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Whymper, Josiah Wood, 1813-1903

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  • A partridge sitting in a meadow. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • Two tapirs roaming the woods. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • Lake Ngami: Africans and European explorers on its bank. Wood engraving by J.W. Whymper after A. Rider.
  • Two shepherd's dogs standing on a hill. Wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
  • A rhinoceros standing on the shore of a lake. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.
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    A roebuck standing in a forest clearing. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.

    | Reference: 40320i
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    A white bear (Polar bear) standing on an ice floe. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.

    | Reference: 40298i
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    A llama standing on a rock. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.

    | Reference: 40290i
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    A raven standing on a mountain overlooking a castle and a river. Coloured wood engraving by J. W. Whimper.

    | Reference: 40303i
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    Two chimpanzees sheltering in trees. Wood engraving by J.W. Whymper after J. Wolf.

    Wolf, Joseph, 1820-1899. | Reference: 39718i
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