Summary
Hand coloured lithographic proof of a Yabby, Cherax destructor, by Ludwig Becker for Plate 29 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
Description of Content
Yabby, Cherax destructor by Ludwig Becker. Hand coloured proof, lithographic ink, watercolour, indian ink and pencil on paper, 17cm x 25cm. Published as Plate 29 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Publisher
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Artist & Lithographer
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Plate Number
29
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State
Hand coloured proof
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Primary Inscriptions
Ludwig Becker del. & lith.
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Secondary Inscriptions
1.2.3.4.
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
Clark, 1936
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Preferred Common name
Yabby
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Other Common Names
Common Yabbie Inland Yabbie
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Phylum
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Subphylum
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Superclass
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Class
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Subclass
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Superorder
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Infraorder
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
destructor
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
25 cm (Width), 17 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.
