Fossil skeleton of an extinct pterodactyl, Pterodactylus
Fossil skeleton of an extinct pterodactyl, Pterodactylus antiquus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Corsi, drawn by Jean Gabriel Pretre and directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century
Picture No
13134990
Media ID
45923177
Size
7306px x 4423px
(5.0MB)
Credit
Florilegius
Source
Jean Gabriel Pretre
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1837 Americanum Cuvier Delle Dictionary Dizionario Jussieu Laurent Megatherium Naturali Pretre Pterodactyl Pterodactylus Scienze Sloth Stipple Turpin
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