Name/Title
Pterapus PselaphonEntry/Object ID
JJA.1938.553Description
There is a handcolored print from a book showing a bat's body and left wing. The print is after the artist and ornithologist Edward Lear who was friends with John James Audubon. Marginalia from bottom left to right corners reads, "E. Lear, del. Pteropus Pselaphon Zeitter (?), S.C." "Plate is printed in the upper right corner. The plate number is faded.
This print appears to be taken from The Zoology of Captain Beechey’s Voyage (1839). It is Plate 11 on page 11. This was originally drawn by Edward Lear (del. is from delineavit which means "he drew it") and printed by I.C. Zeitter. - ConnorCollection
L. S. Tyler CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Lear, EdwardRole
ArtistManufacturer
Edward LearLexicon
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Prints, Bats, PrintsDimensions
Height
11-7/8 inWidth
15-1/2 inDepth
1-13/16 in