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Lost treasures: $30,000 book features rare 18th-century goldfish art

Thursday May 29, 2025. 05:46 PM , from BoingBoing
Lost treasures: $30,000 book features rare 18th-century goldfish art
Histoire Naturelle Des Dorades De La Chine (1780) contains forty-eight stunning engravings of goldfish. This was the first monograph on goldfish ever published in Europe. These images were created by French court engraver François-Nicolas Martinet.
Goldfish haven't always been the low-maintenance, fairground prizes we know today. — Read the rest
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