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'Among the Waves' (1898) by Ivan Aivazovsky. Aivazovsky National Art Gallery.
Frank Godwin's cover illustration for "Book of Courage" by Hermann Hagedorn. 1930.
16th-century Dutch engraved print featuring legendary sea creatures. Included creatures left to right: Acanthus, Callionymus, Delphinus fictitius, Fabulosus equus Neptuni. Made by Nicolaas de Bruyn. British Museum.
Vintage print from "The common objects of the sea shore : including hints for an aquarium" (1859). Author: J. G. Wood. Photo courtesy Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Ship in Heavy Seas" by Ivan Constantinovich Aïvazovsky (1817-1900). 1893, oil on canvas. Photo © Rossini via Barneby's.
Pictures featuring long-necked marine reptiles found in the children's book, "Sea Monsters of Long Ago" by Millicent Selsam (1977). Illustrations by John Hamberger.
"Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast" (1667) by Ludolf Backhuysen (1630-1708). National Gallery of Art.
"Poseidon and the Nereids" by Friedrich Ernst Wolfrom (1857-1920). 132 x 191 cm.