Caption
Three species of seaweed, page, photomechanical print, (16) is belt seaweed, (17) is brown seaweed, (18) is brown seaweed., inscription: 'Himanthalia, canaliculata. Descn. et Thuret.', number: '16, 18', number: 'Planche 8.', 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 sepia-toned botanical plate showing three dark silhouette drawings of seaweed-like plants on a light background, each with slender branching stems and fine twiggy fronds. The left specimen emerges from a dark rounded holdfast at the bottom, rising into a pair of long narrow stalks that divide into delicate, ribbonlike branches with irregular edges. The central specimen has a thin curved stipe that branches into a clustered fan of short, paddle-shaped tips at the top and a small detached segment nearby. The right specimen shows a straight main stem that divides into several elongated, slightly textured branches with narrow, pointed branchlets. Faint printed text appears near the top corners and along the bottom edge of the page.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A99_120
License type
Rights managed
Available size
41.2Mb (6.5Mb) / 10.1in x 15.9in / 3021 x 4768 (300dpi)