Summary
Lithographic hand coloured proof of a Death Adder, Acanthophis antarcticus, form near the Murray River, by Ludwig Becker for published Plate 12 of the Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
Description of Content
Death Adder, Acanthophis antarcticus by Ludwig Becker. Hand coloured proof, lithographic pencil and watercolour on paper, 15cm x 23cm. Published as Plate 12 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
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Artist & Lithographer
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Plate Number
12
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State
Hand coloured proof
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Primary Inscriptions
[numbers for scales for explanation of Figures]
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
(Shaw & Nodder, 1802)
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Preferred Common name
Common Death Adder
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Other Common Names
Death Adder
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Species Name
antarcticus
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
23 cm (Width), 15 cm (Height)
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References
[Book Series] McCoy, Frederick. 1878-1890. Natural History of Victoria: Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria or Figures and Descriptions of the Living Species of All Classes of the Victorian Indigenous Animals. 1-2.
[Article] Yen, Alan L., et al. 2001. McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria: an unfinished task. Vic. Nat. 118 (6): 242-255.
