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Ernst Haeckel’s Jellyfish

- May 31, 2018 in ernst haeckel, jellyfish, Kunstformen der Natur, ocean life, sea, villa medusa, zoology

Haeckel's stunning illustrations of medusae, in whose ethereal forms he glimpsed a reflection of his first wife, who died tragically at the age of 29.

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Ernst Haeckel’s Jellyfish

- May 31, 2018 in ernst haeckel, jellyfish, Kunstformen der Natur, ocean life, sea, villa medusa, zoology

Haeckel's stunning illustrations of medusae, in whose ethereal forms he glimpsed a reflection of his first wife, who died tragically at the age of 29.

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Ernst Haeckel’s Jellyfish

- May 31, 2018 in ernst haeckel, jellyfish, Kunstformen der Natur, ocean life, sea, villa medusa, zoology

Haeckel's stunning illustrations of medusae, in whose ethereal forms he glimpsed a reflection of his first wife, who died tragically at the age of 29.

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Images from the First Colour Publication on Fish (1754)

- April 4, 2017 in east indies, fish, marine life, natural history, nature, ocean life, pescatology

Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes can lay claim to be being the earliest known publication in colour on fish, though many specimens seem to border on fantasy.

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Images from the Earliest Colour Publication on Fish (1754)

- April 4, 2017 in east indies, first colour book on fish, fish, marine life, ocean life, pescatology

Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes can lay claim to be being the earliest known publication in colour on fish, though many specimens seem to border on fantasy.

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