Lithograph, old colored, from 1840, title "Egg-laying turtle on the banks of the Orinoco" (Venezuela), format 16 x 21 cm. The sheet comes from "Complete Völker-Galerie in faithful illustrations of all nations", by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche, Meißen. The graphic has been commissioned, however Maximilian Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied, pictured in his volume "Reise nach Brasilien". There he also describes the consumption of turtles and theirs Eggs. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Graphics   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Saxony, Germany | Similar pieces