Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10017
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‘Testudo coriacea’ [Leatherback 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 studies of the Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Three views showing the animal’s upper and lower body, with a side view.
Plate 29 from the book Historia testudinum iconibus illustrata by Johann David Schoepff (Erlangen, 1792).
The illustration is inscribed below: “Testudo coriacea L. Testudo tuberculata Penn.” The plate has been trimmed for binding, resulting in the loss of artist information.
Plate 29 from the book Historia testudinum iconibus illustrata by Johann David Schoepff (Erlangen, 1792).
The illustration is inscribed below: “Testudo coriacea L. Testudo tuberculata Penn.” The plate has been trimmed for binding, resulting in the loss of artist information.