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Linnaeus - 4 Engravings of Snakes & Lizard - This scarce first edition engraving is from Sir Charles Linnaeus & Ebenezer Sibley's A Genuine and Universal System of Natural-History... or Magazine of Natural History . The work was printed for the propietor in London between 1794 and 1810. Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who formalized the system of binomial nomenclature which is still in practice today. He is considered the Father of Taxonomy. Paper Size: ~ 8” by 11” (Fold Out); Lizard ~ 5 1/8” by 8” Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Engraving (Lizard is without color)