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C1886
The Platypus.
Artist:
Artist unknown
Small C19th engraving of the Platypus. The first engraved image of a Platypus and the first description was made from the first Platypus sighted and captured November 1797 on the Hawkesbury River by David Collins. When the first skin sent … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Platypus.
Date:
C1886
Artist:
Artist unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
110mm
x 85mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Small C19th engraving of the Platypus. The first engraved image of a Platypus and the first description was made from the first Platypus sighted and captured November 1797 on the Hawkesbury River by David Collins. When the first skin sent by John Hunter, reached Europe it was thought to be a hoax.
Modern binomial name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
First described: Shaw 1799
Distribution: SA, VIC, TAS, NSW & QLD
