Experience the force, mystery, and beauty of the ocean and seas
through more than 300 images - featuring underwater photography,
oceanographic maps and scientific illustrations, as well as
paintings, sculptures and popular films. Oceanography and art
collide in this visual celebration of humans' relationship with the
marine world. From early nautical cartography, scientific
illustrations and astounding maps of the ocean floor to ancient
Roman mosaics, Japanese woodblock prints and pop-culture ephemera
Ocean takes readers across continents and cultures, spanning more
than 3,000 years of history. Vivid, full-page images reveal
prehistoric marine creatures and fossils, mysterious flora and
fauna, mythical creatures of the deep and surfing icons of today.
Explore the diverse groups of fish and coral on the Great Barrier
Reef, jellyfish from the deepest location on Earth and life in the
polar waters of the Arctic and Antarctic. Learn about the dangers
facing our planet's oceans due to climate change activity and the
dedicated efforts of conservationists to benefit our underwater
ecosystems. Developed with a panel of marine biologists, research
scientists, conservationists, photographers, museum curators and
experts from organizations including the Wildlife Conservation
Society and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Ocean illustrates
Sylvia Earle's observation: 'Everyone, everywhere is inextricably
connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.
Featured artists, designers, explorers, photographers and other
creators include: Mary Anning, Brian Skerry, Jacques Cousteau,
David Doubilet, Sylvia Earle, Damien Hirst, David Hockney,
Katsushika Hokusai, Esther Horvath, NASA, SebastiĆ£o Salgado,
Vincent van Gogh, Yayoi Kusama, Eileen Agar, Edward Burtynsky, Ray
Eames, Ernst Haeckel, Kerry James Marshall, Greg Lecoeur, Claude
Monet, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Catherine Opie.
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