Fan sponge from Shaw and Nodder's 'Naturalist's Miscellany,' 1799

Fan sponge, Spongia flabelliformis. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodder's 'The Naturalist's Miscellany,' London, 1799. Most of the 1,064 illustrations of animals, birds, insects, crustaceans, fishes, marine life and microscopic creatures were drawn by George Shaw, Frederick Nodder and Richard Nodder, and engraved and published by the Nodder family. Frederick drew and engraved many of the copperplates until his death around 1800, and son Richard (1774~1823) was responsible for the plates signed RN or RPN. Richard exhibited at the Royal Academy and became botanic painter to King George III. (Photo by: Florilegius/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)