History and description of the skeleton of a new sperm whale lately set up in the Australian Museum - together with some account of a new genus of sperm whale called euphysetes

Title: b'History and description of the skeleton of a new sperm whale lately set up in the Australian Museum - together with some account of a new genus of sperm whale called euphysetes' | Date: 1851 | Technique: b'lithographs, printed in black ink, each from one stone; letter-press text'
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Title

History and description of the skeleton of a new sperm whale lately set up in the Australian Museum - together with some account of a new genus of sperm whale called euphysetes

Physical description

Signed with a salutation by the author. Also bookplate of Dr. George Mackaness. With two gate-fold stone lithographs of the sperm whale in question. Green morocco covers. 66pp.

Date made

1851

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Category

Illustrated book

Print types

planographic | relief

Technique

lithographs, printed in black ink, each from one stone; letter-press text

Matrix size

22.2 x 14.4 cm (book (closed))

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Legacy id

23470

Creators

W.R. PIDDINGTON | Organisation | publisher

Wall, William S. | Male | author

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013

Impressions

Title: b'History and description of the skeleton of a new sperm whale lately set up in the Australian Museum - together with some account of a new genus of sperm whale called euphysetes' | Date: 1851 | Technique: b'lithographs, printed in black ink, each from one stone; letter-press text'
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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