SPOTCHINS

1851 STEEL ENGRAVING PRINT

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This print is over 100 years old (reverse is blank) from the book ANIMAL KINGDOM
(Representatives of the orders Insectivora Carnivora, Rodentia and Lagomorpha)
The engraver is Winkles Ltd. but there are a few mistaken identities here!

Below is the list of animals starting from the top
The cheeky chinchillas would like you to 'SPOT THE CHINCHILLA!' 

All furballs agree that the top picture is more of a sloth like mole with a tail than a chinchilla!
They feel that the middle picture - animal on far right is more like them - but that's history for you!

Figure 1.  Chinchilla lanigera, chinchilla 2a. Cavia cobaya, Guinea pig 2b. Lagomys alpinus, pika 3a. Cercolabes villosus, Brazil porcupine 3b. See 16 [mistake of the engraver] 4.  Hystrix cristatus, European porcupine 5.  Halamys caffer, Cape jerboa 6.  Mus sylvaticus, field mouse 7.  Mus rattus, black rat 8.  Mus musculus, common mouse 9.  Cricetus vulgaris, hamster 10. Myoxus glis, dormouse 11. Arctomys alpinus, marmot 12, 13. Pteromys volucella, flying squirrel 14. Sciurus carolinensis, grey squirrel 15. Sciurus maximus, Malabar squirrel 16. Lutra vulgaris, European otter 17. Talpa europwa, European mole 18. Erinaceus europwus, European hedgehog
Size: Size of the print: approx. 9 x 11 1/4 inches.
Condition: The print is in excellent condition.  Printed on heavier paper.