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Artist
- Name:
- Riou, Édouard
- Dates:
- 1833-1900
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Bertrand, Antoine Valérie
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- La terre avant le déluge
- Author(s):
- Figuier, Louis
- Publisher:
- Paris: Hachette et Cie., 1874
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Artist’s view of the Earth in the Early Jurassic epoch showing a pterodactylus chasing a dragonfly-like insect.
The caption reads in the original French: Vue idéale de la terre pendant la période du lias.
Keywords: 1870s, 19th century, black & white, dinosaur, flying, hunting, prehistory, reptile