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Maker(s):Hoffer, Andreas (engraver)
Title:Ex Museo Excell Dn. D. Christ Iac Trew S.S.
Date Made:1782
Type:Print
Materials:engraving on laid paper, hand coloring?
Place Made:Europe
Measurements:sheet: 20 1/2 in x 14 1/8 in; 52.07 cm x 35.8775 cm; plate: 12 3/4 in x 10 5/8 in; 32.385 cm x 26.9875 cm
Narrative Inscription:  INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. ctr. (printed, within plate): Ex Museo Excell.Dn.D.Christ.Jac.Trew.S.S. ; recto, upp. r. (printed, within plate): L.I. ; SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (printed, within plate): Andreas Hoffer Sculpsit. 82.
Accession Number:  MH 1991.4.690
Credit Line:Bequest of Helene Brosseau Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Biological drawing of tortoise top and underside. reptile;turtle; anatomy; natural history

Tags:
zoology; animals; books

Subjects:
Animals; Books; Engraving

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