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Rattle snake ; Cerastes or horned viper ; Common viper

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Image ID

807487


Item data

Title

Rattle snake ; Cerastes or horned viper ; Common viper

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Snakes

Names

Kearny, Francis, 1785-1837 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1780 - 1950 (Questionable)

Library Location

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

Subjects

Snakes
Rattlesnakes
Viperidae

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Figures numbered 1-3. Printed on border: "Pl. 78" Foxing on image.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 12 x 18 cm. (4 1/2 x 7 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17692847
Barcode: 33333159440722
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9ac432d0-c563-012f-992a-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

1780

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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. "Rattle snake ; Cerastes or horned viper ; Common viper" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780 - 1950. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9ac432d0-c563-012f-992a-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1780 - 1950). Rattle snake ; Cerastes or horned viper ; Common viper Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9ac432d0-c563-012f-992a-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Rattle snake ; Cerastes or horned viper ; Common viper" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9ac432d0-c563-012f-992a-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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