Anatomy of a peccary
Date
1683
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height (page): 150mm
width (page): 213mm
width (page): 213mm
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Five figures from issue 153 of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, depicting the anatomy of a collared peccary, Pecari tajacu .
Figure 1. Profile view of a peccary, facing right [as viewed].
Figure 2. Skeletal view of a peccary, right [as viewed].
Figure 3. View of the javelina scent gland as it appears on the rump.
Figure 4. Detail view of the javelina scent gland.
Figure 5. Anatomical study of various internal organs, including the stomack, the colon, the pancreas, the spleen, the liver etc.
Illustrations to ‘Tajacu seu aper Mexicanus moschiferus, or the anatomy of the Mexico musk-hog, &c’ by Edward Tyson in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 13, issue 153 (20 November 1683).
Edward Tyson (1651-1708) British physician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1679.
Figure 1. Profile view of a peccary, facing right [as viewed].
Figure 2. Skeletal view of a peccary, right [as viewed].
Figure 3. View of the javelina scent gland as it appears on the rump.
Figure 4. Detail view of the javelina scent gland.
Figure 5. Anatomical study of various internal organs, including the stomack, the colon, the pancreas, the spleen, the liver etc.
Illustrations to ‘Tajacu seu aper Mexicanus moschiferus, or the anatomy of the Mexico musk-hog, &c’ by Edward Tyson in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 13, issue 153 (20 November 1683).
Edward Tyson (1651-1708) British physician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1679.
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Edward Tyson (1650 - 1708, British) , Physician
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