Flying Maucauco
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Flying Maucauco is a 1750 by Peter Mazell, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a bat-like creature mid-flight, its wings spread wide. The drawing is all in black and white, with careful lines marking every fold of skin and curve of the body. The animal’s head is turned slightly, giving it a focused look. The artist labeled it *Flying Maucauco*—a strange, almost mythical name for a real animal. The delicate lines suggest this was made to study nature, not just draw it. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints like this.
The artwork "Flying Maucauco" by Peter Mazell, created in 1750, depicts the creature from an aerial perspective with its limbs and patagium fully extended. The illustration closely resembles a print of a "Flying Maucauco" paired with a "Slow Lemur," which appeared in an early 19th-century edition of *A New Cabinet Cyclopedia*.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Peter Mazell knew Dublin’s narrow streets like the back of his hand. He spent his days sketching shop signs and tavern crowds, then turned those quick sketches into prints that sold for a few pennies on street corners.…
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