Albertus Seba 'King Crab' Page

This piece depicts a Lithodid, or, King Crab. This reprint of a folio engraving is originally from Albertus Seba's Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artificiosissimis expressio, per universam physices historiam. Seba consulted many scientists to help him create the illustrations and used connections within the Dutch East India Company to collect species from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Brazil, and others. Seba's work was even utilized by natural historian Carl Linnaeus to establish the Linnaeus classification of the natural world. Artist: Albertus Seba Year: Originally published between 1734-1765 Condition: Very good; please note fold line and that this is not an original from the 1700's. This poster is linen-backed on canvas. Email us at postermuseum@gmail.com for more details.