Brasilianisches dreibändiges Gürteltier. Kupferstich für renommierte Säugetierarbeiten des deutschen Naturforschers Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in den 1700er Jahren, der von 1775 bis 1792 erschienene mehrbändige „die Saugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen“. Insgesamt sind die Säugetiere, die Schreber in dieser Arbeit vorstellt, als „Schrebers fantastische Bestien“ bekannt geworden. Die Gravur wurde später von Hand eingefärbt.
15535 x 10356 px | 131,5 x 87,7 cm | 51,8 x 34,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
22. Juli 2006
Ort:
In natural habitat
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Dieses Bild kann kleinere Mängel aufweisen, da es sich um ein historisches Bild oder ein Reportagebild handel
Hand-coloured antique engraving. It depicts a Brazilian three-banded armadillo and was created by an unknown artist for a renowned work on mammals by the German naturalist, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739-1810). The word 'armadillo' means 'little armoured one' in Spanish and refers to the bony plates that cover the back, head, legs and tail. They are the only living mammals with such shells. They have strong curved claws, simple peg-like teeth, a pointy or shovel-shaped snout and small eyes. The three-, six-, and nine-banded armadillos are named for the number of movable bands in their armour. The Brazilian three-banded armadillo is a species, tolypeutes tricinctus, endemic to Brazil, where it is known as tatu-bola. It is about 8.5 to 10.5 inches (22 to 27cm) long. Johan Christian Daniel Von Schreber (often styled I.C.D. von Schreber) studied in Germany and Sweden and worked as a medical doctor before beginning his most famous work, his multi-volume 'Die Saugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen' ('The Mammals in Accordance with Illustrations of Nature with Descriptions'), published from 1775 to 1792. It was illustrated by about 800 plates of the different mammals. The hand coloured engraving of a Brazilian three-banded armadillo was Plate LXXI.A. (71A) in a Schreber volume printed c. 1785. Many of the animals were being given scientific names for the first time, according to the binomial system pioneered by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus. It is likely that none of the artists responsible had actually seen any of the exotic animals they drew, relying instead on descriptions from explorers. Not surprisingly, many of the pictures are quite a long way from zoological reality. Collectively, they have come to be known as 'Schreber's Fantastic Beasts'. D1164.B3903
