Anatomy of the generation of the carp and mussel

Anatomy of the generation of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, and brown mussel, Perna perna. Carp sliced open to reveal ovaries 1, carp roe 2-6, young carp 7, mussel 8, mussel ovaries 9-11, and glochidia (mussel eggs) 12. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1815. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1, 200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc. published from 1790-1830

1815 Bilderbuch Fur Kinder Carl Bertuch Carp Encyclopedia Engraved Plates Friedrich Johann Bertuch Generation Ichthyology Mollusc Mussel Natural History Ovaries Picture Book For Children Slice

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