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- 1Fallours' fantastical 18th-century fish illustrations resurface●Illustration by Samuel Fallours, Louis Renard, from Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes (1754). Source: Ernst Mayer Library /
A vivid plate from Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, the 1754 book by Louis Renard reproducing Samuel Fallours' flamboyant illustrations of tropical fish and crustaceans from Ambon, is being shared from the Biodiversity Heritage Library archive. The famously colourful, imaginative depictions of marine life are drawing fresh attention online, with prints of the artwork available for purchase.