Octopus
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From the archive
From the archive
Four Decades of the Deep
The illustration was part of Carl Chun’s account of the Valdivia expedition, Germany’s first major deep-sea expedition. In 1898, the steamship left Hamburg; the material became so extensive that the results were published in 24 volumes over roughly four decades. The image is therefore part of a research project that continued long after the expedition had returned home.
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The story behind the motif
Poster with a vintage illustration of an octopus from a sea expedition between 1898-1899.
The oldest discovered octopus fossils date back to 500 million years ago, originating from the latter portion of the Cambrian period.
Illustrator: Unknown | Created: about 1899.
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