'Chelonia' [turtles, tortoises and terrapins] Finish:Float frame Sir William Harcourt

Sir William Harcourt

View showing figures in the street and an ironmongers shop at the corner of St George's Place

August 1968

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'Chelonia' [turtles, tortoises and terrapins] Finish:Float frame Sir William HarcourtEight figures of reptiles set within a composite landscape with underwater views. Figure 1 Dermatochelys coriacea (Leatherback turtle). Figure 2 Caretta imbricate (Hawksbill turtle). Figure 3 Hydromeda tectifera (Snake necked turtle). Figure 4 Chelys fimbriata (Mata mata turtle). Figure 5 Testudo geometrica (Geometrical or star tortoise). Figure 6 Testudo elephantine (Giant land tortoise). Figure 7 Chelydra serpentine (Snapping turtle). Plate 89 from