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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
Tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris L.) c.1645
Etching | 10.0 x 14.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 804570
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An etching of two views of a tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 [Cypraeidae; A&D p. 97]. Indo-Pacific, to 90 mm (there is a larger Hawaiian subspecies). Copied in Buonanni, 2.III.231-2, reversed (with no shadow).
See general notes on 804563.Provenance
Probably acquired during the seventeenth or eighteenth century
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Etching
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10.0 x 14.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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Alternative title(s)
Shell - Cypraea tigris L.
