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The museum of animated nature

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Image ID

815223


Item data

Title

The museum of animated nature

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Reptiles -- Crocodile

Names

Jackson, John, 1801-1848 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1856 - 1858

Library Location

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

Subjects

Crocodiles
Skulls
Art, Egyptian
Spectacled caiman

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Printed on image: "2128. Common crocodile. ; 2131. Egyptian tumbler on crocodile. ; 2132. From Egyptian antiquities. ; 2133. From Egyptian Antiquities. ; 2129. Common crocodile. ; 2127. Cervical plates of crocodile. ; 2126. Skulls of crocodile and caiman. ; 2130. Common crocodile." Printed on border: "81"
Source Note: The pictorial museum of animated nature. (London : Knight, 1856-1858).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 34 x 23 cm. (13 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17236710
Barcode: 33333159415609
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7ad631e0-c562-012f-b3e3-58d385a7bc34

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

1856

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The museum of animated nature" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856 - 1858. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ad631e0-c562-012f-b3e3-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1856 - 1858). The museum of animated nature Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ad631e0-c562-012f-b3e3-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The museum of animated nature" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ad631e0-c562-012f-b3e3-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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