Porcelain crab, Porcellana species 1, shrimp, Megalopa mutica 2, and fossil of extinct crustacean, Eryon cuvieri 3. Porcellana larga-chela, Megalopa mutica, Erio di Cuvier. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Corsi, drawn by Jean Gabriel Pretre 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.

• Contributor: Album / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2T69432
• File size: 80.6 MB (2.7 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 4124 x 6832 px | 34.9 x 57.8 cm | 13.7 x 22.8 inches | 300dpi
• Photographer: Album

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