Item 2509Spine-backed Shark (Squalus Acanthias)
1805. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1805. 115mm by 195mm (platemark). Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish writer, natural history illustrator, and amateur zoologist. From 'The natural history of British fishes : including scientific and general descriptions of the most interesting species, and an extensive selection of accurately finished coloured plates.....
