The skeletons of a ray (Thornback), bones of the head of a pike and the skeleton of a water tortoise. Engraving.

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25 March 1791
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40453i
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The skeletons of a ray (Thornback), bones of the head of a pike and the skeleton of a water tortoise. Engraving. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] (No. 17, Paternoster Row) : C. Cooke, 25 March 1791.

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 35.7 x 21 cm

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Skeleton of a thornback, bones of the head of a pike, skeleton of a water tortoise. See system of comparative anatomy. Engraved for the Royal Encyclopedia. Bears number top right : Plate 5

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Wellcome Collection 40453i

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