Antique, hand coloured wood engraving titled "Argonaut. Sailing Cuttle Fish".
Argonauts are a group of pelagic octopuses found in tropical and subtropical waters.
There is a description of the illustration at the bottom of the page.
From "The National Encycloaedia. A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge." c. 1880.
Size 26.5 x 24 cm. Condition Good.
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