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Savants au comble de la joie en contemplant le premier petit crocodile né e France..., from La Société d'Acclimatations, published in Le Charivari, October 23, 1858

October 23, 1858
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
26 × 37.6 cm (10.2 × 14.8 in)

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