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Fish on Paper: Ichthyology and the Disciplining of Natural History (1680â1820)
Series: - Emergence of Natural History, Volume: 10
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In the eighteenth century, the underwater world became a site of increased investigation. Naturalists produced sumptuously illustrated books and manuscripts that captured its dazzling diversity on paper. By drawing on unique and previously unexplored visual and textual materials from libraries, archives and museums, Fish on Paper offers â for the first time â a history of how the study of fish developed into a distinct field of knowledge, ichthyology. This book shows how ichthyologists established themselves as authoritative knowers of fish through the rise of the classificatory method, defining the very category of âfishâ along the way. At the core of such avid attempts to chart living nature were epistemological discussions about how to best preserve fish as specimens, as well as in texts and images. The epilogue reflects on how such historical sources of past species occurrence can inform ecological research in the present.
Didi van Trijp, Ph.D. (2021), Leiden University, is a historian of science and curator of natural history. Her research focuses on the history of collecting and the material and visual culture of knowledge, particularly in the early modern period.
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Notes
Introduction: No Such Thing as a Fish
â1âDisciplinary Histories
â2âAngling for Authority
â3âPractices of Natural History
â4âSources and Structure
1 From Aquatilia to Fish
â1âDifferent Ways to Define a Fish
â2ââUseful Studies and Designsâ
â3âFormats for Description
â4âThe Best Figures
â5âConclusion
2 Fresh Fish: Observation Up Close in Francis Willughby and John Rayâs Historia piscium
â1âA Wider Cast
â2âKnowledge at the Fish Market
â3âDetail and Distinction
â4âConclusion
3 Demarcating a Discipline: Peter Artediâs Ichthyologia and the Classification of Knowledge
â1âThe Short Career of Peter Artedi
â2âDemarcating a Field
â3âClassifying Fish
â4âLost in Preservation?
â5âConclusion
4 Swimming on the Page: Illustration and Image in Marcus Ãlieser Blochâs Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische
â1âCollections, Identities, and Reputations
â2âCharting German and âForeignâ Fish
â3âColonial Collecting on the Coast of Coromandel
â4âTo Capture Fishes on Paper
â5âConclusion
Conclusion: Shared Sites of Investigation
â1âThe Ichthyologist and the Artisan
â2âFish as Specimen, Text and Image
â3âDisciplined
Epilogue: Using Historical Sources to Understand Ecologies of the Past
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Notes
Introduction: No Such Thing as a Fish
â1âDisciplinary Histories
â2âAngling for Authority
â3âPractices of Natural History
â4âSources and Structure
1 From Aquatilia to Fish
â1âDifferent Ways to Define a Fish
â2ââUseful Studies and Designsâ
â3âFormats for Description
â4âThe Best Figures
â5âConclusion
2 Fresh Fish: Observation Up Close in Francis Willughby and John Rayâs Historia piscium
â1âA Wider Cast
â2âKnowledge at the Fish Market
â3âDetail and Distinction
â4âConclusion
3 Demarcating a Discipline: Peter Artediâs Ichthyologia and the Classification of Knowledge
â1âThe Short Career of Peter Artedi
â2âDemarcating a Field
â3âClassifying Fish
â4âLost in Preservation?
â5âConclusion
4 Swimming on the Page: Illustration and Image in Marcus Ãlieser Blochâs Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische
â1âCollections, Identities, and Reputations
â2âCharting German and âForeignâ Fish
â3âColonial Collecting on the Coast of Coromandel
â4âTo Capture Fishes on Paper
â5âConclusion
Conclusion: Shared Sites of Investigation
â1âThe Ichthyologist and the Artisan
â2âFish as Specimen, Text and Image
â3âDisciplined
Epilogue: Using Historical Sources to Understand Ecologies of the Past
Bibliography
Index
This book caters to historians of science, book historians, as well as art historians. It is also suited for biologists and ecologists who take a historical interest.