Asiatic softshell turtle mb-code 573DA 7th November 1952

7th November 1952

Courtyard of the Royal Exchange

' A man in a long coat buys from a watercress seller carrying her produce in a basket

Sidney Allard competed in amateur trials before moving on to the international rally and racing scene

a key top right and a female figure holding dividers seated above the scale

Asiatic softshell turtle mb-code 573DA 7th November 1952Zoological 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