From the it can be cool to learn new things file…this an octopus shell drawing. I didn’t know octopi had shells but apparently the Argonauta Argo does. The shells are white but the octopi can actually have a bluish cast.
This species is found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. This vintage octopus shell drawing was found in the multi-volume work of Jean Baptiste Geneviève Marcellin (1778-1846). The 1822 dictionary of natural history contained a virtual treasure trove of sea-life and other colorful drawings.
This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.
