The Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus)

published 1731-1743

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

This is a drawing of two different crab species. The top half of the drawing features a pagurid crab, identified as "Pagurus Maculatus," showcasing its red claws and articulated, speckled limbs. The bottom half displays a depiction of another crab species labeled "Cancer chelis crassissimis," characterized by its robust claws and heavily textured carapace. Both species are illustrated with emphasis on the textures and patterns found on their shells and pincers.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

  • Dimensions

    plate: 36 × 25.8 cm (14 3/16 × 10 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 51.3 × 35.7 cm (20 3/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1967.10.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.2, no. 36

  • Series Title

    Nat. Hist. of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Isl.:V.2,T36

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1771

  • Catesby, Mark. The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. London: 1771.

Wikidata ID

Q65511189

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