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  • The Zoological Museum ... : Mr. Seaman, (as manager for a society of gentlemen, to whom this collection belongs) begs to inform the ladies and gentlemen of this town, that he has just arrived with that extensive and valuable Museum, containing many thousands of natural curiosities ...
  • The Zoological Museum ... : Mr. Seaman, (as manager for a society of gentlemen, to whom this collection belongs) begs to inform the ladies and gentlemen of this town, that he has just arrived with that extensive and valuable Museum, containing many thousands of natural curiosities ...
  • A panoramic display of big cats. Etching by J Wolf, ca 1850, tinted by H Adlard.
  • Jardin des Plantes, Paris: figures strolling the grounds alongside the glasshouses. Coloured lithograph by J. Jacottet.
  • Jardin des Plantes, Paris: as seen from across the river with the Pont d'Austerlitz and Prise de l'Arsenal. Coloured line engraving.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    O Brasil descobre a pesquisa científica : os museus e as ciências naturais no século XIX / Maria Margaret Lopes.

    Lopes, Maria Margaret. | Date: 1997
    • Books

    A history of taxidermy : art, science and bad taste / P.A. Morris.

    Morris, Pat, 1943- | Date: 2010
    • Books

    Annual report for science / Natural History Museum.

    Natural History Museum (London, England) | Date: 1991-1994
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    The Zoological Museum ... : Mr. Seaman, (as manager for a society of gentlemen, to whom this collection belongs) begs to inform the ladies and gentlemen of this town, that he has just arrived with that extensive and valuable Museum, containing many thousands of natural curiosities ...

    | Date: [approximately 1824?]
    • Books

    Manuscripts in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh / Joy Pitman.

    Pitman, Joy. | Date: 1981
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