Blue Crab

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Blue crab.

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Landscape (wider)

Book

Title:: Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
Author:: Trousset, Jules (under the direction of)
Publisher:: Paris: La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891
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Description:

Depiction of a blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), shown from a slightly elevated perspective, displaying its claws and shell details. Blue crabs are crustaceans in the family Portunidae found on the western Atlantic coast.

The caption reads in the original French: Crabe bleu (Callinectes hastatus).

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{{cite web | title=Blue Crab | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/crab/ | author=Unknown | year=1885-1891 | access-date=March 15, 2026 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}