Torpedo rays in antiquity Man holds the cap of liberty

holds the cap of liberty aloft on a staff while Bull restrains the crowds

' Inscribed in pencil lower right: 'Butterworth Savoy House 115 Strand' Drawn for an article by Herbert Rix (1850-1906)

cutting a record

A neat play on words as Punch illustrates the popularity of golf in Scotland as well as increasing meteorological knowledge

Torpedo rays in antiquity Man holds the cap of libertyRepresentations of the Common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo) and the Marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata) from classical sources. Figures 1 5 show the Common torpedo as drawn or painted on amphorae, a pinax (votive tablet) and a patera (libation bowl). Figure 6 shows the Marbled electric ray from a small pinax. Plate 3 from the monograph Die Gattung Torpedo in ihren naturhistorischen antiquarischen Beziehungen [The natural history and antiquarian