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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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The tarantula
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Wallach Division Picture Collection

Spiders

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC SPID
Topics
Spiders
Tarantulas
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Is a native of Apulia, in Italy. Its body is three quarters of an inch long, and about as thick as a man's little finger ; the color is generally an olive brown, variegated with one that is more dusky ; it has eight legs and eight…" Includes additional text. Foxing on image.
Source note: The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, according to the classifications of Stark. (New York : Kearny, 1852) Gould, Augustus A. (Augustus Addison) (1805-1866), Editor.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 10 x 11 cm. (4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17236704
Barcode: 33333159416987
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f40d41a0-c563-012f-31db-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1852: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The tarantula" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-087a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The tarantula" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 30, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-087a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1852). The tarantula Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-087a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The tarantula