Ornithological photographs, [ca. 1960]

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Ornithological photographs, [ca. 1960]

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Photographs showing plates of birds and some mammals from various books. The ornithological illustrations are by W. Hart, J.G. Keulmans, J. Wolf, and J. Smith, as well as from books by E. Levaillant, J.B. Auderet, and L.P. Vieillot. The mammals are from works by Humboldt and Bonpland, and by H. Burmeister. Photographs were taken by Ernest Thomas Gilliard. Photographs are identified.

148 transparencies : col.

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Von Humboldt, Alexander, 1769-1859

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Born in Berlin, Germany, and educated at the universities of Frankfurt and Göttingen, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most prominent European figures of his age. His fame largely derived from his scientific expedition in Latin America between 1799 and 1804, which resulted in numerous discoveries, particularly related to physical geography and meteorology. Notably, he spent 1803 in New Spain (present day Mexico) conducting a census of the territory. Source: Alexander von ...

Bonpland, Aimé, 1773-1858

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Keulemans, J. G. (John Gerrard), 1842-1912

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Hart, William fl. 1851-1898.

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Auderet, J. B.

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Vieillot, L. P. (Louis Pierre), 1748-1831

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In his introduction to volume 1 of this work, the publisher gives credit to Audebert as the artist and person responsible for innovations in publishing colored works so that the luster of the iridescent feathers could be shown. When Audebert died in 1800 before the work was completed, it was Louis Pierre Vieillot, using Audebert's notes and drawings, who engraved the plates and prepared most of the text for the volumes. From the description of Vieillot copper plates of birds. 1800-18...

Gilliard, E. Thomas (Ernest Thomas), 1912-1965

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Ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History. From the description of Ornithological photographs, [ca. 1960] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155517637 ...

Burmeister, Hermann, 1807-1892

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Wolf, Joseph, 1820-1899

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Levaillant, E.

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