Thalassophilia, Nautical History, Culture, and Art
Animaux perdus [“Lost Animals” - colloquial term for extinct creatures]
*kercrunch*
Dictionnaire Pittoresque d’Histoire Naturelle et des Phenomenes de la Nature. F. E. Guerin, 1833.
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“Prehistoric Birds & Reptiles,” vintage 1961 book. Illustration by Zdenek Burian
Original (2724 x 1854)posted by it’s better than bad
Before the Dawn, by John Taine
Williams and Wilkins, 1934
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Prehistoric Animals; 1958 by the editorial staff of Life and Lincoln Barnett with many different illustrators
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