Summary
Pencil & Indian Ink illustration of a Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, by Ludwig Becker, 25 August 1858.
Description of Content
Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii Castelnau by Ludwig Becker. Drawing - Pencil and indian ink on paper, 10 cm x 12 cm. Un-numbered drawing commssioned in the publication of plate 44 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
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Publisher
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Artist
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Lithographer
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Technique
Scientific illustration
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Plate Number
44
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State
Illustration
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Primary Inscriptions
Aug 25. 58. / L B / 1/3rd nat size. Bonita (1.).
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
(Castelnau, 1872)
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Preferred Common name
Southern Bluefin Tuna
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Kingdom
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Phylum
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Subphylum
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Class
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Genus
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Species Name
maccoyii
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
19 (Width), 12 (Height)
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References
[Article] Yen, Alan L., et al. 2001. McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria: an unfinished task. Vic. Nat. 118 (6): 242-255.
[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.
