LII
Artist
Albert Seba
(German, 1665 - 1736)
Date1734-1755
MediumCopperplate engraving, hand colored, on paper
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Ben M. Carter in honor of Enrique R. Anderson (Class of '95) and Family
Object number2014.29.21
DescriptionFour taxonomic illustrations of animals. In the center, a brown and yellow Asian porcupine. In the top left, a detail of the porcupine's black and white tail. Also depicted are a black and white Asian bird of paradise and a small red American snake. Plate 52 from Volume I of "Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri," Amsterdam: Wetsten, Smith and Waesberg, 1734-1755.
