Ballad of Bathybius

Grafik

Bildunterschrift: Bathybius, a name given by Professor Huxley to a gelatinous substance found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, and at first supposed to be a formless mass of living protoplasm, but now regarded as an inorganic precipitate." - The Dictionary. "Bathybius, from two Greek words meaning 'the deep,' and 'the life.'" - Rev. Joseph Cook

Object Details

• Alternative title: Punch (Serientitel)
• Location: Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
• Collection: UB Britische Karikaturen 1
• Inventory number: H 634-3 Folio

References and Relationships

• Related object and literature: Verweis: http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/punch1888/0057

Classification and Topics

• Subject (what): Karikatur ; Satirische Zeitschrift ; Huxley, Thomas Henry ; Meerweib ; Meer ; Bathybius haeckelii

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Herstellung
• (who): Sambourne, Linley
• (where): London
• (when): um 1888

Further information

• Last update: 05.03.2025, 4:24 PM CET