Rows of antique engravings of striped butterflyfish and angelfish in black, grey, brown and gold on a white background.

A single brown speckled angelfish, an antique engraving, on a white background. — Inside: four of your photos stand up below this, with your note.

No. 224 of 248 · The Natural History Series

Tropical Fish

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Striped butterflyfish and angelfish of the coral reefs swim across this card, drawn from Albertus Seba's Thesaurus of Natural Curiosities of 1758. Seba, an Amsterdam apothecary, had his great cabinet of shells and sea creatures drawn and engraved, including fish that Dutch sailors brought back from the East Indies. For someone who loves the sea.

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From the great natural-history books of the 1700s to the 1900s / Tropical Fish / Butterflyfish and angelfish / Butterflyfish and angelfish of the coral reefs, as Dutch sailors brought them back from the East Indies. Their bold stripes help them hide in the light and shade of the reef. / Thesaurus of Natural Curiosities, vol. 3, 1758 / Albertus Seba, an Amsterdam apothecary, had his great cabinet of shells and sea creatures drawn and engraved.

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