Two specimens of crustaceans Eighty Years' War England's Paul Gascoigne

England's Paul Gascoigne

At the time of the Roman invasion of Britain during the reign of Claudius

'Hint to Near-Sighted Officers'

led by Gerry Marsden

is shown riding a heavy short-legged pony

Two specimens of crustaceans Eighty Years' War England's Paul GascoigneMarine zoological studies of the crustaceans Nymphon gracile (figure 1) and Nymphon hirtum (figure 2). Plate 19 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). Figure 1 is described as simply: 'Inhabits the British sea every where.' T William Elford Leach (1790 1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816. Original: copperplate