Zoological Illustrations, vol. I
William Swainson
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Zoological Illustrations, vol. I

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The volumes of William Swainson's Zoological Illustrations are testimony of a glorious era of explorations and scientific discoveries at the beginning of the XIX century. European naturalists traveled exotic places to bring back specimen and description of animals and plants never seen before. A great effort was spent to categorize them in a precise taxonomy that would show the differences and similarities of those new species. A competition, really, to win the honor of being the first to name a new bird or a new plant. The rich illustrations in this volumes, the detailed descriptions and the ...