Color lithograph, old color, from 1840, title "Egg-laying turtle on the banks of the Orinoco" (Venezuela), format 16 x 21 cm. The sheet comes from "Complete gallery of nations with faithful depictions of all nations", by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche, Meißen. However, the graphic was commissioned Maximilian Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied, pictured in his volume “Journey to Brazil”. There he also describes the consumption of turtles and their eggs. Cross-connection under “Search: Wied-Neuwied or Bodmer”. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Graphics   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Saxony, Germany   |   Artist: Friedrich W. Goedsche | Similar pieces