Above, an otter eating a fish; below, a beaver. Woodcut after C. Gessner.

Otter: any of several aquatic fish-eating mammals of the family Mustelidae, esp. of the genus Lutra, having strong claws and webbed feet

Beaver: any large amphibious broad tailed rodent of the genus Castor

[Tiguri [Zürich]] : [C. Froschoverus [C.Froschauer]], [1560?]

1 print : woodcut ; image 17.2 x 26.2 cm

Animal. in dulcib. aquis Ordo II 353. Germ. Biber... The lettering is mainly in Latin, but gives the German and English versions of the name

On the same sheet as nos. 41005i, 41006i, 41007i in this catalogue

Wellcome Collection 41004i