Jewels of Scientific Illustration from Oceanographic Reports in the Library of the Institute de la Mer de Villefranche

The discipline of Oceanography might seem unlikely to harbor artistic work. However, the study of the ocean includes the study of marine organisms. Depictions of marine organisms appear in many reports of oceanographic expeditions, and some are undeniably works of art, jewels of scientific illustrat...

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Published inArts et sciences Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 62 - 79
Main Author Dolan, John R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published ISTE OpenScience 2024
SeriesVillefranche
Subjects
Art and art history
Earth Sciences
History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences
Humanities and Social Sciences
Oceanography
Sciences of the Universe
Adolphe Giltsch
Reinhard Armbruster
René Koehler
Ewald Rübsaamen
Ernst Haeckel
Franz Schütt
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Summary:The discipline of Oceanography might seem unlikely to harbor artistic work. However, the study of the ocean includes the study of marine organisms. Depictions of marine organisms appear in many reports of oceanographic expeditions, and some are undeniably works of art, jewels of scientific illustration. Here are exhibited a selection of plates from reports of early oceanographic expeditions held in the library of the Institut de la Mer de Villefranche. From the reports of the Challenger Expedition (1873-1876), the Campaigns of Albert 1er of Monaco (1885-1915), the Plankton-Expedition (1889) and the Deutsche Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer ’Valdivia’ (1898-1899).
ISSN:2515-8767
2515-8767
DOI:10.21494/ISTE.OP.2024.1185