Index for: Edwards' Natural History of Birds, And his Gleanings of Natural History

George Edwards British

Printer Printed for the author by the Royal College of Physicians British

1743–64

Not on view

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Title: Index for: Edwards' Natural History of Birds, And his Gleanings of Natural History
Artist: George Edwards (British, Stratford 1694–1773 Plaistow)
Printer: Printed for the author by the Royal College of Physicians (London)
Date: 1743–64
Medium: Letterpress, unillustrated
Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 3/16 in. (23.5 x 14.6 x 0.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Darwin S. Morse, 1963
Object Number: 63.709.7(8)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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