Fauna Boreali-Americana; or The Zoology Of The Northern Parts Of British America: Containing Descriptions Of The Objects Of Natural History Collected On The Late Northern Expeditions, Under Command Of Captain John Franklin London: John Murray 1829. First part only (Quadrupeds). 4to (280 x 220 mm). xlvi, [2], 300 pp. 28 etched plates by Thomas Landseer mostly hand colored. Contemporary (original?) muslin with paper label, uncut. Very occasional spotting (mostly to guards). text block cracked, spine torn and faded. FIRST EDITION. The first of an ambitious four-part series devoted to the natural history of the Arctic regions. The Fauna Boreali-Americana was based on information Richardson collected on Franklin's two arctic overland expeditions, 1819-22 and 1825-27, in his capacity as surgeon-naturalist. This volume on mammals was composed entirely by Richardson. The second, third and fourth parts on birds, fish and insects appeared in 1831, 1836, and 1837 respectively.
Fauna Boreali-Americana; or The Zoology Of The Northern Parts Of British America: Containing Descriptions Of The Objects Of Natural History Collected On The Late Northern Expeditions, Under Command Of Captain John Franklin London: John Murray 1829. First part only (Quadrupeds). 4to (280 x 220 mm). xlvi, [2], 300 pp. 28 etched plates by Thomas Landseer mostly hand colored. Contemporary (original?) muslin with paper label, uncut. Very occasional spotting (mostly to guards). text block cracked, spine torn and faded. FIRST EDITION. The first of an ambitious four-part series devoted to the natural history of the Arctic regions. The Fauna Boreali-Americana was based on information Richardson collected on Franklin's two arctic overland expeditions, 1819-22 and 1825-27, in his capacity as surgeon-naturalist. This volume on mammals was composed entirely by Richardson. The second, third and fourth parts on birds, fish and insects appeared in 1831, 1836, and 1837 respectively.
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