Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (endangered)
Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (endangered).. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Stanghi, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780
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10936126
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45506581
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3764px x 6288px
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© Florilegius / Mary Evans
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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 Chelonia Considered Dictionary Endangered Figli Illustrators Jean Francois Jean-francois Josephines Jussieus Mydas Pretre Stanghi Stipple Turpin Turtle
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