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Marcgrave (1648)
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This drawing is from
Marcgrave (1648)
and represents the oldest known drawing of a fiddler crab. It was labeled “Maracoani” and represents the namesake of the species
Uca maracoani
. This identical image was reprinted in
Jonston (1650)
and in
Piso (1658)
.