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 land expeditions under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N / by John Richardson, surgeon and naturalist to the expeditions ; assisted by William Swainson and the Reverend William Kirby.
- Richardson, John, Sir, 1787-1865.
- Date:
- 1829-1837
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
London : J. Murray, etc., 1829-1837.
Physical description
4 volumes : illustrations (some color), plates ; (4to)
Notes
Vol. 1: xlvi, 300 p., [28] leaves of plates; v. 2: lxvi, 523 p., [50] leaves of plates; v. 3: xv, 327 p., [23] leaves of plates; v. 4: xxxix, 325 p., 8 leaves of plates
Plates in pt. 2 and 4, and some in pt. 3 are colored
Plates in pt. 3 numbered 74-97; plates in other pts. have miscellaneous numbering
"Published under the authority of the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs"
Running title: Northern zoology
Imprint varies: v. 3, London : R. Bentley; v. 4, Norwich : J. Fletcher : And sold in London by Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans
Vol. 4 also issued with individual t.p.: Entomologia boreali americana
Copy 1 Vol. 2 Note: lxvi, 523 p.
Contents
Pt. 1. The quadrupeds / by John Richardson. 1829 -- pt. 2. The birds / by William Swainson and John Richardson. 1831 -- pt. 3. The fish / by John Richardson. 1836 -- pt. 4. The insects / by the Rev. William Kirby. 1837.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographies and indexes
Languages
Holdings
- Vol. II only
Where to find it
Vol. 2
Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/C/43901