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Image number: RS.10201
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‘Brown’s acanthophis’ [Common death adder]
Date
1814
Creator
Richard Polydore Nodder (1763, British) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
48597
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 140mm
width (print): 230mm
width (print): 230mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Zoological study of the Common death adder Acanthophis antarcticus native to Australia. Side view of the snake with three details of the head and tail.
Plate 3 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author describes the reptile within the text: “This highly interesting animal is a native of New Holland, and was first noticed at Port Jackson by Robert Brown, Esq., F.R.S...The annexed figure and description were taken from a specimen lent by Mr. A. Huey, who killed it at Port Jackson...”
The plate is inscribed: “Drawn Engraved & Published by R. P. Nodder January 1814.”
William Elford Leach (1790-1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816.
Plate 3 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author describes the reptile within the text: “This highly interesting animal is a native of New Holland, and was first noticed at Port Jackson by Robert Brown, Esq., F.R.S...The annexed figure and description were taken from a specimen lent by Mr. A. Huey, who killed it at Port Jackson...”
The plate is inscribed: “Drawn Engraved & Published by R. P. Nodder January 1814.”
William Elford Leach (1790-1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816.
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