A natural history of birds. [electronic resource] : Most of which have not been figur'd or describ'd, and others very little known from obscure or too brief Descriptions without Figures, or from Figures very ill design'd. Containing the figures of sixty birds and two quadrupedes, engrav'd on fifty-two copper plates, after curious Original Drawings from Life, and exactly colour'd. With full and accurate Descriptions. By George Edwards.
1743
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A natural history of birds. [electronic resource] : Most of which have not been figur'd or describ'd, and others very little known from obscure or too brief Descriptions without Figures, or from Figures very ill design'd. Containing the figures of sixty birds and two quadrupedes, engrav'd on fifty-two copper plates, after curious Original Drawings from Life, and exactly colour'd. With full and accurate Descriptions. By George Edwards.
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Natural history of uncommon birds
Publication Details
London : printed for the author, at the College of Physicians in Warwick-Lane, M.DCC.XLIII. [1743]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
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2v.(xx,128p.),plates : map ; 4⁰.
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Part 2 is dated 1747.
Also issued as part of: 'A natural history of uncommon birds', London, [1751].
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Also issued as part of: 'A natural history of uncommon birds', London, [1751].
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T144870.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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