Crocodile by Albertus Seba. 1734-1765
Albertus Seba (1665-1736)
Albertus Seba was a German-born apothecary and a wealthy Dutch East India Company member. He practised in Amsterdam, where his enormous wunderkammer became internationally famous as one of the city's essential sights. In 1734, he published his famous natural history book "Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri Accurata Descriptio et Iconibus Artificiosissimis Expressio, per Universal Phusices Historiam."
Crocodile and lizard.
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Category: Prints > Natural History
Crocodile and lisard by Albertus Seba.
Date: 1734-1765.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Image size: 420 x 535mm (16.54 x 21.06 inches).
Sheet size: 505 x 620mm (19.88 x 24.41 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Original hand coloured.
Condition Rating: A+
From: Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri Accurata Descriptio et Iconibus Artificiosissimis Expressio, per Universal Physices Historiam. Amsterdam, Wetsten, Smith and Janssonius van Waesbergen, 1734-1765.
Albertus Seba (1665-1736)
Albertus Seba was a German-born apothecary and a wealthy Dutch East India Company member. He practised in Amsterdam, where his enormous wunderkammer became internationally famous as one of the city's essential sights. In 1734, he published his famous natural history book "Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri Accurata Descriptio et Iconibus Artificiosissimis Expressio, per Universal Phusices Historiam."