A description of three hundred animals : viz. beasts, birds, fishes, serpents, and insects. With a particular account of the whale-fishery. Extracted out of the best authors, and adapted to the Use of all Capacities; especially to allure Children to Read. Illustrated with copper plates, whereon is curiously Engraved every Beast, Bird, Fish, Serpent, and Insect, describ'd in the whole Book.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boreman, Thomas, active 18th century.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zoology--Pre-Linnean works.

Zoology.

Physical Description:

9 unnumbered pages,213 pages, 1 unnumbered page,plates ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed by J. T. for Rich. Ware at the Bible and Sun in Amen-Corner, Tho. Boreman the Corner of St. Clement's Lane without Temple-Bar, and Tho. Game at the Bible in Prince's-Street, against Stanhope-Street End, M.DCC.XXX. [1730]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Anonymous. By Thomas Boreman.

Titlepage in red and black.

The plates, apart from the frontispiece, are included in the pagination, and are numbered either as pages or leaves.

J. T. in the imprint = John Tilly?.

An advertisement, 'Just publish'd, A description of three hundred animals', was issued in the same year.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T135789.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.