Cancer. 1. Soldier Crab, 2. Soldier Crab out of the Shell, 3. Hermit Crab, 4. Hermit Crab out of the Shell, 5. The Land Crab. (B1-153)

Cancer. 1. Soldier Crab, 2. Soldier Crab out of the Shell, 3. Hermit Crab, 4. Hermit Crab out of the Shell, 5. The Land Crab.
Upper Right: Plate II. Lower Center: London, Published as the Act directs, July 12, 1800, by J. Wilkes. Lower Right: J. Chapman sculp.
Author: John Wilkes
Source / Publication: Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Comprehending, Under One General Alphabetical Arrangement, all the Words and Substance of Every Kind of Dictionary Extant in the English Language. In which the Improved Departments of the Mechanical Arts, the Liberal Sciences, the Higher Mathematics, and the Several Branches of Polite Literature, are Selected from the Acts, Memoirs, and Transactions, of the Most Eminent Literary Societies, in Europe, Asia, and America
Publisher: J. Adlard
Place of Publication: London
Date: July 12th, 1800
Plate Number: 2
Engraver: J. Chapman
Paper Dimensions: 11 1/8 x 8 1/2 inches.
Platemark Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches.
Medium: Copperplate engraving
Language: English
Coloured: Black and white
Condition: The print is in great condition with only very minor wear around the edges, as can be seen.
Keywords: Cancer, Soldier Crab, Crab, Crabs, Soldier, Out of the shell, Hermit crab, Hermit, Land crab, land, shellfish, shell, shells, pincers, legs,
Price: US$80
Identification Number: B1-153