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Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.030 (1718-1719)
Vibrant fish dart among spiny crabs and crayfish, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. Each creature twists with exaggerated, almost fantastical forms—nature amplified into something stranger, more vivid. The sea here teems with life both familiar and utterly alien.
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Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.025 (1718-1719)
Vibrant fish, crayfish, and crabs twist across the page—some striped, others spiked, all rendered in exaggerated hues. The creatures seem to writhe with life, their unnatural colors and strange forms blurring the line between scientific record and wild imagination.
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Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.099 (1718-1719)
Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crab’s claws snap beside a crayfish’s curling antennae—each creature stranger than the last, twisting reality into something fantastical. The sea spills its oddest treasures here, defying expectation with every inked curve.
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Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.070 (1718-1719)
Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crimson crab claws at a cobalt crayfish, both frozen mid-battle. The sea creatures twist in exaggerated forms—some striped like tigers, others spotted like leopards, all defying nature’s ordinary palette.
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Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.035 (1718-1719)
Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crimson crab claws at a cobalt crayfish, both frozen mid-battle. The sea creatures twist in exaggerated forms—some striped like tigers, others spotted like leopards, all defying nature’s ordinary palette.
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Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.029 (1718-1719)
Vibrant fish dart between spiny crabs and crimson crayfish, their scales shimmering like polished metal. The seafloor teems with creatures both familiar and bizarre—some striped like tigers, others adorned with curling tendrils. Each detail pulses with life, as if the page itself could ripple with saltwater.
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Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.031 (1718-1719)
Vibrant fish dart between spiny crabs and crimson crayfish, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. The seafloor teems with creatures both familiar and bizarre—each twist of a tail, each claw’s curve, defying expectation. A world where nature’s palette runs wild.
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Notorynchus cepedianus (Tas)_ Broad seven-gill shark (before 1870)
The broad seven-gill shark glides through the page, its jagged teeth bared, gills flared—a predator frozen mid-hunt. Shadows cling to its sleek body, every scale rendered with clinical precision. This isn’t just a drawing; it’s a silent snarl from the deep.
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Anthias testudineus, The Tortoise-fish. (1785-1797)
A delicate fish with tortoise-like markings swims across the page, its scales etched in precise lines. The engraving balances scientific detail with quiet elegance, turning a marine creature into something both studied and artful.