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Book cover depicting various groups of people in a wheel of time from Sears' An illustrated description of the Russian empire
Finnin, Denis
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY, United States
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- Title: Book cover depicting various groups of people in a wheel of time from Sears' An illustrated description of the Russian empire
- Creator: Finnin, Denis
- Subject: Rare books, Ethnology -- Asia, Cultural anthropology
- Specimen Location: American Museum of Natural History Library Rare Book Collection
- Rights: Information on rights available at the repository
- Repository: American Museum of Natural History
- Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
- Original Caption: Sears' Illustrated description of the Russian empire
- Note: Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library, Gilt stamped book
- Imprint: New York : R. Sears, 1855
- Identifier: b10226825
- Description of Publication: 672 p. : incl. ill., plates, ports., map, plans., front., fold. map 24 cm.
- Department / Discipline: Anthropology
- Date of Publication: 1855
- Date: 2011
- Cultural Context: Russians
- Coverage: Russia
- Collection Title: Rare Book Collection
- Collection Name: Rare Book Collection
- Collection Description: The images of the Rare Book Collection highlight some of the art, illustrations, engravings, maps, and sketches from the over 14,000 rare materials housed at the Library. The Museum Library’s Rare Book Collection includes field diaries and scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest at the Museum. This image collection commences with all of the artwork showcased in Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library: Essays & Plates, a book edited by the Library’s Director, published in October, 2012.
- Call Number: DK25 .S43 1855
- Book Title: An illustrated description of the Russian empire
- Bibliographic Number: <a href="http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1022682" target="_blank">b10226825</a>
- Author: Sears, Robert, 1810-1892
- Artist: Unknown
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