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Esper, Eugen Johann Christoph · 1829 · 116 pictures

A German natural history plate volume by Eugen Johann Christoph Esper, issued in 1829 and held by Heidelberg University Library, drawing on the zoological and botanical tradition of its era for naturalists and scholars. The hand-coloured plates show branching sea organisms, coral-like colonies, and magnified surface textures, rendered in soft brown, mauve, and ochre washes with fine stippled shading that a designer could borrow for organic pattern or botanical-style linework.

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