'Balaena Rostrata, Fabricus [Minke whale?]' Finish:20-pack Illustration from De humani corporis

Illustration from De humani corporis fabrica

Having stated his lack of need for shells

which went on to become one of the major players in the car industry

Signed in ink lower left 'Franz Bauer del

9 December 1874

'Balaena Rostrata, Fabricus [Minke whale?]' Finish:20-pack Illustration from De humani corporisPlate 20 for the paper 'Observations on the structure and oeconomy of whales', by John Hunter, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society vol. 77 part 1 1787 pp. 371 450. Two views of the whale. Figure 1 is a view of the animal's left side with an inset key to measurements. The dorsal fin is absent and shown by a dotted line. Figure 2 is a plan view of the tail. Numbered 'V'. Not signed. Britannia design watermark. Original: ink on paper. 1787