Marine Life Bookmark

A little piece of the deep for your bookshelf. Tropical fish, starfish, sea urchins, prawns and delicate branching corals scattered across a midnight blue ground — all drawn from the Natural History Museum's collection, in the rich, hand-coloured style of the great natural history plates.

There's something particularly satisfying about illustration of this kind. Before photography, the only way to record a new species was to draw it, which meant artists working in extraordinary detail: every fin ray, every spine, every shade of a parrotfish's scales. The result is art and science at the same time, and it has never gone out of fashion.

At 48 × 162mm with a turquoise ribbon marker, it lies flat in any book. A lovely small gift for a naturalist, a diver, a nature-writing reader, or anyone whose bookshelf leans towards the sea.

Come and see the full Museums & Galleries range in the shop — there's always more on the shelves than we can fit online.

Key features

• Marine life design drawn from the Natural History Museum's collection
• Tropical fish, starfish, sea urchins, prawns, corals and sea fans on a deep navy ground
• Turquoise ribbon marker
• 48mm × 162mm
• Museums & Galleries, the British art-stationery publisher behind the Natural History Museum, V&A, Tate and British Museum ranges
• Flat enough to post inside a greetings card
• Perfect for nature lovers, divers, marine biology students and book club gifts

FAQ

• Where does the artwork come from? It's drawn from the Natural History Museum's collection of natural history illustration.
• What does the design show? Tropical fish, starfish, sea urchins, prawns and corals, arranged across a dark navy background.
• What colour is the ribbon? Turquoise.
• What size is the bookmark? 48mm wide by 162mm tall.
• Is it suitable as a gift? Yes — a lovely little gift on its own, and light enough to post inside a card.