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C1838
Moloch horridus (Gray)
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Rare c.19th lithograph of the Thorny Devil. Other common names: Mountain devil, Thorny lizard, Thorny dragon, Moloch. Aboriginal names: Muluwar in Noongar / Nyungar Modern binomial name: Moloch horridus First scientific description: Gray, 1841 Distribution: WA, SA, NT From: Grey, Journals … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Moloch horridus (Gray)
Date:
C1838
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured lithograph.
Image Size:
176mm
x 75mm
Paper Size:
219mm
x 140mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1838
Description:
Rare c.19th lithograph of the Thorny Devil.
Other common names: Mountain devil, Thorny lizard, Thorny dragon, Moloch.
Aboriginal names: Muluwar in Noongar / Nyungar
Modern binomial name: Moloch horridus
First scientific description: Gray, 1841
Distribution: WA, SA, NT
From: Grey, Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, during the years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty’s Government. Describing many newly discovered, important, and fertile districts, with observations on the moral and physical condition of the Aboriginal inhabitants, ……
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 3228.
Wantrup, J. Australian Rare Books. Sydney, 1987 : 131.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 740610
State Library Queensland: 996964214702061
State Library South Australia: 994.1 G843
State Library Victoria: CC 919.41 G86J
State Library New South Wales: 1841 RB/E919.41/GRE
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1141869
