American Water Opossum, Chironectes Yapock. Lizars engraving.

by Lizars, William Home

Antique print of American Yapock, Water Opossum c1841.

Original hand-coloured steel engraving by William Home Lizars (1788-1859) for Marsupialia or Pouched Animals by George Robert Waterhouse (1789-1856). The small engraved nature portrait was accentuated by hand-colouring of the animal only, leaving the engraved background habitat uncoloured. Published in Edinburgh circa 1841 for The Naturalist’s Library 'Mammalia' by Scottish naturalist, Sir Willliam Jardine (1800-1874).

Page imperfections. Size 105 x 170mm (4 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches)