Marine Life, Poulpes, Octopus, Krake, Cephalopedes, Napoleon, Egypt
"Poulpes. Seches". Zoologie. Cephalopdes
Marine Life, Poulpes, Octopus, Krake, Cephalopedes, Napoleon, Egypt
Octopus. Zoological details thereof. - Krake
Watermark: Egypte Ancienne et Moderne
Copper etching, aquatinta of the absolute highest quality by Christian Diderik Forsell (1777-1852)
Published in "Description de l'Egypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, Histoire naturelle"
By Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772-1844)
Paris, 1809 - 1829.
This print dated 1812
The longer title: La Description de l'Égypte, ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand est un ouvrage monumental, issu de la campagne d'Égypte de Bonaparte.
This print was published in the monumental, elephant-size collection of findings during the invasion and occupation of Egypt by Napoleon's army in 1798-1801.
Very good condition. Some fraying along margin edges.
Page size: 68.8 x 50.5 cm (27 x 19.8 ")
Legend of the Octopus
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The Legend of the Octopus is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home playoff games involving dead octopuses thrown onto the ice rink. The origins of the activity go back to the 1952 playoffs, when a National Hockey League team played two best-of-seven series to capture the Stanley Cup. Having eight arms, the octopus symbolized the number of playoff wins necessary for the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup. The practice started April 15, 1952, when Pete and Jerry Cusimano, brothers and storeowners in Detroit's Eastern Market, hurled an octopus into the rink of Olympia Stadium. The team swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens en route to winning the championship.[1]
Since 1952, the practice has persisted with each passing year. In one 1995 game, fans threw 36 octopuses, including a specimen weighing 38 pounds (17 kg).[2] The Red Wings' unofficial mascot is a purple octopus named Al, and during playoff runs, two of these mascots were also hung from the rafters of Joe Louis Arena, symbolizing the 16 wins now needed to take home the Stanley Cup.[3] The practice has become such an accepted part of the team's lore, fans have developed various techniques and "octopus etiquette" for launching the creatures onto the ice.[4]
At the final game at Joe Louis Arena, 35 octopuses were thrown onto the ice.[5]
