. 200, Strand; B. & J. White, Fleet-Street; Darton & Harvey, No. 55, Gracechurch-Street; John Simcoe, No. 11, Great Queen-Street; London. Yarrington and Bacon, and R. Beatniffe, Norwich. And other booksellers in town or country.
Boulter, Daniel.Date: 1794?]- Books
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Museum bakerianum. A catalogue of the elegant cabinet of nautral and artificial rarities of the late ingenious Henry Baker, Esq. Fellow of the Royal and Antiquary Societies; and one of the founders of the flourishing Society for the Improvement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, deceased: comprehending a beautiful collection of shells and corals; native and extraneous fossils, many of which are remarkably fine and scarce; ores and petrefactions; rough and polished gems, marbles, agates and pebbles; fine bitumens and ambers; foreign seeds and plants; specimens of various woods from different parts of the globe; animals; parts of animals and insects, dryed and in spirits; various antiquities, coins and medals, and other curiosities: which will be sold by auction, (by order of the executors) by Samuel Paterson, at Essex House, in Essex Street, in the Strand, on Monday, 13th of March 1765, and the nine following days. To begin exactly at twelve o'clock, to be viewed on Friday, the 10th instant, and to the time of sale. Catalogues may be had, gratis, at Essex House aforesaid.
Paterson, Samuel, 1728-1802.Date: 1775]- Books
The coral thief / Rebecca Stott.
Stott, Rebecca.Date: 2009- Books
The Rattlesnake : a voyage of discovery to the Coral Sea / Jordan Goodman.
Goodman, Jordan.Date: 2005- Archives and manuscripts
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M0001182: Commensalism in prehistoric coral: framed disaply board
Date: 15 August 1930Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/11/16Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Pictures
Kenya: coral reefs at Mombasa. Photograph by J. Lomas, 1905.
British Association for the Advancement of Science.Date: 1905Reference: 536431iPart of: The British Association- Archives and manuscripts
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Unknown - Decorative Vignette - 'The Coral Caves'
Date: c.1850Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/133Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Digital Images
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Bells, 2 conical; on coral; on siren; sistrum.
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Proletpen : America's rebel Yiddish poets / edited by Amelia Glaser and David Weintraub ; translated by Amelia Glaser ; with illustrations by Dana Craft ; special editorial assistance from Yankl Salant.
Date: [2005], ©2005- Pictures
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Geography: coral reefs, in the tropics. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
Whymper, Charles H., 1853-1941.Reference: 46572i- Pictures
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Four ornamental greenhouse flowers, including coral bush (Templetonia retusa). Coloured lithograph, c. 1848.
Date: [1848]Reference: 24647i- Pictures
A young Samoan woman, wearing a coral necklace and flowers in her hair.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 540970iPart of: Hawaiian and Samoan portraits.- Digital Images
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Badger's paw, coral & enamelled gold bell, 17th century. De Osma family heirlooms.
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M0001214: illustrations regarding the commensalism of the coral Pleurodictyium and the worm innexus
Date: 18 August 1930Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/11/48Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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M0001213: illustrations regarding the commensalism of the coral Pleurodictyium and the worm innexus
Date: 18 August 1930Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/11/47Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Pictures
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Seven plants, including two orchids and a coral tree: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
Date: 1833Reference: 27603i- Pictures
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Geology: fossil remains of a coral (Alcyonium). Coloured engraving by S. Springsguth after M. Sheffield.
Sheffield, Mary, active 1806-1813.Date: 1833Reference: 46772i- Pictures
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Five snakes of the cobra family, one a coral snake eating a lizard. Engraving, ca. 1778.
Date: 1778Reference: 42000i- Books
The use of the unicorn's horn, coral and stones in medicine / by W.G. Aitchison Robertson.
Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison)Date: 1926- Pictures
Two snakes, one a coral snake and the other possibly a Malaysian Short python. Engraving, ca. 1778.
Date: 1778Reference: 42028i- Books
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Methods of study in natural history / by L. Agassiz.
Date: 1863- Pictures
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Seven British garden plants, including a coral tree: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
Date: 1833Reference: 27421i- Pictures
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Seven British garden plants, including a coral tree: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
Date: 1833Reference: 27419i