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Eggs of the Common Murre, Uria aalge (left,) and Razorbill, Alca torda (right,) from Capen's Oology of New England
Chesek, Craig
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY, United States
Details
- Title: Eggs of the Common Murre, Uria aalge (left,) and Razorbill, Alca torda (right,) from Capen's Oology of New England
- Creator: Chesek, Craig
- Subject: Birds, Birds -- Pictorial works, Ornithology, Art, Illustrations, North America, Rare books
- Rights: Information on rights available at the repository
- Repository: American Museum of Natural History
- Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
- Original Caption: Fig. 1. 2. 3. Common Guillemot " 4. 5. 6. Razor-billed Auk, Plate XXV
- Medium: Lithography
- Imprint: Boston, W. B. Clarke Co., 1908
- Identifier: b11371705
- Description of Publication: 116 p. 25 plates (col.)
- Department / Discipline: Ornithology
- Date of Publication: 1908
- Date: 2013
- Coverage: New England, United States
- 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scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest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: RF-12-J
- Book Title: Oology of New England: a description of the eggs, nests, and breeding habits of the birds known to breed in New England, with colored illustrations of their eggs
- Bibliographic Number: <a href="http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1137170%20target=_blank">b11371705</a>
- Author: Capen, Elwin A.
- Artist: Unknown
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