| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 526 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Of the Third Volume; Horse; The Arabian Horse; The Race Horse; The Hunter; The Old English Road Horse; The Black Horse; The Common Cart Horse; The Improved Cart Horse; The Mule; The Ass; The Zebra; Ruminating Animals; The Ox Kind; The Holstein, or Dutch Breed; The Improved Holstein, or Dutch Breed; The Long-Horned, or Lancashire Breed; The Lancashire Ox; The Kyloe Ox; Wild Cattle; The Urus, or Wild Bull; The Bison; The Zebu; The Grunting Ox; The Buffalo; The Musk-Bull; The Sheep; The Black-Faced, or Heath Ram; Heath Ram of the Improved Breed; The Cheviot Ram |
| Summary |
In the late eighteenth century, the British took greater interest than ever before in observing and recording all aspects of the natural world. Travelers and colonists returning from far-flung lands provided dazzling accounts of such exotic creatures as elephants, baboons, and kangaroos. The engraver Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) harnessed this newfound interest by assembling the most comprehensive illustrated guide to nature of his day. A General History of Quadrupeds, first published in 1790, showcases Bewick's groundbreaking engraving techniques that allowed text and images to be published on th |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mammals -- Early works to 1800
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Mammals -- Pictorial works
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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Mammals
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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Pictorial works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Martel, Yann
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| ISBN |
9780226044811 |
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0226044815 |
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9780226044804 |
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0226044807 |
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9780226044859 |
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0226044858 |
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