Société Zoologique de France: the zoologist Charles Schlumberger looking at sea-creatures through a stethoscope, with Jules Richard as a sailor looking on. Line block by J.T.C., 1903.

  • Société zoologique de France.
Date:
[1903]
Reference:
47154i
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Description

Charles Schlumberger published mainly on Foraminifera (marine organisms with perforated shells), but also on netsuke; Jules Richard, Director of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco, published on copepoda and other aquatic crustacea. Through his association with Prince Albert I of Monaco, Richard also took part in early scientific cinematography. The vessel shown here represents the Prince's yacht Princesse Alice, on which Richard did much of his work

Publication/Creation

[1903] ([Paris] : [Imp. de Malherbe])

Physical description

1 print : line block, printed in black ; image and border 19.9 x 26.7 cm

Lettering

Menu. JTC

Edition

Proof before letters.

Creator/production credits

Bears monogram, presumably of designer: JTC

References note

Catalogue of scientific papers (1800-1900) compiled by the Royal Society of London, London 1867-1925, vol. 18, p. 534 (papers by Schlumberger) and pp. 174-175 (papers by Richard)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 47154i

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