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A mongoose sitting next to a basket of fruit. Coloured etching by G. edwards after himself.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1754Reference: 40399i
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Essays upon natural history, and other miscellaneous subjects, by George Edwards, Fellow of the Royal Society, and of the Society of Antiquaries, London. To which is added, a catalogue, in generical order, of the birds, beasts, fishes, insects, plants, &c. contained in Mr. Edwards' Natural history.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: M,DCC,LXX. [1770]
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The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants: particulary the forest-trees, shrubs, and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors. Together with their descriptions in English and French. To which are added observations on the air, soil, and waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c. To the whole is prefixed a new and correct map of the countries treated of / Revised by Mr. Edwards. Histoire naturelle de la Caroline, de la Floride, & des iles de Bahama.
Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749.Date: 1754
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Elements of fossilogy, or, An arrangement of fossils : into classes, orders, genera, and species, with their characters / By George Edwards.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1776
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A little owl sitting on the branch of a dead tree. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1755Reference: 40403i
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A greater frigate-bird (Fregata minor) and sea bass. Coloured etching by George Edwards, ca. 1758.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1758Reference: 42374i
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An owl sitting on the stump of a tree before a forest. coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Reference: 40404i
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A female zebra standing in an enclosure. Coloured etching after G. Edwards.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1751Reference: 40392i
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Two stag beetles crawling over a map of the world underneath a large mandible. Coloured etching by G. Edwards.
Reference: 42067i
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A clawed ferret-like animal climbing up the trunk of a dead tree. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1755Reference: 40393i
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Histoire naturelle d'oiseaux peu communs: et d'autres animaux rares & qui n'ont pas été décrits, consistant en quadrupedes, reptiles, poissons, insectes, &c. Représentés sur cent dix planches en taille douce, ... En quatre parties. Par George Edwards, ...
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1751
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Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c. Most of which have not, till now, been either figured or described. With descriptions of seventy different subjects, designed, engraved, and coloured after nature, of fifty copper-plate prints. By George Edwards, fellow of the Royal Society, and of the Society of Antiquaries, London.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]
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Service tree (Sorbus torminalis): fruiting branch held in a hand with diseased skin. Coloured etching by G. Edwards, c. 1756, after himself.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1756Reference: 25321i
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A crane standing at the shore of the sea. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1739Reference: 40401i
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Elements of fossilogy*: or, an arrangement of fossils, into classes, orders, genera, and species; with Their characters. By George Edwards, Esq;
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
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A black macaque with some fruit in its paw. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1756Reference: 40398i
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The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands ... particularly, the forest-trees, shrubs, and other plants. Containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants, particularly, those not hitherto described, or incorrectly figured by former authors. Together with their descriptions in English and French. To which are added observations on the air, soil, waters: with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c. To which is prefixed, a new and correct map of the countries ; with observations on their natural state, inhabitants, and productions / by the late Mark Catesby. Revised by Mr. Edwards ; ... to the whole is now added a Linnæan index of the animals and plants.
Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749.Date: 1771
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Above, a mud tortoise; below, profile of a mud tortoise. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1757Reference: 40402i
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A natural history of birds. Most of which have not been figur'd or describ'd, and others very little known from obscure or too brief Descriptions without Figures, or from Figures very ill design'd. Containing the figures of sixty birds and two quadrupedes, engrav'd on fifty-two copper plates, after curious Original Drawings from Life, and exactly colour'd. With full and accurate Descriptions. By George Edwards.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: M.DCC.XLIII. [1743]
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The spectacle fly and the Egyptian jerboa; pyramids in the background. Etching by J. Pass, 1803, after G. Edwards.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 6 June 1803Reference: 578666i
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A jerboa standing in the desert next to an inscribed stone with pyramids in the background. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1752Reference: 40397i
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Left, the Patagonian penguin; right, the Magellanic penguin. Coloured etching by J. Pass after G. Edwards.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 18 March 1797Reference: 578671i
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Above, two butterflies; below, a small double-headed snake from Barbabos. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773.Date: 1748Reference: 40400i

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A mongoose sitting next to a basket of fruit. Coloured etching by G. edwards after himself.

Essays upon natural history, and other miscellaneous subjects, by George Edwards, Fellow of the Royal Society, and of the Society of Antiquaries, London. To which is added, a catalogue, in generical order, of the birds, beasts, fishes, insects, plants, &c. contained in Mr. Edwards' Natural history.

Elements of fossilogy, or, An arrangement of fossils : into classes, orders, genera, and species, with their characters / By George Edwards.

A little owl sitting on the branch of a dead tree. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.

A greater frigate-bird (Fregata minor) and sea bass. Coloured etching by George Edwards, ca. 1758.

An owl sitting on the stump of a tree before a forest. coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.

A female zebra standing in an enclosure. Coloured etching after G. Edwards.

Two stag beetles crawling over a map of the world underneath a large mandible. Coloured etching by G. Edwards.

A clawed ferret-like animal climbing up the trunk of a dead tree. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.

Histoire naturelle d'oiseaux peu communs: et d'autres animaux rares & qui n'ont pas été décrits, consistant en quadrupedes, reptiles, poissons, insectes, &c. Représentés sur cent dix planches en taille douce, ... En quatre parties. Par George Edwards, ...

Service tree (Sorbus torminalis): fruiting branch held in a hand with diseased skin. Coloured etching by G. Edwards, c. 1756, after himself.

A crane standing at the shore of the sea. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.

Elements of fossilogy*: or, an arrangement of fossils, into classes, orders, genera, and species; with Their characters. By George Edwards, Esq;

A black macaque with some fruit in its paw. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.

Above, a mud tortoise; below, profile of a mud tortoise. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.

The spectacle fly and the Egyptian jerboa; pyramids in the background. Etching by J. Pass, 1803, after G. Edwards.

A jerboa standing in the desert next to an inscribed stone with pyramids in the background. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.

Left, the Patagonian penguin; right, the Magellanic penguin. Coloured etching by J. Pass after G. Edwards.

Above, two butterflies; below, a small double-headed snake from Barbabos. Coloured etching by G. Edwards after himself.