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Possibly the earliest 3-D image of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This model wasmade from observations on board the German research vessel METEOR between1925 and 1927. The model resided in the German Museum of the Sea in Berlinprior to the Second World War. In: Bessmertny, Alexander, 1932. Das AtlantisRatsel, plate 7, p. 72. Leipzig, R. Voightlander, Publisher. 572.4 B559a. (Image credit: Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas)