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Tropical canalifera illulstration 🐚
ca. 1800s
British naturalist George Sowerby (1788 – 1854)
Neptune is the #Roman god of the #sea. He is typically portrayed as a bearded older man, but in this 19th-century painting, he appears as a youthful spirit, accompanied by sea creatures and other sea folk. #WateryFolklore #myths
Neptune, Charles Napier Kennedy (1852–1898)
Shipwreck survivors abandon #ship as it goes down amidst tempest.
#marineart
The #vikings were notorious seafarers, and the #dragon-prowed ships they rode were feared by many. #viking #ships #medieval #scandinavia
Viking ship by Karl Simon