The boa constrictor about to strike a rabbit
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Item data
Title
The boa constrictor about to strike a rabbit
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
Snakes -- Boa
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1832
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC SNAKE-Boa
Subjects
Boa constrictor
Rabbits
Snakes -- Food
Genres
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Vol. I." "2P." Written on border: "Oct. 27, 1832." Includes additional text.
Source Note: Penny magazine. (London : Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1832-).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 23 x 16 cm. (9 x 6 1/2 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17692855
Barcode: 33333159442488
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b807d550-c563-012f-961f-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1832
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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. "The boa constrictor about to strike a rabbit" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1832. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b807d550-c563-012f-961f-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1832). The boa constrictor about to strike a rabbit Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b807d550-c563-012f-961f-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The boa constrictor about to strike a rabbit" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b807d550-c563-012f-961f-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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