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VBI-0218

RED-CLAWED CRAYFISH (ASTACUS FLUVIATILIS)

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Details

Publisher / Photographer
Not specified
Year
1900's
Publisher / Printer
Not specified
Location
Not specified
Subjects
Crayfish · Crustaceans · Natural history · British Museum (Natural History)
Size
5.5 x 3.5 in

Description

Natural-history postcard showing a red-clawed crayfish from above, with its large pincers extended upwards and its legs, antennae and segmented tail clearly displayed. The caption identifies the specimen as Astacus fluviatilis and gives its length from head to tail as 5½ inches. The lower margin bears the name British Museum (Natural History), the reference L 13, and the printer's credit, Waterlow & Sons Limited.

Condition

Good