Richly hand colored engraving on thick wove paper from a Swiss volume of natural history, page 116. With the platypus at the top of the page (Braunes Schnabelthier, Ornithorhynchus rufus), an echidna with details of front and rear paws (Echidna Hystrix), and an armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus, the smallest of the species, capable of spraying an instantly lethal neurotoxin) at the bottom of the illustration. 9 1/4 x 13 1/4". Faint brown spotting below caption, o/w very good. Seller Inventory # 16674

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Title: Platypus, Echidna and Armadillo engraving ...

Publisher: Basel

Publication Date: 1833

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