Fourhorn poacher
Date
ca. 1828-1829
Creator
Vittore Pedretti (1799, Swiss) , Engraver
After
Achille Valenciennes (1794 - 1865, French) , Zoologist
Object type
Library reference
RCN 34834
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 235mm
width (print): 310mm
width (print): 310mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Marine zoological study of the Fourhorn poacher Hypsagonus quadricornis (here styled Aspidophorus quadricornis) a fish native to the northern Pacific Ocean. Side view.
Plate 80 from the book Histoire naturelles des poisons…tome 1-21…by Georges Cuvier and Achille Valenciennes (Paris, F.G. Levrault, 1828-1849).
Inscribed below ‘ASPIDOPHORE à quatre cornes. ASPIDOPHORUS quadricornis. nob.’ and attributed ‘Werner del. Impe. de Langlois. Pedretti sculp.’
Georges Cuvier (1773-1838), Baron Cuvier, French zoologist, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1806.
Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865), French zoologist.
Plate 80 from the book Histoire naturelles des poisons…tome 1-21…by Georges Cuvier and Achille Valenciennes (Paris, F.G. Levrault, 1828-1849).
Inscribed below ‘ASPIDOPHORE à quatre cornes. ASPIDOPHORUS quadricornis. nob.’ and attributed ‘Werner del. Impe. de Langlois. Pedretti sculp.’
Georges Cuvier (1773-1838), Baron Cuvier, French zoologist, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1806.
Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865), French zoologist.
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