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Harpooning the crocodile

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Image ID

815204


Item data

Title

Harpooning the crocodile

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Reptiles -- Crocodile

Names

Gauchard, Félix Jean (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1800 - 1899 (Questionable)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC REP-Cro

Subjects

Crocodiles
Hunting
Harpoons

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Illegible artist signature at lower right of image. Written on border: "Africa" Foxing on image.
Source Note: The growth of the book-jacket. (Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1954) Rosner, Charles, Author.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 13 x 16 cm. (5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17236710
Barcode: 33333159409230
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 79fe95f0-c562-012f-49e7-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1800

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Harpooning the crocodile" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79fe95f0-c562-012f-49e7-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1899). Harpooning the crocodile Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79fe95f0-c562-012f-49e7-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Harpooning the crocodile" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79fe95f0-c562-012f-49e7-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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