Aquaria Terraria

The following is a PowerPoint presentation on “Nature Enclosed in Glass,” covering antique aquaria, terraria, vivaria, and fern cases from the mid 1800s up until the 1920s. MOAPH would like to thank James Murphy for permission to release this interesting and historical presentation on our site.

Please note that most of the illustrations in this presentation came from the Smithsonian and other large public libraries. No commercial redistribution of these images is allowed.

MOAPH would also like to thank James Murphy for his ongoing and continued support of the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History. Additional thanks to those listed in the acknowledgments for their contribution to this PowerPoint.