Old engraving - 1923 - Molluscs, marine animals. Vintage lithograph.

✨ Authentic engraving from 1923 (102 years old). This is not a modern reproduction, but a genuine antique engraving. Subject: Marine molluscs, worms, and echinoderms. 🌿 Size: 20 X 29 cm. 🌿 Edition: 1923. 🌿 Elegant and vintage cream-white paper. 🌿 Condition: Very good, with slight signs of age. This engraving comes from an old 20th-century dictionary and illustrates the artistic and scientific craftsmanship of the time: a true time capsule, both decorative and educational. This beautiful zoological plate features a complete collection of marine invertebrates including molluscs, worms, echinoderms, and coelenterates. The illustration precisely details shells, octopuses, starfish, sea urchins, and jellyfish in their natural colours. Each specimen is carefully identified and represented according to the scientific standards of the time. 🌸 Secure shipping: Rigid protection to ensure condition upon arrival. 🌸 Bulk purchase: Discounts available for the purchase of multiple plates. Contact me to optimise shipping costs. 🌸 Shop: Browse my other lithographs and prints for more botany and zoology. Reference: 101-1-277. Texts inscribed on the engraving: MOLLUSCS, WORMS, ECHINODERMS, COELENTERATES, INFUSORIA - PTEROPODS, GASTROPODS, CEPHALOPODS, BIVALVES, BRYOZOANS, ECHINODERMS, COELENTERATES, RADIOLARIANS, INFUSORIA and all species names. --- Decoration, vintage, fauna, ocean, shell, tentacle, symmetry. Fauna, ocean, shell. This plate showcases the characteristic encyclopaedic naturalist style of the early 20th century, in the tradition of great scientific illustrations. The technique combines engraving and chromolithography, offering vivid and contrasting colours typical of this period. The precise and meticulous rendering reflects the aesthetic of educational plates, merging scientific rigor with decorative beauty.