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1959 Octopus Marine Life Print - Scientific Illustration - Vintage Ocean Wildlife Study - Natural History Educational Art - 5 x 8.25 in
Original vintage marine life plates. Plate 17 is an original vintage scientific illustration of an octopus with tentacles extended, showing its distinctive suckers.
The print captures the octopus in remarkable detail, displaying its textured skin and powerful tentacles stretching toward the viewer against a rocky ocean backdrop. The realistic rendering emphasizes the creature's anatomy in the style of mid-century scientific documentation.
Reverse, Plate 18, shows a Sand-goby, a Butter-fish or Blenny and a Tompot Blenny
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**Background**
Sourced from The New Naturalist The Sea Shore by C.M. Yonge, Regius professor of zoology in the University of Glasgow, published 1959 by Readers Union Collins. D. P. Wilson was a pioneering underwater photographer who developed specialized techniques for capturing marine life in their natural environments, often working in challenging conditions to document these rarely-seen underwater worlds.
Octopuses are among the most intelligent invertebrates, with problem-solving abilities and complex nervous systems that allow them to change colour and texture in an instant for camouflage.
**About Your Purchase:**
- Your purchase is this ORIGINAL vintage photographic print. No modern reprints, reproductions, or copies.
- Please note: This print is sold unmounted.
**Condition:** Good. Consistent with age.
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- **Returns:** No-questions-asked within 14 days provided in the same condition as dispatched; buyer pays return shipping.
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Product Details
About This Print
This original sea life print dates from the Mid 20th Century (1950s). Vintage prints capture the aesthetic sensibilities of their era with distinctive artistic styles.
Each print from Forest Hill Arts House is carefully inspected for condition and authenticity. We provide detailed provenance information and ship with protective packaging to ensure your print arrives in excellent condition.
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