Above, an insect, a musk rat, a siren (eel-shaped taile amphibian), and two hawk moths; below, a shark, a sponge, a vertebrate, an owl, a noddy (a tropical sea bird) and a stapelia. Engraving by Heath.

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1 September 1806
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40532i
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Above, an insect, a musk rat, a siren (eel-shaped taile amphibian), and two hawk moths; below, a shark, a sponge, a vertebrate, an owl, a noddy (a tropical sea bird) and a stapelia. Engraving by Heath. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] (New Bridge Street, Blackfriars) : Printed for Richard Phillips, 1 September 1806.

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; sheet 28.1 x 22.3 cm

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Natural history ... spigelia ... Heath sc. The animals, plants and insects are named and numbered from 367-378

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Not found in: John Heath, The Heath family engravers 1779-1878, Aldershot 1993

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Wellcome Collection 40532i

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