Anatomy of the Sea

An exquisite visual compendium of over 600 ocean dwellers

Dr Grorges Dussart and Dr David Ponsonby

The ocean covers around seven-tenths of the earth’s surface, plunging at its depths to more than 30,000 feet. For centuries, naturalists have catalogued thousands of types of both animals and plants in the seas of the world, and created intricate illustrations of the sheer diversity of the ocean. The Anatomy of the Sea reproduces more than 600 of these artworks, offering a full panorama of the underworld that sea-dwellers inhabit, from the largest whale to the tiniest shrimp. A collection of drawings, engravings and woodcuts arranged by family and genus offers a tour of the deep that is full of surprises.

Professor George Dussart has taught and researched Biological Sciences throughout Europe. He has published four books and over 70 articles in academic journals and he currently teaches at Canterbury Christ Church University College.

Dr David Ponsonby is a senior lecturer in biology at Canterbury Christ Church University College. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society of London, a member of the Marine Conservation Society.

  • 288 pages
  • h 165mm x w 137mm
  • paperback
  • full colour throughout
  • 34,000 words
  • Printed ISBN:978-1-905695-50-8

The following rights for this title have already been sold:

UK
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