Salamander
Date
1840
Creator
Charles-Hippolyte de Paravey (1787 - 1871, French) , Engineer
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Dimensions
height (drawing): 90mm
width (drawing): 67mm
width (drawing): 67mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Sketch of a Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) the amphibian native to China.
Illustration from a paper under the general title “Diverses Salamandres gigantesques” by C-H de Paravey. Not published in the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions.
Figure traced from a plate in a Chinese dictionary. Inscribed in ink above: “Salamandre gigantesque, Protee...” and “Planche, no.VI Eul-ya animal...”.
Charles-Hippolyte de Paravey (1787-1871) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Illustration from a paper under the general title “Diverses Salamandres gigantesques” by C-H de Paravey. Not published in the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions.
Figure traced from a plate in a Chinese dictionary. Inscribed in ink above: “Salamandre gigantesque, Protee...” and “Planche, no.VI Eul-ya animal...”.
Charles-Hippolyte de Paravey (1787-1871) was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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