Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Above, an edible sea urchin, a star fish and a purple spantangus; below, a common octopus and a large cuttlefish. Coloured engraving by W. H. Lizars.
Above, an edible sea urchin, a star fish and a purple spantangus; below, a common octopus and a large cuttlefish. Coloured engraving by W. H. Lizars.
Wellcome Collection

Above, an edible sea urchin, a star fish and a purple spantangus; below, a common octopus and a large cuttlefish. Coloured engraving by W. H. Lizars.

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Wellcome Collection

Lettering: 1. Edible sea urchine. 2. Star fish. 3. Purple spantangus. 4. Common octopus. 5. Large cuttle fish. Lizars sc.

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