Natural history specimens. 18th-century artwork of periwinkle shells (top left),butcher birds (across top),a brambling bird (upper centre),a mutant quail and pig foetus (centre right),and a growth (wen) from a baby's hip bone (lower left). Engraving from 'The natural history of Northamptonshire' (1712) by English naturalist and rector John Morton (1671-1726). Morton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1703. The specimens he collected later formed part of the collections of the Natural History Museum. The dedication (lower right) is to William Cavendish (1672-1729),2nd Duke of Devonshire | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Middle Temple Library |
Bildgröße: | 3298 px × 5299 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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