Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus)

published 1731-1743

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

This is a drawing showing two species of crabs. One crab is labeled "Pagurus maculatus" with a vibrant shell, detailed legs, and pincers. It has a spiral shell. The other crab is labeled "Cancer chelis crassissimis" with a broader body and intricate line work, colored in browns and hints of blues. The drawing highlights the anatomy and aesthetic differences between the two species.

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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: 35.7 × 25.5 cm (14 1/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 43.7 × 35.2 cm (17 3/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.26.17

  • 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

Q65574781

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