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Alga Collection (#2)

"Discovering the Intricate Beauty of Algae: From Ernst Haeckel's Art to 19th-Century Cyanotypes and SEM Images" Immerse yourself in the captivating world of algae

Background imageAlga Collection: Sea snail - murex head of becassine - Haustellum haustellum 1

Sea snail - murex head of becassine - Haustellum haustellum 1, black and white cone - cone hebraique - Conus ebraeus 2
FLO4646068 Sea snail - murex head of becassine - Haustellum haustellum 1, black and white cone - cone hebraique - Conus ebraeus 2, Episcopal miter -mitre episcopale - Mitra mitra mitra 3, dog conch

Background imageAlga Collection: Pink coralline (Corallina officinalis), seaweed. Signed illustration N (Frederick nodder)

Pink coralline (Corallina officinalis), seaweed. Signed illustration N (Frederick nodder)
FLO4680407 Pink coralline (Corallina officinalis), seaweed. Signed illustration N (Frederick nodder). Lithography in The Naturalist's Miscellany, 1793

Background imageAlga Collection: Bifurcaria bifurcata (tuberculated fucus, Fucus tuberculatus) (bifurcaire)

Bifurcaria bifurcata (tuberculated fucus, Fucus tuberculatus) (bifurcaire)
FLO4698752 Bifurcaria bifurcata (tuberculated fucus, Fucus tuberculatus) (bifurcaire) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Background imageAlga Collection: Bearded yellow byssus, Byssus barbatus (byssus or marine silk)

Bearded yellow byssus, Byssus barbatus (byssus or marine silk) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by
FLO4698454 Bearded yellow byssus, Byssus barbatus (byssus or marine silk) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Background imageAlga Collection: Precious coral - red coral - Corallium rubrum 1, fused ivory tree coral, Oculina varicosa 2

Precious coral - red coral - Corallium rubrum 1, fused ivory tree coral, Oculina varicosa 2, bamboo coral
FLO4646439 Precious coral - red coral - Corallium rubrum 1, fused ivory tree coral, Oculina varicosa 2, bamboo coral, Isis hippuris 3, and bryozoan - flustre - Flustra foliacea 4

Background imageAlga Collection: Channelled fucus, Pelvetia canaliculata (Fucus canaliculatus)

Channelled fucus, Pelvetia canaliculata (Fucus canaliculatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by
FLO4699501 Channelled fucus, Pelvetia canaliculata (Fucus canaliculatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Background imageAlga Collection: Dictyota dichotoma (Green dichotomous wash, Ulva dichotoma), sea lettuce

Dictyota dichotoma (Green dichotomous wash, Ulva dichotoma), sea lettuce. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a
FLO4699175 Dictyota dichotoma (Green dichotomous wash, Ulva dichotoma), sea lettuce. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Background imageAlga Collection: Fossils of various marine species - Chromolithography of Geology

Fossils of various marine species - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)
FLO4694044 Fossils of various marine species - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Background imageAlga Collection: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle Ile en Mer (Belle-Ile-en-Mer)

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle Ile en Mer (Belle-Ile-en-Mer): collecting goemon on on a beach, 1890
LUX4805972 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle Ile en Mer (Belle-Ile-en-Mer): collecting goemon on on a beach, 1890; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

Background imageAlga Collection: Various plant fossils, algae, insects and protozoa - Chromolithography of Geology

Various plant fossils, algae, insects and protozoa - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle
FLO4694247 Various plant fossils, algae, insects and protozoa - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Background imageAlga Collection: Various fossils: diatomees, algae, coniferes, sea urchin, mollusk

Various fossils: diatomees, algae, coniferes, sea urchin, mollusk and ammonitor- Chromolithography of Geology
FLO4694212 Various fossils: diatomees, algae, coniferes, sea urchin, mollusk and ammonitor- Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Background imageAlga Collection: Fossils of various marine species faded - Chromolithography of Geology

Fossils of various marine species faded - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)
FLO4694142 Fossils of various marine species faded - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Background imageAlga Collection: Fucus vesiculosus, and sea moss, Alsidium helminthochorton. Copied from William Clark's

Fucus vesiculosus, and sea moss, Alsidium helminthochorton. Copied from William Clark's illustration in Churchill
FLO4599018 Fucus vesiculosus, and sea moss, Alsidium helminthochorton. Copied from William Clark's illustration in Churchill

Background imageAlga Collection: Red oak-leaved fucus, Phycodrys rubens (Fucus sinuosus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after

Red oak-leaved fucus, Phycodrys rubens (Fucus sinuosus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James
FLO4699475 Red oak-leaved fucus, Phycodrys rubens (Fucus sinuosus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Background imageAlga Collection: Undine or Ariel, Sea Nymph, Victorian costume stage. She wears a green dress over a pink petticoat

Undine or Ariel, Sea Nymph, Victorian costume stage. She wears a green dress over a pink petticoat
FLO4656178 Undine or Ariel, Sea Nymph, Victorian costume stage. She wears a green dress over a pink petticoat, all decorated with sea shells, coral and seaweed, holds a wand with seastar

Background imageAlga Collection: Descriptive plate of variety of lichen, fungus fungus, seaweed, moss, fern, herbs, orchid, rose

Descriptive plate of variety of lichen, fungus fungus, seaweed, moss, fern, herbs, orchid, rose, clematite and oak
FLO4721010 Descriptive plate of variety of lichen, fungus fungus, seaweed, moss, fern, herbs, orchid, rose, clematite and oak

Background imageAlga Collection: Arthrothamnus bifidus (Cloven fucus, Fucus bifidus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a

Arthrothamnus bifidus (Cloven fucus, Fucus bifidus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James
FLO4699145 Arthrothamnus bifidus (Cloven fucus, Fucus bifidus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Background imageAlga Collection: Plate 34, Melethallia, Siphoneae (Family Hydrodictyea, Hydrodictyaceae, Name Pediastrum)

Plate 34, Melethallia, Siphoneae (Family Hydrodictyea, Hydrodictyaceae, Name Pediastrum, 8/Pediastrum elegans)
IMB4824328 Plate 34, Melethallia, Siphoneae (Family Hydrodictyea, Hydrodictyaceae, Name Pediastrum, 8/Pediastrum elegans)

Background imageAlga Collection: Collection of the seaweed, Brittany. 19th century (chromolithograph)

Collection of the seaweed, Brittany. 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4906088 Collection of the seaweed, Brittany. 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Background imageAlga Collection: Thongweed, Himanthalia elongata (Downy fucus, Fucus tomentosus)

Thongweed, Himanthalia elongata (Downy fucus, Fucus tomentosus) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by
FLO4698541 Thongweed, Himanthalia elongata (Downy fucus, Fucus tomentosus) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Background imageAlga Collection: Dead man's rope, Chorda filum 1, and kelp or oarweed, Laminaria digitata 2

Dead man's rope, Chorda filum 1, and kelp or oarweed, Laminaria digitata 2
FLO4575430 Dead man's rope, Chorda filum 1, and kelp or oarweed, Laminaria digitata 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Background imageAlga Collection: Engraving of the book by Jules Verne ' Twenty thousand lieues sous les mers' (Twenty-thousand - 20)

Engraving of the book by Jules Verne " Twenty thousand lieues sous les mers" (Twenty-thousand - 20)
PCT4258185 Engraving of the book by Jules Verne " Twenty thousand lieues sous les mers" (Twenty-thousand - 20, 000 - 20000), 1865: frontispiece by Riou - editions Hetzel/ by Riou

Background imageAlga Collection: Yuknessia sp (Algae), Natural History Museum of Marseille

Yuknessia sp (Algae), Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO4997130 Yuknessia sp (Algae), Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Yuknessia sp (Algae), Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Background imageAlga Collection: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Lorient: Collection of seaweed

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Lorient: Collection of seaweed and goelon on on a rocky coast near Lorient, 1890
LUX4817373 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Lorient: Collection of seaweed and goelon on on a rocky coast near Lorient, 1890; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

Background imageAlga Collection: Algae Varietes - Red seaweed, Membranoptera alata 1, and sea lettuce, Fucus tremella var. lactuca 2

Algae Varietes - Red seaweed, Membranoptera alata 1, and sea lettuce, Fucus tremella var. lactuca 2
FLO4575393 Algae Varietes - Red seaweed, Membranoptera alata 1, and sea lettuce, Fucus tremella var. lactuca 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur

Background imageAlga Collection: Bacteria - iron and manganese oxidizers and their complementary reducers, in the

Bacteria - iron and manganese oxidizers and their complementary reducers, in the mud of an empty fish pond, Upper Lusatia Heath and Pond Landscape, Upper Lusatia UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Germany

Background imageAlga Collection: Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) near the surface on floating Sargassum seaweed, Raja Ampat

Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) near the surface on floating Sargassum seaweed, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Background imageAlga Collection: Rocks covered in green seaweed on the shore of Milford Sound with low tide. Fiordland NP

Rocks covered in green seaweed on the shore of Milford Sound with low tide. Fiordland NP, Southland district, Southland region, South Island, New Zealand

Background imageAlga Collection: Algae growing in the Majaceite River, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain, January

Algae growing in the Majaceite River, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain, January

Background imageAlga Collection: Dead log and green seaweed on the shore with low tide at sunset

Dead log and green seaweed on the shore with low tide at sunset. Milford Sound, Fiordland NP, Southland district, Southland region, South Island, New Zealand

Background imageAlga Collection: Reflection of Milford Sound with low tide at sunset in summer

Reflection of Milford Sound with low tide at sunset in summer. Fiordland NP, Southland district, Southland region, South Island, New Zealand

Background imageAlga Collection: Dead log and green seaweed on the shore with low tide. Milford Sound, Fiordland NP

Dead log and green seaweed on the shore with low tide. Milford Sound, Fiordland NP, Southland district, Southland region, South Island, New Zealand

Background imageAlga Collection: Florida, Boca Raton, surfer on beach

Florida, Boca Raton, surfer on beach
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Background imageAlga Collection: Low tide at peaceful summer evening in Lofoten, Norway

Low tide at peaceful summer evening in Lofoten, Norway

Background imageAlga Collection: Illustration for 20 000 leagues under the seas written by Jules Verne, 1870 (engraving)

Illustration for 20 000 leagues under the seas written by Jules Verne, 1870 (engraving)
PCT4258174 Illustration for 20 000 leagues under the seas written by Jules Verne, 1870 (engraving) by Hildibrand, Henri Theophile (1824-1897); (add.info)

Background imageAlga Collection: Variete of fucus - Sea wreck, Fucus helminthocorton. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by

Variete of fucus - Sea wreck, Fucus helminthocorton. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior
FLO4603828 Variete of fucus - Sea wreck, Fucus helminthocorton. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton

Background imageAlga Collection: Sunset on the Lagoon of Venice, Church of Isola di San Giorgio in Alga in the Distance

Sunset on the Lagoon of Venice, Church of Isola di San Giorgio in Alga in the Distance
1199634 Sunset on the Lagoon of Venice, Church of Isola di San Giorgio in Alga in the Distance, (oil on paper laid down on canvas) by Cooke

Background imageAlga Collection: Alga, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Alga, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999487 Alga, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Background imageAlga Collection: The Lagoons of Venice as seen from the Campanile of St Marks (engraving)

The Lagoons of Venice as seen from the Campanile of St Marks (engraving)
1044030 The Lagoons of Venice as seen from the Campanile of St Marks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAlga Collection: Plate 4: Red mullet, Bouquet, Octopus, Sardines, Seaweed, Mussels, Oysters

Plate 4: Red mullet, Bouquet, Octopus, Sardines, Seaweed, Mussels, Oysters
DUV4211080 Plate 4: Red mullet, Bouquet, Octopus, Sardines, Seaweed, Mussels, Oysters. Engraving in " Syllabary alphabet of sea and freshwater fish". Serie A

Background imageAlga Collection: Egg-wrack seaweed

Egg-wrack seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) in a sheltered sea loch. Photographed at low-tide at Loch Duich, north west Scotland

Background imageAlga Collection: Blooming algae and rare Andean flamingos in a high altitude lake, San Pedro De Atacama, Chile

Blooming algae and rare Andean flamingos in a high altitude lake, San Pedro De Atacama, Chile
View from above of blooming algae and rare Andean flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus) in a high altitude lake; San Pedro De Atacama, Chile

Background imageAlga Collection: Andean flamingos flying over a high altitude lake, green with algae, San Pedro De Atacama, Chile

Andean flamingos flying over a high altitude lake, green with algae, San Pedro De Atacama, Chile
View from above of rare Andean flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus) flying over a high altitude lake that has turned green with algae; San Pedro De Atacama, Chile

Background imageAlga Collection: High key shot of seaweed washed ashore on the North Sea beach at IJmuiden aan Zee, Noord-Holland

High key shot of seaweed washed ashore on the North Sea beach at IJmuiden aan Zee, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Higly Commended in the Plants & Fungi Category of the international nature photo

Background imageAlga Collection: Chondrus crispus

Chondrus crispus
Cyanotype photograph by Anna Atkins, one of the first natural history photographers. From British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, 1853. Date: 1853

Background imageAlga Collection: Amphiroa orbignyana, coralline red algae

Amphiroa orbignyana, coralline red algae
Amphiroa algae specimen collected by Charles Darwin, held in Sir William Hookers private collection of preserved plant and algal specimens, Herbarium Hookeranium

Background imageAlga Collection: Emiliania huxleyi coccolithophores

Emiliania huxleyi coccolithophores collected from a bloom in the SW Approaches to the English Channel in June 2004. Date: 2004

Background imageAlga Collection: Picture No. 11014631

Picture No. 11014631
Diatom Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Magnification x5275 (if print A4 size: 29.7 cm wide) - The diatoms are single celled algae



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"Discovering the Intricate Beauty of Algae: From Ernst Haeckel's Art to 19th-Century Cyanotypes and SEM Images" Immerse yourself in the captivating world of algae, as we delve into its mesmerizing artistry and scientific wonders. Ernst Haeckel, a renowned biologist and artist, showcases the delicate intricacy of diatom algae through his stunning illustrations. These masterpieces reveal the symmetrical beauty hidden within these microscopic organisms. Step back in time with pressed seaweed specimens C016 / 6127 from centuries ago. Preserved meticulously, they offer a glimpse into the diverse forms and colors that algae can take on. The cyanotype technique used during the 19th century captures their essence in ethereal blue hues, adding an enchanting touch to their already fascinating nature. Calcareous phytoplankton observed under scanning electron microscopy (SEM) unravels another layer of algal marvels. Discosphaera tubifera, a coccolithophore species adorned with intricate calcium carbonate plates, showcases nature's architectural genius at work. Dictyota dichotoma emerges as a striking example of brown algae thriving along coastlines worldwide. Its branching structure creates an artistic spectacle underwater while providing essential habitats for marine life. Diatoms continue to amaze us with their geometric patterns when viewed under SEM imaging techniques. Their microscopic beauty is unveiled through meticulous detailing that reveals their remarkable diversity and ecological significance. Venturing further into aquatic realms, Fucus bulbosus or kelp stands tall as one of nature's giants beneath ocean waves. This majestic alga plays a crucial role in coastal ecosystems by offering shelter to numerous marine organisms. Pond life surprises us with its vibrant assortment of microorganisms where diatoms once again steal the show under SEM imaging techniques. Their intricate designs resemble miniature works of art floating amidst water bodies' tranquility.