Polypus Odoriferens Ecosse. Album Jacquard
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Balleydier, Augustin. Album Jacquard... Plantes Marines. Paris, 1856. This plate: 90. Polypus Odoriferens (Ecosse.). [Seaweed.] Original lithograph printed in color after nature printing. Done as a 12-year project to serve as a source for the Jacquard weaving factory. They were also used in designs for other manufactured products displayed at the Universal Exposition under.....
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