SEA SNAIL. Liparis liparis liparis. COUCH, antique print 1862


'Sea Snail'. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Printed from original watercolours and drawings by Jonathan Couch, an eminent British naturalist who lived in the fishing village of Polperro, Cornwall. Engraved onto woodblocks by Alex Lydon. Plates printed in colour by Benjamin Fawcett, with final hand-colouring by local artists in Polperro. Provenance: "A History of the Fishes of the British Islands"; by Jonathan Couch, Published by Groombridge and Sons, London. Type: Fine antique woodblock print on good quality paper. Printed in colour and finished by hand in Polperro, Cornwall. Liparis nostras, Cyclopterus Liparis, Liparis vulgaris, Cycloptere Liparis, Cyclopterus, Liparis vulgaris


Size: 2690px × 1523px
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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