On a Caiman

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A man is riding on the back of a caiman in the water, poised to strike the animal with a club

Out on a reptile.

Artist

Name:: Benett, Léon
Dates:: 1839-1917
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Hildibrand, Henri Théophile
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Aventures de terre et de mer
Author:: Mayne-Reid, Thomas
Publisher:: Paris: Hetzel, n.d. [1872?]

Description:

A man is riding on the back of a caiman in the waters of a mangrove-like landscape, poised to strike the animal with a club.

The caption reads in the original French: Une promenade sur un reptile.

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