Echidna Hystrix

From Boschi's and Petraroja's "Atlante Zoologico Popolare, opera Compilata Sui Piu Recenti Lavori di Zoologia Italiani e Stranieri. (Popular Zoological Atlas, a Work Compiled from the Most Recent Works of Italian and Foreign Zoology), edited by Giovanni Boschi, lithographed by Raimondo Petraroja, published in Naples 1863-1879. Short break in paper at bottom of sheet, well away from printed area. Blue sky extends to top of the sheet. With original descriptive sheet. Printed blind stamp of publisher below the image.