Cervus Alce Linn.
Print
late 18th century - early 19th century (printed)
late 18th century - early 19th century (printed)
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A moose standing in a woodland clearing, viewed in profile, facing to the right of the image. Hand-coloured.
Object details
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| Title | Cervus Alce Linn. |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving print on laid paper, hand-coloured |
| Brief description | 'Cervus Alce Linn'. Moose standing in a woodland clearing, facing to the right of the image. Hand-coloured engraving print on laid paper. Engraved by Bock, after Hüget. German (possibly). Late 18th - early 19th century. |
| Physical description | A moose standing in a woodland clearing, viewed in profile, facing to the right of the image. Hand-coloured. |
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| Object history | This illustration was probably taken from an edition of the naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's 'Die Säugetiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen', a series of books written in the period 1774-1804, focusing on mammals of the world. |
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| Other number | CCXLVIC - numbered on sheet |
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| Accession number | 29638:164 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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