The book 'The nature-printed British sea-weeds' mounted in a cradle so the pages are open. The left-hand page bears an intaglio print of a whole piece of seaweed in deep pink ink. The image is detailed as it was made from life, by pressing the seaweed into the engraving plate to make an impression, and printing from that. Beneath the main image are details of the different parts of the seeds, leaves, roots, etc. of the plant. These are hand-drawn engravings. The right-hand page is blank.