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![Drawing of zooplankton observed by Ellen Toynbee on board the British EastIndiaman GLORIANA in the Indian Ocean in 1857 expl3078.jpg Drawing of zooplankton observed by Ellen Toynbee on board the British EastIndiaman GLORIANA in the Indian Ocean in 1857](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expl3078.jpg)
Description
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 XXIII. PP. 219-220 for Toynbee letter.
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Collections
Display Date
1857
Location
Indian Ocean
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Keywords
Historic Exploration
Zooplankton