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Year
c. 1760-1780
Era
Enlightenment
Collection
Original document owned by ATX Austin LLC
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Medium
Hand-colored copperplate engraving
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Scientific illustration of quadrupeds from the comprehensive natural history encyclopedia. Bénard's workshop produced these plates under his direction, marked 'Benard Direxit' meaning 'Directed by Bénard.' Public Domain.
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