Reptilia, Pl. 6. Figs. 1-3. Bufo marinus. Figs. 4-9. Bufo boreas. Figs. 10-15. Bufo lugubrosus. Figs. 15-21. Bufo gracilis.

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• ARTIST: W. Winship

• PUBLISHER: Published in Philadelphia.

• MEDIUM: Engraving with original hand coloring,

  DATE: 1858.

• EDITION SIZE: Platemark 16 5/8 x 11 1/8" (423 x 283 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: From John Cassin's "Mammalogy and Ornithology" report of the United States Exploring Expedition under Captain Charles Wilkes. Peale, youngest son of painter Charles Wilson Peale, accompanied this landmark naval expedition, which explored South America, Australia, Antartica, the Pacific islands and America's northwest coast between 1838 and 1842. This was the first American circumnavigation of the globe. Engraved by Dougal. This illustration depicts four kinds of frogs.

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• CONDITION: Good condition and color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Animals & Insects , Reptiles and Amphibians