[Porcupine] Das Stachelschwein aüs der Meerenge von Hüdson. Hystrix Canadensis. Le Porc-epic de la Baye de Hudson.
G. Eduard ad viv. del. J.M. Seligman sculps et excudit. [n.d., c.1760.] Fine coloured engraving, 200 x 260mm (8 x 10¼") large margins. An early illustation of a porcupine, copied from the plate by George Edwards. Canadian interest. Johann Michael Seligmann (1720-1762), a German artist and engraver primarily known for his ornithological artwork in "Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel" (1749-64), which contained translations of George Edwards's 'A Natural History of Birds' and 'Gleanings of Natural History'.
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