Asiatic softshell turtle mb-code 573DA Courtyard of the Royal Exchange

Courtyard of the Royal Exchange

the royal canopy on the bridge

Dick Seaman with his MG K3 Magnette

North west view of Stoke Newington

Asiatic softshell turtle mb-code 573DA Courtyard of the Royal ExchangeZoological 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