LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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The Fish Avatar of Vishnu, with Scenes Illustrating Life of 

 Krishna ......... Frontispiece 



The Oldest (save one) Representation of Angling, c, 1400 b.c. 



Title page 

 Poseidon, Heracles, and Hermes Fishing 11 



Aztec Fishing 22 



Aztec Boating 



23 



PALiEOLiTHic Engravings : Seals, Dead Trout, and (?) Eels . . 26 



Alaskan Hook with a Wizard's Head 28 



Bone Gorges ^2 



(i) The Evrtoantba latro. (2) Hook made from its Leg Joints facing 34 



Barbed PIarpoons ,7 



Broken Harpoon from Kent's Cave . . . . . . .37 



Fishing Net spun by Spiders facing 42 



Fishermen on the Vase of Phylakopi .... ,, 63 



"In at the Death" ^, 72 



Methods of Fishing, from Roman Mosaic 75 



Mr. MiNCHIN's explanation of Kr^as g. 



The Dolphin and the Boy of Iasos 96 



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