1. Dorothy Lathrop ~ The Little Mermaid ~ 1939 ~ via She had never seen such magic fires. Great suns whirled round, gorgeous fire-fish hung in the blue air, and all was reflected in the calm and glassy sea.

    Dorothy Lathrop ~ The Little Mermaid ~ 1939 ~ via

    She had never seen such magic fires. Great suns whirled round, gorgeous fire-fish hung in the blue air, and all was reflected in the calm and glassy sea.

  2. peira: Frederick Childe Hassam:  Moonlight on the Sound (1906)

    peira:

    Frederick Childe Hassam:  Moonlight on the Sound (1906)

  3. ratak-monodosico:

    Various fantastic creatures and sea monsters from a map of the Americas by Diego Gutiérrez, 1562

  4. heracliteanfire: Stranded. Alice Kirkeley Goyder, ca. 1925 (via British Museum)

    heracliteanfire:

    Stranded. Alice Kirkeley Goyder, ca. 1925 (via British Museum)

  5. soulhospital: Caribbean Sea, Jamaica - Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1980. Contemporary Art - Offset lithograph/tri-tone lithograph, 70 x 70 cm. For auction.

    soulhospital:

    Caribbean Sea, Jamaica - Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1980.

    Contemporary Art - Offset lithograph/tri-tone lithograph, 70 x 70 cm.

    For auction.

  6. peril: Cave of the Storm Nymphs (1903), oil on canvas, private collection | artwork by Edward Poynter

    peril:

    Cave of the Storm Nymphs (1903), oil on canvas, private collection | artwork by Edward Poynter

  7. surrealism: Conversation with a Jellyfish by Daniela Ovtcharov. Oil on canvas, 24 x 48 inches.

    surrealism:

    Conversation with a Jellyfish by Daniela Ovtcharov. Oil on canvas, 24 x 48 inches.

  8. shotaku: Paul Jacoulet, “Fleurs des Iles Lointaines Mers de Sud,” 1940, woodblock print.

    shotaku:

    Paul Jacoulet, “Fleurs des Iles Lointaines Mers de Sud,” 1940, woodblock print.

  9. thefineartnude: Suzanne Valadon, Casting the Net, 1914

    thefineartnude:

    Suzanne Valadon, Casting the Net, 1914

  10. shotaku: The Chinese Explorer Chôken on a Raft, Maejima Sôyû, mid-16th century. Hanging scroll.

    shotaku:

    The Chinese Explorer Chôken on a Raft, Maejima Sôyû, mid-16th century. Hanging scroll.

  11. oldbookillustrations: Steller’s Sea Eagle Geo G. White, from Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America, by John Cassin, Philadelphia, 1862. (Source: archive.org)

    oldbookillustrations:

    Steller’s Sea Eagle

    Geo G. White, from Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America, by John Cassin, Philadelphia, 1862.

    (Source: archive.org)

  12. masterpiecedaily: Arthur Hughes The Sailing Signal Gun 1880-81

    masterpiecedaily:

    Arthur Hughes

    The Sailing Signal Gun

    1880-81