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![Drawing of zooplankton observed by Ellen Toynbee on board the British EastIndiaman GLORIANA in the Indian Ocean in 1857 expl3090.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_expl3090.jpg?itok=VxMBeRBC)
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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 XXV. PP. 219-220 for Toynbee letter. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Collections)