Author:

MacGillivray, William 1796-1852  Search this

Cuvier, Georges baron 1769-1832 Règne animal Mammifères English Selections  Search this

Engraver:

Aikman, A. T (Alexander T.) active 19th century  Search this

Turvey, James  Search this

Illustrator:

Peale, Titian Ramsay 1799-1885  Search this

Wilson, Alexander 1766-1813  Search this

Physical description:

2 volumes, [127] leaves of plates in various foliations : illustrations (some colored) ; 37 cm

Type:

Periodicals

Date:

1835

1840

1839-1840

Notes:

"Conducted by William Macgillivray ... assisted by several scientific and literary men."

Illustrators include: Captn. Brown; Madame Dufresne; Edwards; Gilpin; T.R. Peale; A. Rider; and A. Wilson. Engravers include A.T. Aikman; John Miller; S. Milne; R. Scott; Turvey; and Wm. Warwick.

Contains a partial translation of Cuvier's Règne animal (The animal kingdom), with special title pages.

For The animal kingdom, "[T]ext consists only of sections from the Mammals on Cuvier's Bimanes, Quadrumanes and Cheiropteres. No more published. Plates cover mammals, birds, mollusks, and insects."--J.C. Smith.

Smith, J.C. Georges Cuvier, 757

Contents:

Contents: volume 1. A.D. 1835-1839 -- volume 2. A.D. 1839-1840

Topic:

Natural history  Search this

Physical sciences  Search this

Call number:

QH1 .E233

QH1 .E23X

QH1.E233

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_64273