Well, okay, with a total of one it's not much of a collection yet. But I thought you guys might find it interesting anyway!
This is a first edition print of illustrations by Benard Direxit, found in Histoire Naturelle, and I believe was published in the late 1700s.
Thinking about how far we've come in understanding reptiles within the past decade alone, I find it really interesting to see where we've come from.
The top snake is listed as "Le Boiquira" and the bottom one as "Le Bojobi," both Brazilian vernacular names. Anyone care to guess what species they are? (I have a vague idea, but don't actually know myself.)
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