Vertebrae and ribs of a boa constrictor Size:L: 90 x 60cm Home's paper relays observations by

Home's paper relays observations by Sir Stamford Raffles on the Edible-nest switlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)

In 1857 it was re-named Pentonville Road

At least 6 people were killed and many buildings were affected

Therefore the British bobby has his hands tied

Signed lower left 'Franz Bauer del:'

Vertebrae and ribs of a boa constrictor Size:L: 90 x 60cm Home's paper relays observations byPlate 6 from the paper 'Observations intended to show that the progressive motion of snakes is partly performed by means of the ribs', by Everard Home, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 102 (1812), pp. 163 168. The work is inscribed above with publication and plate details. Not signed. Royal Society stamp verso. Original: ink on paper. 1812