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    ‘Istiurus pustulatus’ [Philippine sailfin lizard]

    Date
    1829
    Creator
    Friedrich Guimpel (1774 - 1839, German) , Engraver
    After
    E. Bommer, Artist
    Object type
    Library reference
    38407
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 229mm
    width (print): 375mm
    Subject
    Content object
    nature
       > animal
          > lizard
    Description
    Zoological study of the Philippine sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus), native to the Philippines.

    Plate 7 from the book Zoologischer Atlas, enthaltend Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer Thierarten wahrend des Flottcapitains von Kotzebue zweiter Reise um die Welt..., by Friedrich Eschscholtz (Berlin, 1829). Inscribed “2/5 E. Bommer del. Prof. F. Guimpel sc. ½ Istiurus pustulatus.”

    Johann Friedrich Eschscholtz (1793-1831) Livonian physician, botanist and zoologist, was naturalist aboard two expeditions led by Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846). The Rurik expedition 1815-1818 and the Predpriaetie 1823-1826 both circumnavigated the world and collected scientific specimens. These are from the second expedition.
    Associated place
    <The World>
       > Asia
          > Philippines
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