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Excerpt from Ocean LifeWhile some of the objects pictured have been drawn from Nature, expressly for the Tableau, yet for others which were beyond my reach, I am principally indebted to the government publications of Europe and America.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses ...
Excerpt from Ocean Life
Yet there are many places, especially in the shallower waters, densely clothed with forests of sea-plants, which are inhabited by numerous and varied representatives of the animal kingdom. It is astonishing, how many living species may be found in a small tide-pool, where circumstances have favored their necessi ties. In the Tableau, however, no attempt has been made to exhibit congruous forms, or even those from water...
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