Coypu or river rat, Myocastor coypus, and Cayenne

Coypu or river rat, Myocastor coypus, and Cayenne spiny rat, Proechimys guyannensis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Madame Massard, 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

1780 1845 1780-1845 1816 Cayenne Coypu Dictionary Frederic Jean Francois Jean-francois Josephines Levrault Massard Pretre Spiny Stipple Turpin

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