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C1767
Toad
Common name Common Suriname toad or star-fingered toad Modern binomial name Pipa pipa First described Linnaeus 1758 Distribution South America From The rare large folio edition of Knorr’s most famous series, Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Naturalien-Cabinet (Selected Delights of … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Toad
Date:
C1767
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1767
Description:
Common name Common Suriname toad or star-fingered toad
Modern binomial name Pipa pipa
First described Linnaeus 1758
Distribution South America
From The rare large folio edition of Knorr’s most famous series, Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Naturalien-Cabinet (Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector’s Cabinet])
George Wolfgang Knorr (1705 - 1761)
Knorr was a German paleontologist, artist, engraver and collector. At age 18, he became an engraver for Leonhard Blanc, working with Martin Tyroff on the illustrations for Jacob Scheuchzer's Physica Sacra . He then engraved portraits, landscapes and geological illustrations. He also took a keen interest in the work of Albert Durer and engraved copies of a number of animal a studies. As Nuremberg became the center of production for fine natural history books, Knorr published a number of scientific works. These included his most famous series Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Naturalien Cabinet.
