'Testudo ferox' [Florida softshell turtle] Size:XL: 100 x 70cm Recorder of London 1803-1822

Recorder of London 1803-1822

31st July 1950

View showing Tottenham High Cross and figures

Plate 24 from British mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain

1974 World Cup First Round Group Two match at the Westfalenstadion

'Testudo ferox' [Florida softshell turtle] Size:XL: 100 x 70cm Recorder of London 1803-1822Zoological 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