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SIR WILLIAM CORNWALLIS HARRIS (1807-1848)
A selection of prints from Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa. London: published for the proprietor by William Pickering and others, 1840 - [1842]. Hand-coloured lithographed title and 14 plates by Frank Howard after Harris. each 41.5 x 57cm. approx.
This selection of plates is taken from the large paper issue, of 'One of the most important and valuable of the large folio works on South African fauna' (Mendelssohn). The selection comprises the lithographed title (dated 1840); I. Catoblepas Gnoo -- The Gnoo; IV. Catoblepas Gorgon -- The Brindled Gnoo; V. Equus Burchellii -- Burchell's Zebra; VI. Boselaphus Oreas -- The Eland; VII. Acronotus Caama -- The Hartebeest; XI. Caemlopardalis Giraffa -- The Giraffe; XII. Hippopotamus Amphibius - The Hippopotamus; XIII. Bubalus Caffer -- The African Buffalo; XV. Antilope Melampus -- The Pallah; XVI. Rhinoceros Africanus -- The African Rhinoceros; XIX. Rhinoceros Simus -- The Square Nosed or White Rhinoceros; XXII. Elephas Africanus -- The African Elephant; XXVII. Phacochoerus Africanus: The African Wild Boar [etc.]; XXX. Hyaena Crocuta: The Spotted Hyena [etc.]. Cf. Mendelssohn I, p.688; cf. Tooley 247; cf. Abbey Travel 335; cf. Nissen ZBI 1843; cf. Schwerdt I, p.231.
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A selection of prints from Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa. London: published for the proprietor by William Pickering and others, 1840 - [1842]. Hand-coloured lithographed title and 14 plates by Frank Howard after Harris. each 41.5 x 57cm. approx.
This selection of plates is taken from the large paper issue, of 'One of the most important and valuable of the large folio works on South African fauna' (Mendelssohn). The selection comprises the lithographed title (dated 1840); I. Catoblepas Gnoo -- The Gnoo; IV. Catoblepas Gorgon -- The Brindled Gnoo; V. Equus Burchellii -- Burchell's Zebra; VI. Boselaphus Oreas -- The Eland; VII. Acronotus Caama -- The Hartebeest; XI. Caemlopardalis Giraffa -- The Giraffe; XII. Hippopotamus Amphibius - The Hippopotamus; XIII. Bubalus Caffer -- The African Buffalo; XV. Antilope Melampus -- The Pallah; XVI. Rhinoceros Africanus -- The African Rhinoceros; XIX. Rhinoceros Simus -- The Square Nosed or White Rhinoceros; XXII. Elephas Africanus -- The African Elephant; XXVII. Phacochoerus Africanus: The African Wild Boar [etc.]; XXX. Hyaena Crocuta: The Spotted Hyena [etc.]. Cf. Mendelssohn I, p.688; cf. Tooley 247; cf. Abbey Travel 335; cf. Nissen ZBI 1843; cf. Schwerdt I, p.231.
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