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An Egyptian mongoose (ichneumon), standing on a disembowelled crocodile with the crocodile's destroyed eggs nearby. Etching by S. C. Miger, ca. 1808, after N. Maréchal.
- Maréchal, Nicolas, -1803.
- Date
- [1808]
- Reference
- 40946i
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Credit: An Egyptian mongoose (ichneumon), standing on a disembowelled crocodile with the crocodile's destroyed eggs nearby. Etching by S. C. Miger, ca. 1808, after N. Maréchal. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Ichneumon: a mongoose of N. Africa, Herpestes ichneumon, noted for destroying crocodile eggs
Publication/Creation
[Paris] : [chez Miger], [1808]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 22 x 36.8 cm
Lettering
Viverra ichneumon. L'ichneumon. Peinte par Marechal. Gravée par Miger.
Lettering note
Further lettering on top of the print: Three half-pence
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 40946i
Type/Technique
Languages
- French
- Latin
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores