Striped Bass (Roccus lineatus) by John L. Petrie, 1898 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) Baie de la Pointe du

Baie de la Pointe du Choc

Design and style: Rich colors

highly unusual world map that was originally published in the French news magazine "Le Monde illustré"

and a decisive break from tradition

with soft blues and greens dominating the print and evoking the cool freshness of morning air

Striped Bass (Roccus lineatus) by John L. Petrie, 1898 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) Baie de la Pointe duThe Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus (1898) by John L. Petrie is a superb example of lateVictorian zoological illustration at its most exacting and elegant. Created as a chromolithographic plate for The Fishes of North America under editor and author William C. Harris, this portrait captures the striped bass from life with meticulous attention to anatomy, sheen, and patterning. Issued at a time when scientific illustration depended equally on close