Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10014
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Three specimens of turtles
Date
1792
Creator
Friedrich Wilhelm Wunder (1742 - 1828, German) , Illustrator
Object type
Library reference
Tracts/X51/7
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 266mm
width (print): 212mm
width (print): 212mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Zoological studies of three varieties of marine turtles, apparently hatchlings, each viewed from above. Figure 1 ‘Testudo imbricata’ [Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricate]. Figure 2 ‘Testudo mydas’ [Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas]. Figure 3 ‘Testudo caretta’ [Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta].
Plate 17 from the book Historia testudinum iconibus illustrata by Johann David Schoepff (Erlangen, 1792).
The illustrations are numbered on the plate. Inscribed below: “Fig.1. Testudo imbricata Linn. Fig. 2 Testudo Mydas Linn.” The plate has been trimmed for binding, resulting in the loss of artist information.
Plate 17 from the book Historia testudinum iconibus illustrata by Johann David Schoepff (Erlangen, 1792).
The illustrations are numbered on the plate. Inscribed below: “Fig.1. Testudo imbricata Linn. Fig. 2 Testudo Mydas Linn.” The plate has been trimmed for binding, resulting in the loss of artist information.