Zoology of New Holland |
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| Author:
| Shaw, George |
| Illustrator:
| Sowerby, James |
| Series title: | Australiana Facsimile Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-876154-21-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1998 |
| Publisher: | Friends of the State Library of South Australia Incorporated.
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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First published in 1794, this is the first book on Australian fauna, the first to use the unqualified term, Australia, and the first to describe two animal species, the red-bellied black snake and the pygmy possum. It is one of the rarest Australian colour-plate books. Its twelve hand-coloured engravings (reproduced in facsimile) are both exquisite and remarkable for their accuracy, especially considering that Sowerby had never been to Australia and was working from pickled specimens...
More DescriptionFirst published in 1794, this is the first book on Australian fauna, the first to use the unqualified term, Australia, and the first to describe two animal species, the red-bellied black snake and the pygmy possum. It is one of the rarest Australian colour-plate books. Its twelve hand-coloured engravings (reproduced in facsimile) are both exquisite and remarkable for their accuracy, especially considering that Sowerby had never been to Australia and was working from pickled specimens or dried skins. The text by Shaw is in Latin and English.