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C1885
Echidna Acanthion
Artist:
Joseph Smit (1836 - 1929)
This rare lithograph is of the sub species first described by Robert Collect (received January 13) 1884 in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London. Modern common names: Short-beaked Echidna Modern binomial name: Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion First described Collett, 1884. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Echidna Acanthion
Date:
C1885
Artist:
Joseph Smit (1836 - 1929)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph, with original hand colouring.
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1885
Description:
This rare lithograph is of the sub species first described by Robert Collect (received January 13) 1884 in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London.
Modern common names: Short-beaked Echidna
Modern binomial name: Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion
First described Collett, 1884.
Distribution WA & NT.
Reference The Mammals of Australia, Strahan, 2nd edition. Page: 39-43, ill. 30-31, 39-43
From Zoological Society, London Proceedings of The Zoological Society of London.
Biography:
Joseph Smit (1836-1929)
Born in the Netherlands, he was invited to England to do the lithography for Sclater’s Exotic Ornithology. He did Wolf’s Zoological Sketches and Elliot’s Birds of Paradise. He contributed regularly to the Transactions and Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Ibis, and The Field.
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