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created her own seaweed album. The materials needed for the hobby became readily available at seaside shops. These activities also afforded women the opportunity to display their understanding and appreciation of the natural world.
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and collection in general. It was especially fashionable with young women, as it allowed a greater level of personal freedom. Indeed, it was so in-style that, as a young girl,
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The actions of some of the collectors earned them recognition and admiration from their male, professional counterparts.
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In his 1881 book, A.B. Hervey recommended the following equipment for collecting and pressing seaweed.
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Collecting seaweed can be traced back to at least the 17th century with the pressings found in
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Sea Mosses: A Collector's Guide and an Introduction to the Study of Marine Algae
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The title page from an 1848 Seaweed collection by Eliza A. Jordan of
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Collecting Ladies: Ferdinand Von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists
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These Victorian collections form valuable historical resources for
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Algae and corallines of the bay & harbor of New York
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Algae and Corallines of the Bay & Harbor of New York
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For the process of collecting seaweed for food, see
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Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions
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Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions
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Seaweed farming
Three dried seaweed specimens arranged on an album page
Ulva linza

Brooklyn
collecting
pressing
seaweed
Victorian era
hobby
Hans Sloane
Victorian Era
natural history
Queen Victoria
A white silhouette of pressed seaweed on a bright blue background. Written underneath the specimen is "Dictyota dichotoma in the young state and in fruit".
photogram
Algae
Anna Atkins
Anna Atkins
morphological
genomic
DNA
pliers
scissors
botanist
blotting paper
History of phycology
Phycology
doi
10.5962/bhl.title.158141

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