SNAKES OF AUSTRALIA.— Diagrams of the Snakes 

 of Australia, 72 x 48 inches, mounted on Strong Cloth, 

 Cedar Slip and Roller-turned ends, beautifully varnished. 

 Price, 30/- 



Published by THOMAS SHINE, Fine Art and General Publisher 

 and Bookseller, 80 and 84 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. 



[r.ovr.] 



AUSTRALIAM MuSEUM, 



Sydney, 30th March, 1S97. 



The drawings of the "Venomous" and "Non-venomous" Snakes 

 (Australian), represented on Mr. Thos. Shine's new Chart, were made 

 from examples in this Museum, and fulfil a lono-.felt Educational want. 



With the assistance of the structural sketches attached, there should 

 be no difficulty in teaching the ordinary observer how to distinguish 

 between the two kinds of snakes. The truthful delineation of the objects 

 and their artistic merit speak for themselves. 



R. ETHERIDGE, Curator. 



[copy.] 



The University of Melbourne, 



April 25th, 1897. 

 Dear Sir, 



I thank j^ou for the copies of your illustration of the more common 

 and dangerous snakes of Australasia. I think they are veiy excellent 

 productions. 



I had a letter from the Under-Secretarj^ for Education, N.S.W,, 

 concerning the advisability of hanging them in State Schools throughout 

 the Colonj'. I think the proposal a good one, as the greatest superstitions 

 exist among the people as to what are, and what are not, poisonous 

 snakes. 



Yours faithfully, 



CHARLES J. MARTIN, M.D., D.Sc. 

 Mr. Thomas Shine. 



[copy. ] 

 Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia, 



Adelaide, 5th April, 1897. 



I had the pleasure of seeing some of the colored plates of Australian 

 Snakes, published by Mr. Shine, for the use of schools. 



The execution of the work is excellent. The snakes represented are 

 life-size. I am convinced that Mr. Shine's excellent work will meet a 

 long-felt want in the Educational Department, and will assist to make the 

 teachers— as well as the children— more familiar with our Australian 

 Snakes. 



The illustration gives a better representation o! the species than 

 specimens preserved in spirits, which always lose their color more or less. 

 And, for this reason, as well as being much less expensive than a collec- 

 tion of snakes preserved in spirits, they are highly recommendable for 

 school purposes. 



A. ZIETZ, F.L.S., 



Assistant Director. 



W. R. MACLARDY & CO., General Printers and Lithographers, 315 Kent-st., Sydney. 



