VIPERA AQUATICA: THE WATER VIPER; FRUTEX FOLIIS SERRATIS, FLORIBUS LONGIORIBUS SPICATIS SUBVIRIDIBUS, CAPSULA PENTAGONA.

Mark Catesby

Artist's Biography

Vipera Aquatica: The Water Viper; Frutex foliis serratis, floribus longioribus spicatis subviridibus, capsula pentagona.

Engraving handcolored, 1800.
Paper size 14 3/16 x 21" (360 x 533 mm).
Good condition. Minor spotting and a tear in the upper left corner of the margin. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 67196
Price: SOLD
Publisher : T. 43. From, ‘The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: Containing Figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants:…’ Engravings by Mark Catesby, published in London. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Animals & Insects , Reptiles and Amphibians