Scientific Illustration

mucholderthen:

The Astrolabe Molluscs
Voyage de Découvertes de l’Astrolab Exécuté par Ordre du Roi,
Pendant les Années 1826-1827-1828-1829,
Sous le Commandement de M. J. Dumont d’Urville,
Capitaine de Vaisseau 
[1833]

Hand-colored illustrations of invertebrate marine animals from the phylum Mollusca, collected during a French expeditionary voyage in the 1820’s.

(BibliOdyssey)

Anatomy of Loligo (squid) and Sepia (cuttlefish) by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

catalogo:

Tavola acquerellata di Ulisse Aldrovandi

Ulisse Aldrovandi (Bologna, 11 settembre 1522 – Bologna, 4 maggio 1605), naturalista, botanico ed entomologo italiano, realizzatore di uno dei primi musei di storia naturale, studioso delle diversità del mondo vivente, esploratore che, negli ultimi decenni del Cinquecento e fino ai primi del Seicento, si impose come una delle maggiori figure della scienza, nonché guida e riferimento per i naturalisti italiani contemporanei.

katandstephendrawanimals:

Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi)

Like many animals in and around Australia, this species of cuttlefish is venomous.

Arkive

rhamphotheca:

Dorsal and ventral views ofAustralian Giant Cuttlefish, Sepia apama

lithographic proofs from Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria, John James Wild

(via: Museum Victoria)

factstofigures:

Contributing Artists: Simon Chew, Daniel Cole, Nigel Gerke, R. Gibson, Toni Hargreaves, P. J. Hayward, Phyllis Knight-Jones, Paul J. Llewellyn, P. J. A. Pugh, J. S. Ryland, and Nathalie Yonow.

Hayward, P. J. and Ryland, J. S. (Eds.) (1995). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. New York: Oxford University Press Inc.

factstofigures:

Artist: Peter Stebbing

Russell, F. S. and Yonge, M. (1975). The Seas: An introduction to the study of life in the sea. New York: Frederick Warne & Co Inc.

compendium-of-beasts:

Sepia octopus. (Eight-armed Cuttle-fish) [Class 6. Vermes; Order 2. Mollusca] [1804-1806]

via NYPL

n111_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.

Porte-feuille instructif et amusant pour la jeunesse :.
Àvienne,Chez Antoine Pichler,1807..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1807025

rookiemag:

Literally the Best Thing Ever: Deep-Sea Creatures

(via kenikila-deactivated20120316)