Physeter gibbosus
Artist
Johann Eberhard Ihle
(German, 1727 - 1811)
Date1774 - 1804
Object number00019680
NameEngraving
MediumInk on paper, mylar, card
DimensionsSight: 135 x 190 mm
Image: 230 x 180 mm
Mount: 340 x 405 mm, 5 mm
Overall: 335 x 407 mm, 0.25 kg
Sheet: 267 x 215 mm
Image: 230 x 180 mm
Mount: 340 x 405 mm, 5 mm
Overall: 335 x 407 mm, 0.25 kg
Sheet: 267 x 215 mm
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
Collections
HistoryThe multi volume work on natural history 'Die Säugtiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen' by Johan von Schreber (1739 - 1810) was published in sections from 1774 to 1804. Physeter gibbosus described by Schreber in 1802.