The Mammals of Australia, Illustrated by Miss Harriett Scott and Mrs. Helena Forde. For the Council of Education; with a short account of all the species hitherto described. By Gerard Krefft, F.L.S., &c. Curator and secretary of the Australian Museum.

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Antique The Mammals of Australia, Illustrated by Miss Harriett Scott and Mrs. Helena Forde. For the Council of Education; with a short account of all the species hitherto described. By Gerard Krefft, F.L.S., &c. Curator and secretary of the Australian Museum.

The Mammals of Australia, Illustrated by Miss Harriett Scott and Mrs. Helena Forde. For the Council of Education; with a short account of all the species hitherto described. By Gerard Krefft, F.L.S., &c. Curator and secretary of the Australian Museum.

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Published: Sydney
Published date: 1871
Issue date: 1871
Type: Book
Technique: Book
Size: 47.3 x 40 cm (18.5 x 15,75 inches).
Bibliography: Nissen ZBI, 2301; Wood p. 442; Ferguson 11248.
Stock number: 30097
Condition: Rebound, the original wrappers have been used for the front and rear covers. Internally a very nicely preserved example. The lithographs probably colored at a later date.

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Large Folio. 473 mm x 400 mm. 3 unnum. pp., 7 pp. Illustrated with 16 fine hand colored lithographs and descriptive text. A beautiful hand colored example of this rare illustrated monograph about the mammals of Australia. Drawn by A.W. Scott, the lithographs were done by his daughters Harriett and Helena. The text was compiled by Gerard Krefft. Krefft (1830-1881) was curator of the Australian Museum and built up the museum's collections and won international repute as a scientist. He corresponded with Charles Darwin, Richard Owen and many others and was one of the few Australian scientists to accept Darwin's theory on evolution. 'Some of his observations on animals have not been surpassed and can no longer be equalled because of the spread of settlement'.

Nissen ZBI, 2301; Wood p. 442; Ferguson 11248.