Asellus niger Finish:20-pack The author describes the shell

The author describes the shell within the text: 'Inhabits Ceylon

Newcastle Cathedral

showing an archbishop and his family gorging at the dinner table

The new hall replaced the Elizabethan building which was in use until 1748

With two workmen on the right struggling with the large clapper

Asellus niger Finish:20-pack The author describes the shellStudy of a pollock. Inscribed 'Asellus niger. Cole Fish septentrionalibus Anglis', with handwritten annotation 'Rawlin[?] Polluck Cornubiensium Juniores Pollards & Rock Whitings'. Illustration from De historia piscium libri quatuor, by Francis Willughby and John Ray (Oxford, 1686). Original: engraving. 1686