Affiche océan - Les calamars Mark Catesby accompanied by the plant *Liquidambar

accompanied by the plant *Liquidambar styraciflua *

The male Ara Guarouba parrot

capturant avec une précision remarquable les détails botaniques et zoologiques

This plate is a reproduction of an illustration by Mark Catesby (1683-1749)

cette œuvre vintage allie esthétique artistique et rigueur scientifique

Affiche océan - Les calamars Mark Catesby accompanied by the plant *LiquidambarReproduction of an oceanographic plate taken from the 24 volume work "Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" ". This is the report of the German scientific expedition "Valdivia" (from the name of the chartered vessel). This expedition, led by marine biologist Carl Chun from 1898 to 1899, was the first to explore the great depths and thus study the creatures of the abyss.