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Scientific drawings of snakes ; Snakes in art

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Title
Scientific drawings of snakes ; Snakes in art
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Snakes

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1856 - 1858
Topics
Serpents -- Mythology
Snakes
Snakes -- Habitat
Natrix natrix
Vipera aspis
Leptophis
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on image: "Purple Leptophis ; Egyptians offering human sacrifice to Serpants ; Sacred symbols of the Ancient Egyptians ; Golden three-snake ; Common Adder and Ringed snake ; Ringed snake ; Head and tail of common snake ; Serpent-worship : from Popeii." Figures numbered 2247-2253. Foxing on image.
Source note: The pictorial museum of animated nature. (London : Knight, 1856-1858).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 33 x 23 cm. (13 x 9 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17692847
Barcode: 33333159440847
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9bf28dc0-c563-012f-2ab2-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1856: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Scientific drawings of snakes ; Snakes in art" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856 - 1858. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1df0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Scientific drawings of snakes ; Snakes in art" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1df0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1856 - 1858). Scientific drawings of snakes ; Snakes in art Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1df0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Scientific drawings of snakes ; Snakes in art