Three Tropical Fish

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Title

Three Tropical Fish

Description

The plates in Sagra’s Peces [1853] are magnificently coloured, and the fish seem ready to swim off the page. Three species of Cuban fish are illustrated here.

Creator

Justin Hanisch (photographer)

Source

Historia fisica, politica y natural de la isla de Cuba...Poissons [Peces]

Publisher

La Libreria de Arthus Bertrand

Date

[1853]

Contributor

D. Ramon de la Sagra (author)
M. (Alphonse) Guichenot (author)

Format

Tall folio

Coverage

Paris (published)

Citation

Justin Hanisch (photographer), “Three Tropical Fish,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed July 10, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/3338.

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