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The boa constrictor crushing the jaguar

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Image ID

807598


Item data

Title

The boa constrictor crushing the jaguar

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Snakes -- Boa

Names

Cogger, Edward P.
Fay, Augustus, approximately 1824- (Wood-engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1869

Library Location

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

Subjects

Boa constrictor
Predation (Biology)
Jaguar
Snakes -- Food

Genres

Prints

Notes

Source Note: Johnson''s natural history. (New York : A. J. Johnson, 1869) Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) (1793-1860), Author. Winchell, Alexander (1824-1891), Author.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 15 x 15 cm. (6 x 5 3/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17692855
Barcode: 33333159442504
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b84b9960-c563-012f-c456-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1869

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The boa constrictor crushing the jaguar" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1869. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b84b9960-c563-012f-c456-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1869). The boa constrictor crushing the jaguar Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b84b9960-c563-012f-c456-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The boa constrictor crushing the jaguar" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b84b9960-c563-012f-c456-58d385a7bc34

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