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Thismagnificentsourcebookofanimalillustrations,meticulouslyreproducedfromcutstakenfromrareeighteenth-centurypublications,featuresawondrouspanoramaoftheanimalkingdom—fromlong-whiskeredrabbitsandstatelyreindeertoplumedpigeons,spiny-finnedfish,andmagnificentlypatternedconchs.
Acomprehensivevolumecontainingmorethan600accuratelydetailedreproductionsofcopperplateengravings,thiscollectiondepictsthefullspectrumoftheanimalworld.Inadditiontoabroadsamplingofmammals,birds,reptiles,amphibians,fish,crustaceans,andinsects,theeditorhasalsoincludedasmallbutchoiceselectionofplantspecimens.Captionsidentifyindividualillustrationsandacompleteindexprovidesuserswithimmediateaccesstoindividualsubjects.
Reproduceddirectlyfromrarenineteenth-centurysources,thisextensivecollectionofroyalty-freeillustrationswillproveextremelyusefultographicdesigners,illustrators,andcraftspeoplelookingformaterialthataddsimmediateinterestandimpacttoanyproject.,