Moschata Gallery

Neptune grass, Posidonia oceanica

Neptune grass or Mediterranean tapeweed, Posidonia oceanica. Caulinia oceanica, Zostera oceanica, Cauline de l'ocean. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Massard, drawn and directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century

© Florilegius

Russian Desman, Desmana moschata (vulnerable)

Russian Desman, Desmana moschata (vulnerable), and eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Massard, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History

© Florilegius / Mary Evans

Russian Desman - typical burrow

Russian Desman - typical burrow (Desmana moschata). Okski Biospheric Nature Reserve, Central Russia, 50 km east from Ryazan town. A typical exit from a burrow in the riverbank into the open water of an old riverbed of river Oka. Autumn, October

© Andrey Zvoznikov / ardea.com

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