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Sea Creatures - life below the surface

[Exhibition cover graphic]Friday, 3rd May - 13 November 2002
Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
State Library of Tasmania, 91 Murray Street, Hobart


Hand-coloured lithographs of marine life: fishes, seaweeds, molluscs, zoophytes, crustaceans, birds and mammals, from Dumont d'Urville's voyages around the world, 1827 - 1832 and 1838 - 1840; with related material - books, prints, sketches, shells and seaweed - from the State Library of Tasmania's Heritage Collections.

Introduction
Life Below The Surface
Virtual classroom

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