Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) by John L. Petrie, 1898 queensland characteristic of baroque cartography

characteristic of baroque cartography

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Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) by John L. Petrie, 1898 queensland characteristic of baroque cartographyJohn L. Petries The Spot, or Lafayette, Leiostomus xanthurus (1898) is a luminous Victorian zoological illustration that marries scientific rigor with painterly grace. Created for William C. Harriss ambitious series The Fishes of North America, Petries plate captures the Spotalso known historically as the Lafayettewith extraordinary fidelity, presenting its anatomy, markings, and sheen as though seen moments after being lifted from the water. This is