Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus, and
Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus, and greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus.. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Corsi, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780
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1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century
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1775 1840 1775-1840 1780~1845 1837 Batelli Bulldog Considered Corsi Dictionary Figli Hastatus Illustrators Jean Francois Jean-francois Josephines Jussieus Leporinus Pretre Stipple Turpin
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