Bristly sea-pen and membranous melobesia

Bristly sea-pen, Pennatula rubra 1, and membranous melobesia, Melobesia membranacea 2, a small marine alga that grows on the surface of other algae. (Pennatula setacea, Corallina membranacea.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1810. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1, 200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc. published from 1790-1830

1810 Bilderbuch Fur Kinder Carl Bertuch Encyclopedia Engraved Plates Friedrich Johann Bertuch Marine Creature Natural History Picture Book For Children

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