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Banded bungarus ; Group of terrestrial snakes ; Banded sea-snake ; Bicoloured sea-snake ; Snakes aroused from hybernation ; Boa attacking a sleeping Lascar

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Data source:

Research Catalog

Image ID

807525


Item data

Title

Banded bungarus ; Group of terrestrial snakes ; Banded sea-snake ; Bicoloured sea-snake ; Snakes aroused from hybernation ; Boa attacking a sleeping Lascar

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Snakes

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 SNAKE

Subjects

Snakes
Boa constrictor
Sea snakes
Hibernation

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Printed on border: "124" Figures numbered 2307-2312.
Source Note: The pictorial museum of animated nature. (London : Knight, 1856-1858).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 33 x 24 cm. (13 x 9 1/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17692847
Barcode: 33333159441993
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9193c480-c563-012f-c942-58d385a7bc34

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

Cite this item

MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Banded bungarus ; Group of terrestrial snakes ; Banded sea-snake ; Bicoloured sea-snake ; Snakes aroused from hybernation ; Boa attacking a sleeping Lascar" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856 - 1858. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9193c480-c563-012f-c942-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1856 - 1858). Banded bungarus ; Group of terrestrial snakes ; Banded sea-snake ; Bicoloured sea-snake ; Snakes aroused from hybernation ; Boa attacking a sleeping Lascar Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9193c480-c563-012f-c942-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Banded bungarus ; Group of terrestrial snakes ; Banded sea-snake ; Bicoloured sea-snake ; Snakes aroused from hybernation ; Boa attacking a sleeping Lascar" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9193c480-c563-012f-c942-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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