Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen
Subtitle: von fünf und sechzig Arten auf funfzig colorirten Steindrucktafeln nach den Originalen des Zoologischen Museums der Universität zu Berlin
By: von H. Lichtenstein
Contributors: Krüger, Franz, 1797-1857, ill; Heyne, lithographer; Helmlehner, M. G., lithographer; Schmidt, F. A., fl. 1827-1835, ill
Publisher: C.G. Lüderitz
Published: 1827
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: ger
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Mammals; Decoration and ornament; Animal forms
Other titles: Säugethiere
Notes: Issued in 10 Hefte between 1827 and 1834.

The port. is signed by Fr. Krüger, Heÿne, and the Königl. Lith. Institut v. Helmlehner; the other plates are signed by F.A. Schmidt.

The port. and other plates are accompanied by light green blank tissue guard-sheets.

Some of the plates include images of animals taken from ancient Egyptian art.

GV, 1700-1910, Bd. 88, Seite 141

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SCNHRB copy (text, 39088010317741; atlas, 39088010317782) is imperfect: plates VII and XXIII are wanting; the edges of some plates in the atlas are closely cropped, with some plate numbers inadvertently removed.

SCNHRB copy has stamps: Smithsonian Institution; accession no. 6291; Oct. 5, 18[66?].

SCNHRB copy has later green half-leather binding with marbled paper boards, raised bands, gilt-lettered spine, and marbled endpapers and edges.