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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Giant Ghana land snail (Achatina achatina) c.1645

Etching | 9.9 x 13.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 804599

Giant Ghana land snail (Achatina achatina)

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Giant Ghana land snail (Achatina achatina) c.1645

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Giant Ghana land snail (Achatina achatina)

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Giant Ghana land snail (Achatina achatina) c.1645

©

Description

An etching of a giant Ghana land snail shell

Provenance

Probably acquired during the seventeenth or eighteenth century
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
(etcher)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Etching

Measurements

9.9 x 13.5 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Shells (animal)
References

Alternative title(s)

Shell - Achatina achatina L.

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