Egyptian chameleon
Date
November 1686
Creator
Richard Waller (1660 - 1715, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p3
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 222mm
width (page): 324mm
width (page): 324mm
Subject
Content object
Description
A chameleon grasping a branch in leaf with foreclaws and tail. The branch bears an inscription in Latin: 'Hanc chamaeleonsis AEgyptiaci Iconem Delineabat R.Waller ad vivum quem possidebat Not. R.Boyl. Nov: 1686.' [This image of the Egyptian Chameleon was drawn by Richard Waller from the life which the Honorable Robert Boyle kept, November 1686.]
Transcription
On the branch of the tree, in gold: Hanc chamaeleonsis AEgyptiaci Iconem Delineabat R.Waller ad vivum quem possidebat Not. R.Boyl. Nov: 1686. [This image of the Egyptian Chameleon was drawn by Richard Waller from the life which the Honorable Robert Boyle kept, November 1686.]
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Related fellows
Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place