Blue Botton Jellyfish (*Porpita Porpita*) (* Porpita glandifera*) Pretre (c1835)

Original antique illustration of the anatomy of a starfish (Asterias), upper and lower view. 

Trio of rare jellyfish types in soft tones, hand-colored lithograph by Prêtre. 

Antique engraving of a delicate feather star, vividly colored and highly detailed.

Hand-colored engraving of the moon jellyfish Aurelia labiata, drawn by Prêtre for a 19th-century zoological publication. 

A rich hand-colored engraving of the Banks squid.

Elegant hand-colored depiction of the pelagic siphonophore. 

Hand-colored engraving of Aurelia crenulata, with detailed anatomical illustrations. 

Scientific engraving of Cassiopea, Melicerta and Obelia jellyfish from the Dizionario di Scienze Naturali.

Three jellyfish species illustrated in fine hand-colored lithography by Prêtre. 

Antique print of Ophiura annulosa (brittle star) with anatomical details from a 19th-century zoological dictionary. 

Delicate blue-toned depiction of Eudora ondulosa from three perspectives. 

Elegant antique depiction of a crinoid with anatomical studies and fine detailing. 

Rare 19th-century print of the feather star Comatula of the Adeona, with anatomical details.