Crustacean Journal — Polydore Roux 1828 Mediterranean Crab & Lobster

The Mediterranean coast in the early nineteenth century was, for the naturalist, a place of inexhaustible richness — its rocky shores and sandy bottoms harbouring crustaceans of every form and size. The front cover reproduces Plate 32, Portunus tuberculatos (tuberculated swimming crab), and the back Plate 19, Galathea strigosa (spiny squat lobster), from Polydore Roux's Crustés de la Méditerranée et de son littoral (Marseille, 1828–1830): hand-colored copperplate stipple engravings produced under Roux's direct supervision from freshly collected Mediterranean specimens, the Galathea — vivid red with blue transverse stripes — one of the most visually dramatic crustaceans of the Mediterranean.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print; small 0.5" × 0.5" production barcode on back

Perfect For

• Marine biologists and oceanography students documenting coastal species
• Ocean lovers and beach enthusiasts keeping coastal journals
• Mediterranean travelers and admirers of French natural history
• Tide pool explorers and marine life observers
• Collectors of vintage zoological illustration and 19th-century natural history art
• Thoughtful gift for anyone who finds wonder in the creatures of the sea