'Testudo ferox' [Florida softshell turtle] mb-code 1239505 After 1820 the Eyre Arms

After 1820 the Eyre Arms

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the girl is seen from the back looking to the right

'Testudo ferox' [Florida softshell turtle] mb-code 1239505 After 1820 the Eyre ArmsZoological studies of the Florida softshell turtle Apalone ferox. The freshwater turtle is shown in three figures: two showing the upper and lower body and a third showing the neck in its elongated position. Plate 19 from the book Historia testudinum iconibus illustrata by Johann David Schoepff (Erlangen, 1792). The illustration is inscribed below: 'Testudo ferox Pennant.' The plate has been trimmed for binding, resulting in the loss of artist