Summary
In an early collaboration between the Museum and the Education Department, this poster, The Dangerous Snakes of Victoria, was produced in 1877 for distribution to all Victorian schools and railway stations.
The poster was based on ilustrations originally created by Arthur Bartholomew and Ludwig Becker for the Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria, by Frederick McCoy.
Dangerous Snakes of Victoria imprinted McCoy's name into the minds of generations of Victorian schoolchildren, in association with those images of deadly serpents. It must have been deemed a success, as in the 1890s a second edition was produced, with life-sized snakes and slightly less dramatic typeface. Following McCoy's knighthood, it was subtitled 'as accredited by Sir Professor Frederick McCoy'.
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"Dangerous Snakes of Victoria" Poster (1st edition) by Frederick McCoy and The Education Department Victoria. Poster - ink on paper.
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954 mm (Width), 1335 mm (Height)
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700 mm (Width), 1090 mm (Height)
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[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.
