Squalus Glaucus - The Blue Shark

by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Time-travel to the golden age of natural history with this beautifully rendered reproduction of Marcus Elieser Bloch’s “Squalus Glaucus” (The Blue Shark). Published originally in Bloch’s 12 volume magnum opus, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire Naturelle des Poissons, this 18th-century copperplate engraving captures the elegant and fearsome majesty of one of the ocean’s most respected apex predators. With its intricate anatomical precision and hand-tinted style, this reproduction brings together the realms of historical scientific illustration and wall art.

Excellent for coastal decorating, marine biology lovers and vintage natural history print collectors.

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