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Old Division One

carrying a bundle of mops on her head

by Pierre Charles Le Monnier (Paris

Lord Mayor's Procession

Asiatic softshell turtle Size:XXL: 100 x 100cm Old Division OneZoological studies of the Asiatic softshell turtle, or black rayed softshell turtle, here styled Testudine cartilaginea, now, Amyda cartilaginea. This semi aquatic freshwater reptile is native to Southeast Asia. Two views, back and underside. Plate from the monograph Brief van Pieter Boddaert Behelzende eene naauwkeurige Beschrijving van den Kraakbeenige schildpad (Amsterdam 1770). Inscribed: "III Br. G. Dadelbeek pinxit. F. de Bakker fecit." Pieter

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