1904 – Old Maps Library

DISCOMEDUSAE, Circa 1904 – Gold Poster

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Vintage Illustration of Discomedusae by Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur (Arts form in Nature), Tafel (Table) 28 – Toreuma

Discomedusae is a subclass of jellyfish in the class Scyphozoa. It contains about 155 named species, and there are likely to be many more as yet undescribed.

Ernst Haeckel was a German zoologist, naturalist and marine biologist. The published artwork of Haeckel includes over 100 detailed, multicolour illustrations of animals and sea creatures.

DISCOMEDUSAE, Circa 1904 – Blue Poster

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Vintage Illustration of Discomedusae by Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur (Arts form in Nature), Tafel (Table) 88 – Pilema.

Discomedusae is a subclass of jellyfish in the class Scyphozoa. It contains about 155 named species, and there are likely to be many more as yet undescribed.

Ernst Haeckel was a German zoologist, naturalist and marine biologist. The published artwork of Haeckel includes over 100 detailed, multicolour illustrations of animals and sea creatures.

ACTINAE, Sea Anemones. Circa 1904

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Vintage Illustration of Actinae – Sea Anemones. Tafel 49 – Heliactis. By Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur (Arts form in Nature). Year: Circa 1904.

Actinae is a suborder of sea anemones, which are marine animals in the class Anthozoa. In Haeckel’s illustration, there are 14 species of Actinae.

Ernst Haeckel was a German zoologist, naturalist and marine biologist. The published artwork of Haeckel includes over 100 detailed, multicolour illustrations of animals and sea creatures.

ASCIDIAE, Sea Squirts – circa1904

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A fine reproduction of a Vintage Illustration of Ascidiae – Sea Squirts by Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur (Arts form in Nature). Tafel 85 – Cynthia.

SIPHONOPHORAE Circa 1904

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Vintage Illustration of Siphonophorae by Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur, Gamochonia.

Siphonophores belong to the Cnidaria, a group of animals that includes the corals, hydroids, and true jellyfish. There are about 175 described species. Some siphonophores are the longest animals in the world, and specimens as long as 40 meters have been found.

Year: c.1904