Fantastic 19th C. Homemade Stereoview of Sea Creatures, Related to Louis Figuier Engraving Japanese papier mache just as it should

just as it should

My favorite color on the planet

5/8" wide and deep

guides to the heavens (complete with hilarious star maps) and faux-astrological advisements for each month of the year (i

his remaining self is in excellent

Fantastic 19th C. Homemade Stereoview of Sea Creatures, Related to Louis Figuier Engraving Japanese papier mache just as it shouldThere are stereoviews and then there are stereoviews this is one of two early albumen photo stereoviews I'm listing this week of the gorgeous and special variety; a different species entirely from the later stereocards with images printed on the card. And this is a curious one, too. The image is very similar to an engraving ("Ideal Scene of the Lias Period with Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus") in French scientist Louis Figuier's 'The World Before the