A description of above three hundred animals, : viz. beasts, birds, fishes, serpents & insects. With a particular account of the manner of catching whales in Greenland extracted from the best authors, and adapted to the use of all capacities. Illustrated with 100 elegant copper plates..
Boreman, Thomas,active 18th century.
Paterson, Andrew,former owner.StEdNL: SP.682
Ayr Public Library,former owner.StEdNL: SP.682
Ayr Academy,former owner.StEdNL: SP.682
Edinburgh : Printed for Bell & Bradfute, and W. Creech.,
1797..
The titlepage is engraved.
First published in 1730 as 'A description of three hundred animals'.
Anonymous. By Thomas Boreman.
Plates are numbered as pages and are part of the register.
ESTC
Bookplate of "Carnegie Public LIbrary Ayr" on the recto of the front free endpaper. Fragmentary presentation bookplate on the front pastedown "[???] Millar of the English class in Air Academy; publicly bestowed, at the [gen]eral annual examination, as the reward of successful application, and propriety of conduct, during the preceding year. September 17th 1802". Below that in a different hand "Andw Paterson".
Zoology
Scotland Edinburgh.