Underwater World Collection

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Thistlegorm wreck and diver. Egypt, Red Sea

The Little Mermaid before a statue in the sea, illustration for a fairy tale by Hans
CHT157306 The Little Mermaid before a statue in the sea, illustration for a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75), from Album du Pere Castor published by Flammarion

Joe Graham / SpecialistStock
Small School of Red Sea Bannerfish ( Heniochus intermedius ). Red Sea. Egypt

Michael S. Nolan / SpecialistStock
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) at cleaning station at Olowalu Reef on the west side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA

Sunapte de Duvernoy - in "Le Monde de la Mer"by Alfred Fredol. ed
LSE4082718 Sunapte de Duvernoy - in " Le Monde de la Mer" by Alfred Fredol. ed. Paris, Hachette. by French School

Crustaces - in "Le Monde de la Mer"by Alfred Fredol. ed
LSE4082719 CrustacA©s - in " Le Monde de la Mer" by Alfred Fredol. ed. Paris, Hachette. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Axinella polypoides (common axinella, sponge or sponge - marine sponge) Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006737 Axinella polypoides (common axinella, sponge or sponge - marine sponge) Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Axinella polypoides (common axinella)

Eunicella cavolinii (Gorgone jaune - Gorgonian, Alcyonacea, yellow gorgonian or yellow sea whip)
CSO5006700 Eunicella cavolinii (Gorgone jaune - Gorgonian, Alcyonacea, yellow gorgonian or yellow sea whip), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Eunicella singularis (Eunicella strict) (Gorgone blanche - Alcyonacea, white gorgonian)
CSO5006696 Eunicella singularis (Eunicella strict) (Gorgone blanche - Alcyonacea, white gorgonian), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Sertella mediterranea, Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO5006657 Sertella mediterranea, Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Sertella mediterranea, Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Axinella polypoides (common axinella, sponge variety - marine sponge), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006726 Axinella polypoides (common axinella, sponge variety - marine sponge), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Axinella polypoides (common axinella)

Paramuricea clavata (Gorgona, corals horns or corals bark - Gorgonian, Alcyonacea, sea whips or sea fans)
CSO5006719 Paramuricea clavata (Gorgona, corals horns or corals bark - Gorgonian, Alcyonacea, sea whips or sea fans), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Eunicella singularis (Eunicella strict) (Gorgone blanche - Alcyonacea, white gorgonian)
CSO5006702 Eunicella singularis (Eunicella strict) (Gorgone blanche - Alcyonacea, white gorgonian), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Fossils (small species): Ammonites amaltheus, A. gibbosus, and A. ziphus. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch
FLO4693524 Fossils (small species): Ammonites amaltheus, A. gibbosus, and A. ziphus. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Fossils of bivalve species: Plagiostoma hermanni, Pl. giganteum, Unio concinnus
FLO4693334 Fossils of bivalve species: Plagiostoma hermanni, Pl. giganteum, Unio concinnus, clam Astarte elegans and a small snail terreHelicina expansa

Magnificent feather duster, Sabellastarte magnifica 1, dead man's fingers, Alcyonium digitatum 2
FLO4575128 Magnificent feather duster, Sabellastarte magnifica 1, dead man's fingers, Alcyonium digitatum 2, and scrupocellaria (scrupocellaire), Scrupocellaria scruposa 3

Madrepore (Madrepora). Marine animal of the coral group endowed with an external skeleton
FLO4680399 Madrepore (Madrepora). Marine animal of the coral group endowed with an external skeleton, it is responsible for the constitution of the ciorean reefs

Sea butterfly or sea angel (Clione limacina). Unsigned illustration (George Shaw and Frederick nodder)
FLO4680388 Sea butterfly or sea angel (Clione limacina). Unsigned illustration (George Shaw and Frederick nodder). Lithography in The Naturalist's Miscellany, 1793

Coral Isis black and white. Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4680173 Coral Isis black and white. Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Coral (Phenilia sanguinolenta). Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist
FLO4680749 Coral (Phenilia sanguinolenta). Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection, published in 1796 by George Shaw and Frederick Nodder

Synapte or sea cucumber or sea beche (sea cucumber) (Leptosynapta inhaerens).Illustration signeds (George Shaw)
FLO4680746 Synapte or sea cucumber or sea beche (sea cucumber) (Leptosynapta inhaerens).Illustration signeds (George Shaw)

Variety of plankton Thalia democratica. Unsigned illustration (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder)
FLO4680628 Variety of plankton Thalia democratica. Unsigned illustration (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

Venus shell (praire) (Hysteroconcha dione). Unsigned illustration (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder)
FLO4680464 Venus shell (praire) (Hysteroconcha dione). Unsigned illustration (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder). Lithography in The Naturalist's Miscellany, 1793

Eunicella cavolinii (Gorgone jaune - Gorgonian, Alcyonacea, yellow gorgonian or yellow sea whip)
CSO5006713 Eunicella cavolinii (Gorgone jaune - Gorgonian, Alcyonacea, yellow gorgonian or yellow sea whip), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Turbicellepora avicularis, (cornu turbicellepore, ectoprocte or bryozoan - Bryozoa, Polyzoa)
CSO5006693 Turbicellepora avicularis, (cornu turbicellepore, ectoprocte or bryozoan - Bryozoa, Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or moss animals) Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Axinella polypoides (common axinella, sponge variety - marine sponge), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006725 Axinella polypoides (common axinella, sponge variety - marine sponge), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Axinella polypoides (common axinella)

Scuba divers exploring the underwater. A pump supplies oxygen from the earth. 1800 approx
NWI4953956 Scuba divers exploring the underwater. A pump supplies oxygen from the earth. 1800 approx. Deep-sea divers, showing air-pump supplying oxygen from land, 1800s

Fossils of molluscs (small species): Plagiostoma striatum, Pecten lavigatus, Turitella scalata, Terebratala vulgaris
FLO4693328 Fossils of molluscs (small species): Plagiostoma striatum, Pecten lavigatus, Turitella scalata, Terebratala vulgaris, Myacites elongatus, Avicula socialis, Myophora Goldfussi

Gasteropod fossils (small species): Ammonites Humphreysianus, A. anceps, Trigonia costata and Avicula elegans
FLO4693613 Gasteropod fossils (small species): Ammonites Humphreysianus, A. anceps, Trigonia costata and Avicula elegans. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Fossil of Pentacrinites subangularis, a species of crinoid, faint since the Jurassic period
FLO4693562 Fossil of Pentacrinites subangularis, a species of crinoid, faint since the Jurassic period. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Gasteropod fossils (small species): Ammonites jurensis, A. hircinus and A. radians
FLO4693561 Gasteropod fossils (small species): Ammonites jurensis, A. hircinus and A. radians. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Fossils of cephalopod species: Nautilus aratus, Plagiostoma punctatum, Gryphaa arcuata
FLO4693365 Fossils of cephalopod species: Nautilus aratus, Plagiostoma punctatum, Gryphaa arcuata. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Fossils of thinned species of Encephalopods: Ammonites angulatus, A. psilonotus, and A. psilonotus var. crenatus
FLO4693358 Fossils of thinned species of Encephalopods: Ammonites angulatus, A. psilonotus, and A. psilonotus var. crenatus. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Fossils of cephalopod, ammonite species: Nautilus bidorsatus and Ceratites nodosus
FLO4693344 Fossils of cephalopod, ammonite species: Nautilus bidorsatus and Ceratites nodosus. The nautile has changed little over the last 500 million years

Red coral. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), signed illustration S
FLO4681709 Red coral. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), signed illustration S, by George Shaw for the naturalist collection

Tubipore or sea organ. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), signed illustration SN
FLO4682159 Tubipore or sea organ. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), signed illustration SN, by Frederick Noder and George Shaw for the naturalist collection

Shell Liguus virgineus. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection
FLO4680779 Shell Liguus virgineus. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection, published in 1796 by George Shaw and Frederick Nodder

Variety of swimmer polypier. Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder
FLO4680324 Variety of swimmer polypier. Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Pennatula, Cnidaire. Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4680242 Pennatula, Cnidaire. Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Argonaut sailboat (Cephalopode). Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder)
FLO4680114 Argonaut sailboat (Cephalopode). Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Sea anemone, branch of the cnidaires. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684194 Sea anemone, branch of the cnidaires. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection

Paramuricea clavata (Gorgona, corals horns or corals bark - Gorgonian, Alcyonacea, sea whips or sea fans)
CSO5006727 Paramuricea clavata (Gorgona, corals horns or corals bark - Gorgonian, Alcyonacea, sea whips or sea fans), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Sertella mediterranea, Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO5006630 Sertella mediterranea, Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Sertella mediterranea, Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Ophioderma longicauda (Smooth Brittle Star), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006748 Ophioderma longicauda (Smooth Brittle Star), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Ophioderma longicauda (Smooth Brittle Star)

Turbicellepora avicularis, (cornu turbicellepore, ectoprocte or bryozoan - Bryozoa, Polyzoa)
CSO5006656 Turbicellepora avicularis, (cornu turbicellepore, ectoprocte or bryozoan - Bryozoa, Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or moss animals) Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Fossils of gasteropods and oysters (diparted species): Ammonites discus, A
FLO4693548 Fossils of gasteropods and oysters (diparted species): Ammonites discus, A. Murchisoni, Pecten demissus and Ostraa calceola. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Fossils of gasteropods (species eteines): Ammonites fimbriatus, Aptychus sanguinolaris, and A. bollensis
FLO4693511 Fossils of gasteropods (species eteines): Ammonites fimbriatus, Aptychus sanguinolaris, and A. bollensis. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Fossils of brachiopods: Spirifer walcotti, Terebratula numismalis, T. rimosa, Pplicatula spinosa, T
FLO4693395 Fossils of brachiopods: Spirifer walcotti, Terebratula numismalis, T. rimosa, Pplicatula spinosa, T. triplicata, and Spirifer verrucosus

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Dive into the mesmerizing underwater world, where enchantment and beauty abound. 🌊✨ Immerse yourself in the depths of the sea as captured by Carlos Villoch's lens, revealing a hidden realm teeming with life. SpecialistStock brings us closer to this magical domain, where fantasy meets reality. Transport yourself to Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale with "The Little Mermaid" gracefully poised before a majestic statue beneath the waves. This stunning illustration from Sunapte de Duvernoy's "Le Monde de la Mer" captures the allure of mythical creatures dwelling beneath the surface. Delve deeper into Alfred Fredol's "Le Monde de la Mer, " and marvel at his depiction of crustaceans dancing amidst vibrant coral reefs. Joe Graham and Michael S. Nolan further showcase their expertise through captivating images that unveil nature's wonders lurking below. Journey alongside Captain Nemo in Jules Verne's classic novel "20 000 Leagues Under the Seas. " An engraving transports us back to this thrilling adventure, while another engraving from "Le petit Journal" depicts a scaphandler bravely facing an octopus attack. Step onto the stage of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Sadko, " as illustrated in a preparatory design by Masa Ushioda for this Russian masterpiece. Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin takes us on yet another artistic voyage through his watercolor and gouache painting titled "L'empire de la mer. " Let your imagination run wild within these aquatic realms, where mystery awaits at every turn. The underwater world is an endless source of inspiration and fascination—a testament to nature’s boundless creativity that continues to captivate our hearts and minds throughout time.