Asiatic softshell turtle Size:XXL: 100 x 100cm The gate to the Abbey

The gate to the Abbey of St Saviour

Bagnigge Wells was a popular spa which thrived from 1760 to the end of the eighteenth century

mid 19th century

by Pierre Charles Le Monnier (Paris

or a peep at the Green Room'

Asiatic softshell turtle Size:XXL: 100 x 100cm The gate to the AbbeyZoological studies of the Asiatic softshell turtle, or black rayed softshell turtle, here styled Testudine cartilaginea, now, Amyda cartilaginea. This semi aquatic freshwater reptile is native to Southeast Asia. Two views, back and underside. Plate from the monograph Brief van Pieter Boddaert Behelzende eene naauwkeurige Beschrijving van den Kraakbeenige schildpad (Amsterdam 1770). Inscribed: "III Br. G. Dadelbeek pinxit. F. de Bakker fecit." Pieter