Summary
Full colour proof of Leadbeater's Possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, by Dr. John J. Wild, artist and lithographer. This work was commissioned by Frederick McCoy, the first Director of The National Museum of Victoria, for Plate 91 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria; Figures and descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victoria indigenous animals.
This print forms part of the much larger Prodromus Collection. Many of the original illustrations and prints in the collection informed the production of The Prodromus, the first major publication of the National Museum of Victoria. Between 1878 and 1890, McCoy published his zoology 'Prodromus' as 20 parts in two volumes, with each part comprising 20 Plates. Unfortunately, almost 90 plates in the collection remain unpublished, and hundreds of illustrations were either not completed or not printed.
Description of Content
Leadbeater's Possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri by J.J Wild (del & lith). Lithographic print - lithographic ink on paper, 20cm x 29cm. Colour proof B finally published as Plate 91 in the Prodromus of Zoology by Frederick McCoy.
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Collecting Areas
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Publisher
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Artist & 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
91
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Drawing Number
Colour proof B
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State
Colour proof B
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Primary Inscriptions
Pl.91 / Zoology of Victoria (Mammals) / Dr.Wild del & lith. / Prof McCoy direct. / Steam litho Govt Printing Office
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Secondary Inscriptions
1,1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
McCoy, 1867
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Preferred Common name
Leadbeater's Possum
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Subphylum
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Species Name
leadbeateri
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
20 cm (Width), 29 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.