Two species of seaweed, page, photomechanical print, (71a) and (71b) is Rhodomela subfusca, (72) is Bostrychia scorpioides., number: '71 a, 72', number: 'Planche 30.', inscription: 'Rhodomela, scorpioides (Gmel.) Montagne.', France, cliché maker: Bellotti, Saint-Étienne, publisher: Paul Klincksieck, Paris, c. 1882 - in or before 1892, photographer, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 161 mm x width 119 mm, algae, seaweed, A faded cream page shows three detailed reddish-brown botanical silhouettes resembling delicate branching seaweed or fern-like plants, one large full frond on the left with many fine branchlets, a smaller more compact frilly cluster near the top right with an irregular rounded shape, and a narrower, more upright feathery specimen on the right with thinner, straighter branches; the page has subtle age spots and uneven discoloration and the plant images cast no shadows.
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Two species of seaweed, page, photomechanical print, (71a) and (71b) is Rhodomela subfusca, (72) is Bostrychia scorpioides., number: '71 a, 72', number: 'Planche 30.', inscription: 'Rhodomela, scorpioides (Gmel.) Montagne.', France, cliché maker: Bellotti, Saint-Étienne, publisher: Paul Klincksieck, Paris, c. 1882 - in or before 1892, photographer, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 161 mm x width 119 mm, algae, seaweed, A faded cream page shows three detailed reddish-brown botanical silhouettes resembling delicate branching seaweed or fern-like plants, one large full frond on the left with many fine branchlets, a smaller more compact frilly cluster near the top right with an irregular rounded shape, and a narrower, more upright feathery specimen on the right with thinner, straighter branches; the page has subtle age spots and uneven discoloration and the plant images cast no shadows.

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Two species seaweed page photomechanical print 71a 71b Rhodomela subfusca 72 Bostrychia scorpioides number 71 a Planche 30 inscription Rhodomela scorpioides Gmel Montagne France cliché maker Bellotti Saint-Étienne publisher Paul Klincksieck Paris c 1882 - 1892 photographer paper collotype photoprint height 161 mm x width 119 mm algae faded cream page three detailed reddish-brown botanical silhouettes resembling delicate branching fern- plants large full frond left fine branchlets smaller compact frilly cluster near top right irregular rounded shape narrower upright feathery specimen right thinner straighter branches subtle age spots uneven discoloration plant images cast no shadows

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