Engraving by W.m. Craig: Part of the Natural History of Asia

Striped cat lies flat in the grass while distant animals pretend not to see it.

This engraving is from England, United Kingdom, and dates to the 19th century. It is ink on paper. Thomas Allom, an architect and founding member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects, illustrated books on China in the 1840s without ever making the trip there himself. Crouched low at the lower left, a large striped cat shares the plate with a smaller animal sitting upright at right. Twisted trees and a few far-off figures stand against a pale sky. It is 7.5 inches wide and 10.25 high.

Camouflage was not the engraver's priority, and that is fine.