Asiatic softshell turtle Size:Large: 17.8 x 12.7cm Assistant Engineer of H

Assistant Engineer of H

3rd Januaryy 1973

at Lake Ullswater

or Rival Italian Artistes'

Hawking and Fishing according to the English Manner' pub

Asiatic softshell turtle Size:Large: 17.8 x 12.7cm Assistant Engineer of HZoological studies of the Asiatic softshell turtle, or black rayed softshell turtle, here styled Testudine cartilaginea, now, Amyda cartilaginea. This semi aquatic freshwater reptile is native to Southeast Asia. Two views, back and underside. Plate from the monograph Brief van Pieter Boddaert Behelzende eene naauwkeurige Beschrijving van den Kraakbeenige schildpad (Amsterdam 1770). Inscribed: "III Br. G. Dadelbeek pinxit. F. de Bakker fecit." Pieter