Fantastic 19th C. Homemade Stereoview of Sea Creatures, Related to Louis Figuier Engraving Japanese papier mache Very good antique condition with

Very good antique condition with light spotting

and there must once have been a crank mechanism that this "wheel" connected to

Of a dark green stone with some veins in it that lend irregularity

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

Fantastic 19th C. Homemade Stereoview of Sea Creatures, Related to Louis Figuier Engraving Japanese papier mache Very good antique condition withThere 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