1. Anaconda. 2. Pedda poda. 3. Port natal python. 4. Rattlesnake (black variety). 5. Cobra de capello
Upper Right: Plate 68. Lower Left: J. Stewart Del. Lower Center: Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London. Lower Right: J. Bishop, Sc.
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
Source / Publication: A History of the Earth and Animated Nature.
Publisher: Blackie and Son
Place of Publication: Queen Street, Glasgow; South College Street, Edinburgh; Warwick Square, London
Date: 1852
Plate Number: 68
Artist: James Stewart
Engraver: Joseph Bishop Pratt (1854-1910)
Paper Dimensions: 15,3x24,3 cms.
Medium: Copperplate engraving
Language: English
Coloured: Hand coloured
Condition: Good. Minor foxing due to age. Signs of roughness along one edge from removal from binding.