Summary
Hand coloured proof finally published as Plate 44 The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
Description of Content
Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii Castelnau, 1872 and Barracouta, Thyrsites atun by Ludwig Becker. Lithographic print - lithographic ink and watercolour. Hand coloured proof finally published as Plate 44 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
Geological Survey Branch, Steam Press, Government Printing Office
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Artist
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Lithographer
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Medium
lithographic ink
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Technique
Scientific illustration
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Support
Paper
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Plate Number
44
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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
(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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Superclass
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Class
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Order
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
maccoyii
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
20 (Width), 32 (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.
