Platypus, hand-coloured engraving from The Naturalists' Miscellany
A brown platypus lies horizontally across a pale page, shown in profile with its duck-like bill pointing right and webbed feet spread at both ends. Its dense fur shades from dark brown on the back to pale cream on the belly, and the plate is printed on a plain paper margin with a small plate number and faint engraved caption below.
- Artist
- George Shaw
- Date
- [1790-1813]
- Medium
- Illustrated works
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 2389 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1813.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection