Summary
Hand coloured lithographic proof of a young female Australian Fur-seal, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus, by Ludwig Becker, 24 January 1859. This work is associated with the publication of Plate 31 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy, the then Director of the National Museum of Victoria.
Description of Content
Australian Fur Seal, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus by Ludwig Becker. Lithographic colour proof - watercolour and pencil on paper, 16cm x 24cm. Hand coloured lithographic proof published as plate 31 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
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Publisher
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Artist & Lithographer
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Medium
lithographic ink, watercolour, indian ink and pencil on paper
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Technique
Scientific illustration
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Support
Paper
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Plate Number
31
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State
Hand coloured proof
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
Wood, 1925
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Preferred Common name
Australian Fur-seal
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Subphylum
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Genus
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Species Name
pusillus
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Subspecies
doriferus
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
16 cm (Width), 24 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.
