The Tower menagerie: comprising the natural history of the animals contained in that establishment; with anecdotes of their characters and history. Illustrated by portraits of each, taken from life, by William Harvey; and engraved on wood by Branston and Wright.
Published / Created:
London, Printed for R. Jennings; [etc., etc.] 1829.
Physical Description:
xviii, 241, [1] p. illus. 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
In 1831 the collection of animals in the Tower was presented by the king to the Zoological society of London. cf. Peel, Zoological gardens of Europe, 1903, p. 180. Not in Proc. of Soc.
Subject Terms:
Tower of London (London, England) | Animal behavior. | Menageries -- Great Britain. | Jennings, R. -- Publisher. | Whittingham, Charles -- Printer. | Weedon, John -- Pres. insc. from his affectionate mother, July 9, 1839. | Burt, H.W. -- Bookbinder.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- 1829.
Contributors:
Harvey, William, 1796–1866, ill. | Branston, Robert Edward, 1803?-1877, engraver. | Wright, George Thomas, fl. 1827–1835, engraver.