IMAGE
Artist unknown :Straussvoegel. Kiwi (Apteryx Australis) ... Dinornis elephantopus. [1882-1887]
- Date
- 1882 - 1887
- By
- F A Brockhaus (Firm)
- Reference
- A-449-007
- Description
Shows views of several different flightless birds, including the kiwi and a moa skeleton. Also shown are a Helmkasuar (Causarius geleatus, a cassowary), native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, as well as American and African ostriches, and the skull profile and toes of the African species.
Other Titles - Flightless birds [translation]
Extended Title - From Brockhaus' Conversations-Lexikon, 13 ed, 1882-1887
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Wood engraving, 210 x 275 mm on sheet 250 x 300 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Scientific illustrations, Wood engraving, 210 x 275 mm on sheet 250 x 300 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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