Common ostrich, Struthio camelus, with foot
Common ostrich, Struthio camelus, with foot of the American Rhea or nandou, Rhea americana.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croix's Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology, Paris, France, 1816-1830. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by David, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History
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10938971
Media ID
45897870
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4006px x 6300px
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Credit
© Florilegius / Mary Evans
Source
Jean Gabriel Pretre
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1780 1845 1780-1845 1816 1830 1816-1830 Americana Camelus Dictionary Dumont Jean Francois Jean-francois Josephines Levrault Ostrich Pretre Rhea Sainte Croixs Sainte-croixs Stipple Struthio Turpin
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