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A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood /

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 engrave...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828
Otros Autores: Martel, Yann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2009.
Edición:University of Chicago Press ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.