Short-necked Tortoise, Chelymys macquaria (1885) by John James WildMuseums Victoria
'John James Wild (1834-1900) came to Melbourne in 1881, after serving as the official artist on HMS Challenger's circumnavigation of the globe (1872-76).'
Leadbeater's Possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (1884) by John James WildMuseums Victoria
'Leadbeater's Possum was the only arboreal mammal in the Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria and was both illustrated and lithographed by John James Wild.'
Blind snake, Ramphotyphlops nigrescens (1885) by John James WildMuseums Victoria
'Blind Snake, Ramphotyphlops nigrescens (Gray) by John James Wild.'
Pedestrian Mid-Eyed Locust, Mesops pedestris, Dusky Flat- horned Locust, Opsomala sordida and Cinnamon Keel-backed Locust, Goniaea australasiae (1885) by John James WildMuseums Victoria
'John James Wild (1834-1900) came to Melbourne in 1881, after serving as the official artist on HMS Challenger's circumnavigation of the globe (1872-76).'
Green-lipped Abalone, Haliotis laevigata (1887) by John James WildMuseums Victoria
'This scientific illustration by John James Wild was commissioned by Sir Frederick McCoy, Director of Museum Victoria as part of the two-volume work "The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria" which was Museum Victoria's first major publication beginning in 1878.'
Tasmanian Giant Crab, Pseudocarcinus gigas (1889 - 1890) by John James WildMuseums Victoria
'This lithographic print by John James Wild was commissioned by Sir Frederick McCoy, Director of Museum Victoria as part of the two-volume work The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria which was Museum Victoria's first major publication beginning in 1878.'
Large Melbourne Sepia or Cuttlefish, Sepia apama (1889/1890) by John James WildMuseums Victoria
'This lithographic print by John James Wild was commissioned by Sir Frederick McCoy, Director of Museum Victoria as part of the two-volume work The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria which was Museum Victoria's first major publication beginning in 1878.'
