Physter microps Linn

Artist Johann Eberhard Ihle (German, 1727 - 1811)

Engraver Johann Nussbiegel (c 1750 - 1829)

Date1774 - 1804

Object number00019660

NameEngraving

MediumInk on paper, mylar, card

DimensionsOverall: 339 x 407 mm, 0.28 kg
Sheet: 179 x 260 mm
Sight: 133 x 208 mm
Image: 179 x 260 mm
Mount: 339 x 407 mm, 5 mm

ClassificationsArt

Credit LineANMM Collection

Collections

Whaling

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DescriptionColoured engraving of a toothed whale titled 'Physter microps Linn', Plate CCCXXXIX from Die Säugtiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen by German naturalist Johan von Schreber (1739 - 1810). The Linn in the title refers to Linneaus.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.