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Brown, Thomas (Captain), 1785-1862 :Ornithology. N.H. 20, [Plate] LXXII. Engraved by R Scott, Edin[bu]r[gh]; published by Blackie & Son, Glasgow [ca 1850]
- Date
- 1830 - 1860
- By
- Brown, Thomas (Capt), 1785-1862; Blackie & Son Ltd; Scott, R, active 1800s
- Reference
- A-327-034
- Description
Page from an unknown book shows 47 numbered images of birds and parts of birds of all types: long-legged cranes, herons and wading birds, aquatic birds, and a dodo. At lower left are 13 diagrams of beaks and bills, and at lower right 7 diagrams of feet. A wing and a diagrammatic bird in profile are also shown.
An illustration numbered 37 at the lower right shows a version of the first published depiction of a kiwi, by Richard Nodder. It is seen in an upright position (because it was drawn from a dried skin). The first version was published in 1813 in The naturalist's miscellany
Other Titles - Seventy-two; 72
Other Titles - Natural History
Inscriptions: Recto - above image - N.H. 30; Ornithology; LXXII; Recto - beneath image - Drawn by Captn Brown; Published by Blackie & Son Glasgow; Engraved by R Scott, Edinr.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving on sheet 243 x 146 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Scientific illustrations, Engraving on sheet 243 x 146 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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