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Male aye-aye and two diagrams of the feet from Owen's Monograph on the aye-aye
Finnin, Denis
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY, United States
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- Title: Male aye-aye and two diagrams of the feet from Owen's Monograph on the aye-aye
- Creator: Finnin, Denis
- Subject: Rare books, Africa, Mammals
- 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: Pl. I J Wolf , del. J Erxleben, lith. Imprint by M & N Hanhart
- Note: Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library
- Medium: Lithography
- Imprint: London : Printed by Taylor and Francis, 1863
- Identifier: b12045160_1
- Description of Publication: 72 p., 14 leaves of plates (3 folded) : ill. (6 col.) ; 33 cm.
- Department / Discipline: Mammalogy
- Date of Publication: 1863
- Date: 2011
- Coverage: Madagascar
- 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scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest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: 9-E
- Book Title: Monograph on the aye-aye (Chiromys madagascariensis, Cuvier)
- Bibliographic Number: <a href="http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1204516" target="_blank">b12045160</a>
- Author: Owen, Richard, 1804-1892
- Artist: Wolf, Joseph, 1820-1899
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