Andreas Reischek - Austrian
Andreas Reischek (1845 - 1903), an Austrian taxidermist, naturalist, ornithologist and collector notable for his extensive natural history collecting expeditions throughout New Zealand as well as being notorious for acts of grave robbing (!) there. He collected Maori skulls and mummified cadavers robbed from burial sites
Picture No
10290238
Media ID
46557789
Size
2914px x 4704px
(2.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1880s
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