Seba's Snakes and Lizards: 240 Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archive)

About this book

From the eighteenth centurys most important natural history collection--and one of the all-time greatest compilations of its kind--comes this remarkable book. Amsterdam-based pharmacist Albertus Seba (1665-1735) spent most of his life acquiring thousands of specimens of animals plants and insects from around the world. In 1731 he commissioned illustrations of every item in his collection. The vivid detailed and meticulously accurate images that appear in this volume feature: 240 full-color illustrations of reptiles A riot of brilliant colors shapes and sizes Magnificent reproductions from rare originals Unlimited potential as graphic and decorative elements in art craft and educational projects