'Chelonia' [turtles, tortoises and terrapins] mb-width 3938 Father Christmas takes time out

Father Christmas takes time out from his busy schedule for a quick cigarette break on the roof of a busy West End London store

The Rev Thomas Burnet was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1838

Young girl surrounded by hungry pigeons as she feeds them in Trafalgar Square

The title appears in French

'Chelonia' [turtles, tortoises and terrapins] mb-width 3938 Father Christmas takes time outEight figures of reptiles set within a composite landscape with underwater views. Figure 1 Dermatochelys coriacea (Leatherback turtle). Figure 2 Caretta imbricate (Hawksbill turtle). Figure 3 Hydromeda tectifera (Snake necked turtle). Figure 4 Chelys fimbriata (Mata mata turtle). Figure 5 Testudo geometrica (Geometrical or star tortoise). Figure 6 Testudo elephantine (Giant land tortoise). Figure 7 Chelydra serpentine (Snapping turtle). Plate 89 from