Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10015
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‘Testudo imbricata’ [Hawksbill turtle]
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
Marine zoological study of the Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricate, an adult specimen viewed from above
Plate 18A from the book Historia testudinum iconibus illustrata by Johann David Schoepff (Erlangen, 1792).
The illustration is inscribed below: “Testudo imbricata Linn.” The plate has been trimmed for binding, resulting in the loss of artist information.
Plate 18A from the book Historia testudinum iconibus illustrata by Johann David Schoepff (Erlangen, 1792).
The illustration is inscribed below: “Testudo imbricata Linn.” The plate has been trimmed for binding, resulting in the loss of artist information.