William Charles Palmer 1940 Pen and Ink "Cephalopoda" Drawing New England farm boxes inside of boxes on

boxes inside of boxes on top of boxes and so on

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this one seems to portray specific individuals

William Charles Palmer 1940 Pen and Ink "Cephalopoda" Drawing New England farm boxes inside of boxes onThis is an original pen and black ink drawing by William Charles Palmer (signed and dated 1940 right above "Cephalopoda") executed on rice paper, then cut and mounted to white laid paper. I really love how old and dark and briny it feels, like something straight out of Jules Verne, and I imagine it may indeed have been done as an illustration for a book or publication about sea creatures, though am not certain. Palmer (1906 1987) was born in Des