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<dl><dd>Cover title</dd>
<dd>Also published simultaneously in a Latin edition as Historia testudinum (Erlangen : J.J. Palm, 1792[-1801]</dd>
<dd>Issued in 4 parts (6 Hefte): p. XII, 1-32, plates I-X (Hefte 1-2) in 1792; p. 33-88, plates XI-XX (Hefte 3-4) in 1793; p. 89-136, plates XXI-XXV (Heft 5) in 1795; and p. 137-160, plates XXVI-XXXI (Heft 6) in 1801</dd>
<dd>An unfinished work; no more published</dd>
<dd>Plates illustrated by J.C. Keller and F.W. Wunder, and engraved by J. Nussbiegel and J.F. Volckart</dd>
<dd>Although plates XXXII-XXXIV are described in the text, they were apparently never issued. Adjusted plate count includes XVIIIB and XXXB</dd>
<dd>Headpiece</dd>
<dd>Hand-colored plates</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references</dd>
<dd>Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration</dd>
<dd>Grässe</dd>
<dd>Brunet</dd>
<dd>extracted picklist</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB has two copies</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy (39088002174456) has the original printed blue wrappers bound in</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy (39088009478090) has a modern red cloth library binding with gilt-lettered spine; the original printed blue paper wrappers for each part are bound in</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Turtles; Turtles</div>
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<dl><dd>Schöpf, Johann David, 1752-1800</dd>
<dd>Keller, Johann Christoph, 1737-1796, ill</dd>
<dd>Nussbiegel, Johann, 1750-ca. 1829, engraver</dd>
<dd>Volckart, Johann Friedrich, 1750-1812, engraver</dd>
<dd>Wunder, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1742-1828, ill</dd></dl></div>
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