Hand coloured copper plate engraving - size - 41/2" x 61/2"
year of print - 1835

From the book SCRIPTURE NATURAL HISTORY, and Guide to General Zoology,
by W. I. Bicknell, licentiate of theology, Vol. I, copyright 1835. These prints are becoming very collectable, both for their decorative and scientific value
 (The cheeky chinchillas declare that the engraving is a cross between a mouse, a rat and a guinea pig
"absolutely nothing to do with cute furry us!" they insisted)