Historia Animantivm Marinorvm iconographica et quidem ejus repræsentatio tertia in qua Crocodilvs ob oculos ponitur


Historia Animantivm Marinorvm iconographica et quidem ejus repræsentatio tertia in qua Crocodilvs ob oculos ponitur
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Item Information

Title:
Historia Animantivm Marinorvm iconographica et quidem ejus repræsentatio tertia in qua Crocodilvs ob oculos ponitur
Creator:
Homann Erben (Firm)
Name on Item:
Prostat in Officina Homanniana Anno 1753
Date:
1753
Format:
Prints
Location:
Det Kongelige Bibliotek (Royal Danish Library)
Collection (local):
Det Kongelige Bibliotek (Royal Danish Library) Collection
Subjects:
America
Extent:
1 table 44.4 x 48.6 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Publisher:
Nuremburg : Homann Erben (Firm)
Language:
Latin
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
See: Frederik den Femtes Atlas, Vol. 53, Pl.
Hand-colored copperplate engraving.
Sheet, which originates from a larger natural history description of maritime animals: Thesauro naturalium Alberti Sebæ, plates CIII and CVI. The sheet provides information about and describes a crocodile, partly in its physical appearance and partly in its occurrence in different parts of the world. Furthermore, one of its food items is shown: the American lizard.
Identifier:
fr553046