'Chelonia' [turtles, tortoises and terrapins] mb-width 3938 The Rev Thomas Burnet was

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

sits overlooking the ocean

showing lava

The title appears in French

'Chelonia' [turtles, tortoises and terrapins] mb-width 3938 The Rev Thomas Burnet wasEight 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