Description
Book SynopsisExplore the tranquil world beneath the ocean with in this incredible colouring book, featuring over 40 vintage natural history illustrations and black-and-white versions to fill with colour.
From coral-filled seabeds to shimming schools of fish, colouring enthusiasts will love these beautiful images of the ocean world. There are underwater scenes that reveal the plants and other organisms that live beneath the waves, often with little sunlight; beautiful studies of seashells; exotic fish; amazing amphibians; sleepy seals; and birds who thrive in their coastal habitats.
These artworks have been selected from some of the earliest illustrated books published on the natural history of the oceans, including The Great Barrier Reef of Australia by William Saville-Kent, The Naturalist''s Miscellany by George Shaw and Ocean Gardens by H. Noel Humphreys. These original illustrations a shown in full-colour beside black and white line versions rendered
