A poisonous snake, Indian cobra: illustration shows 'spectacle' marking on the snake's hood and includes two details of the head and an outline drawing of the tail. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

Date:
1795
Reference:
566834i
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Snakes of the Coromandel Coast, India.
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A poisonous snake, Indian cobra: illustration shows 'spectacle' marking on the snake's hood and includes two details of the head and an outline drawing of the tail. Watercolour, ca. 1795. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1795

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1 painting (album leaf 5) : watercolour ; sheet 46.2 x 32.9 cm

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Nagoo ; Venemous Lettering includes the name of the snake written in the Telugu language of South East India Bears number: V

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Wellcome Collection 566834i

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