Charles d'Orbigny (1806-1876) (editor)
Susemihl, Travier, Oudart, Pretre et al. (after)
Testudo Mauritanica, Cistudo Vulgaris (Reptiles, Pl. 1)
from Dictionnaire Universel d'Histore Naturelle
Renard & Martinet, Paris: 1849
Hand-colored lithograph
9.75 x 6.24 inches
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Turtles
From Charles d'Orbigny, Paris: 1849
From Charles d'Orbigny, Paris: 1849
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Natural history print of two tortoises. Testudo mauritanica was once thought to be a separate species, but recent scientists feel that it is the same as Testudo graeca, a species found in Algeria. Cistudo is a genera of land tortoises. It comes from a French natural history dictionary, a set of prints in the spirit of the 19th century collector's cabinets in their wide-ranging investigations of natural phenomena and interest in exotic or unusual species, and including 286 fine illustrations of animals in series including reptiles, birds, mollusks (shells), insects, crustaceans, etc.
Charles Dessalines d' Orbigny was from a family of scientists, including his brother Alcides, a prominent zoologist. He authored works on geology, botany and zoology.
References:
"Charles Dessalines d'Orbigny." Hachette Multimédia / Hachette Livre. 2001. Yahoo! France. http://fr.encyclopedia.yahoo.com/articles/o/o0501242_p0.html (10 October 2002).
Highfield, A.C. and Martin, J. "New Light on an Old Tortoise-Gilbert White Selbourne Tortoise Re-discovered." Tortoise Trust. http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/algeria.html (10 October, 2002).
Nissen, Claus. Die Zoologische Buchillustration: ihre Bibliographie und Geschichte. Stuttgart: 1969-78. 4617.
Wood, Casey A. (ed.) An Introduction to the Literature of Vertebrate Zoology Based Chiefly on the Titles in the Blacker Library of Zoology, the Emma Shearer Wood Library of Ornithology, the Bibliotheca Osleriana, and Other Libraries of McGill University, Montreal. London: Humphry Milford, Oxford University Press, 1931. 323.