Giant anteater
Date
1751
Creator
Johann Christoph Syfang (1703 - 1757, German) , Engraver
Object type
Library reference
46771
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Dimensions
height (print): 257mm
width (print): 397mm
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width (print): 397mm
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Description
Zoological study of the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) native to Central and South America. Side view of the animal, shown consuming insects and in a natural setting.
Plate 4 from the book Quadrupedum disposition brevisque histroria naturalis, by J T Klein (Leipzig, 1751). Inscribed below: ‘Syfang Sc.’
Jacob Theodore Klein (1685-1759) German naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1729.
Plate 4 from the book Quadrupedum disposition brevisque histroria naturalis, by J T Klein (Leipzig, 1751). Inscribed below: ‘Syfang Sc.’
Jacob Theodore Klein (1685-1759) German naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1729.
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