A Nautilus mollusc with a tentacled head shown in the water. Woodcut after C. Gessner.
- Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565.
- Date:
- 1558
- Reference:
- 41003i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Nautilus: any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus with a light brittle spiral shell, esp. one having a chambered shell with nacreous septa
Nacreous: mother of pearl from any shelled mollusc
Publication/Creation
Tiguri [Zürich] : C. Froschoverus [C.Froschauer], 1558.
Physical description
1 print : woodcut ; image 6.2 x 12 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Animalium Mar. Ordo XIII...testam Nautili Bellonius...Nautili a Bellonio exhibita icon...
Notes
On the same sheet as nos. 41002 in this catalogue
Reference
Wellcome Collection 41003i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores