Above, two reef building corals (millepora), a diving bird, a narwhal (monodon), a mollusc and a musk deer; below, a small warbler (whitethroat), two fish, a sea serpent, a conger eel, two molluscs (murices) and a mureana. Engraving by Heath.

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1 August 1806
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40523i
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view Above, two reef building corals (millepora), a diving bird, a narwhal (monodon), a mollusc and a musk deer; below, a small warbler (whitethroat), two fish, a sea serpent, a conger eel, two molluscs (murices) and a mureana. Engraving by Heath.

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Above, two reef building corals (millepora), a diving bird, a narwhal (monodon), a mollusc and a musk deer; below, a small warbler (whitethroat), two fish, a sea serpent, a conger eel, two molluscs (murices) and a mureana. Engraving by Heath. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; sheet 28.3 x 22.2 cm

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Natural history...millepora...Heath sc. The animals and minerals are named and numbered from 265-278

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

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Wellcome Collection 40523i

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