康加尔鳗，康加尔鳗

1803

爱德华·多诺万绘制的康吉鳗插图，以优雅且近乎嬉戏的盘绕姿态捕捉了这种生物，展现了其令人印象深刻的长度以及光滑如蛇的身躯。作为19世纪初伦敦一位多产的自然学家和艺术家，多诺万创作了这些详细的图版，为其雄心勃勃的出版物记录英国动物群。康吉鳗张开的嘴和睁大的眼睛赋予了它一种出人意料的生动神态，与水手故事中可怕的海洋怪物截然不同。在水下摄影出现之前很久，这些手工上色的印刷品就帮助将深海的奇观带入了公众的客厅。

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