Greater bilby
Date
1867
Creator
JC Susenbeth (German) , Lithographer
Object type
Library reference
Tracts 492/9
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 155mm
width (print): 215mm
width (print): 215mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Landscape with three specimens of the nocturnal Australian marsupial the Greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) exhibiting the creatures different postures.
From the monograph Der grossohrige Beueldachs. Peramles (Macrotis) lagotis. Reid by Max Schmidt (Separat-Abdruck aus Der Zoologische Garten, 1867).
The print is inscribed below: ‘J.S. Susenbeth fec. W. Pfnor X At.’
Maximilian (Max) Schmidt (1834-1888) German veterinary surgeon and zoologist, Director of the Zoological Gardens in Frankfurt am Main.
From the monograph Der grossohrige Beueldachs. Peramles (Macrotis) lagotis. Reid by Max Schmidt (Separat-Abdruck aus Der Zoologische Garten, 1867).
The print is inscribed below: ‘J.S. Susenbeth fec. W. Pfnor X At.’
Maximilian (Max) Schmidt (1834-1888) German veterinary surgeon and zoologist, Director of the Zoological Gardens in Frankfurt am Main.
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