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![Drawing of zooplankton observed by Ellen Toynbee on board the British EastIndiaman GLORIANA in the Indian Ocean in 1857 expl3098.jpg Drawing of zooplankton observed by Ellen Toynbee on board the British EastIndiaman GLORIANA in the Indian Ocean in 1857](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expl3098.jpg?itok=yvNr4x6J)
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Drawing of zooplankton observed by Ellen Toynbee on board the British EastIndiaman GLORIANA in the Indian Ocean in 1857. This is one of the firstinstances of a woman engaging in any aspect of marine biology.In: Maury, M. F., 1858. ...Wind and Current Charts. Vol. I, Eighth Edition,New and Enlarged. Plate XXVIII. PP. 219-220 for Toynbee letter. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Collections)