Little seabristle, Plumularia setacea Small
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Little seabristle, Plumularia setacea Small
Little seabristle, Plumularia setacea. Small sea-bristle coralline.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800
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Bristle Ellis Frederick Miscellany Naturalist Nodder Polydore Shaw Coralline
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This exquisite handcolored copperplate engraving showcases the intricate details of the Little Seabristle, Plumularia setacea, a small coralline alga commonly found in the intertidal zones of the North Atlantic and North Sea. The illustration is taken from George Shaw and Frederick Nodder's "The Naturalist's Miscellany," published in London in the year 1800. The Little Seabristle is a member of the Sertulariaceae family, characterized by its slender, bristle-like structures that provide it with stability in the shifting sands of its marine habitat. The engraving beautifully captures the delicate, branching form of this tiny organism, with its fine, filamentous growths and the tiny, spherical colonies that form at the tips of the branches. The illustration is a testament to the meticulous attention to detail that characterized natural history illustration during this period. The handcoloring adds a vibrant, lifelike quality to the image, bringing out the subtle shades and textures of the alga's surface. Polydore Ellis, the engraver, and Frederick Nodder, the naturalist, collaborated on this illustration as part of a larger project to document the natural history of the British Isles and its surrounding waters. The Naturalist's Miscellany was a popular publication, providing a valuable record of the natural world for both scientific and aesthetic appreciation. This historic image offers a fascinating glimpse into the past, showcasing the beauty and diversity of the marine environment as observed and documented by naturalists of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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