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Egyptian chameleon
Richard Waller (d. 1715)1686-11
The Royal Society
London, United Kingdom
A chameleon grasping a branch in leaf with fore-claws and tail. The branch bears an inscription in Latin: 'Hanc chamaeleonsis AEgyptiaci Iconem Delineabat R.Waller ad vivum quem possidebat Not. R.Boyl. Nov: 1686.' [Richard Waller drew the image of the Egyptian Chameleon after the life which the Honorable Robert Boyle kept, November 1686]
Details
- Title: Egyptian chameleon
- Creator: Richard Waller (d. 1715)
- Date Created: 1686-11
- Rights: Copyright The Royal Society, 2018
- External Link: To license this image please visit the Royal Society Picture Library, Making Visible project
- Medium: Watercolour, Paper
- Scientist: Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691)
- Field: Biology, Natural History, Zoology
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