Title: Newborn giraffe and mother from the Transactions of the Zoological Society of London
Creator: Finnin, Denis
Volume: 3
Subject: Rare books, 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
Plate of Figure Number: Plate 28
Original Caption: Camelopardis giraffe
Drawn by R. Hills, Esq Engraved by J Zeitter
Note: Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library
Imprint: [London] : Published for the Zoological Society of London by Academic Press
Identifier: b11266818
Description of Publication: 37 v. : ill. ; 25-32 cm.Vol. 1 (1833 35)-37 (1984)
Department / Discipline: Mammalogy
Date: 2011
Coverage: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest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: QL1 .T72
Book Title: Transactions of the Zoological Society of London