Record

Content WarningA review of the Archive catalogue identified that some contain information that may be offensive or distressing. This includes racist language, and descriptions of historical collecting and research methods. The Museum does not condone unacceptable language and practices of the past, but has not redacted these records to maintain authenticity and facilitate discovery of records for research, including study of the history of science
Ref NoWP/6/1/7/1
Alt Ref NoWP6/1/7/1
TitleGreat Birds of Paradise
DescriptionGreat Birds of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) sitting in trees. 2 'natives; on lower boughs of trees firing arrow from bow to kill specimens. At the bottom of the picture another 'native' gathers up a dead bird of paradise from the ground where it had fallen. Woodcut illustrator's name T W Wood at bottom left of illustration. Proof print for Wallace's Malay Archipelago.
Notes: 15 x 10 cm printed on 23 x 18 cm paper.
Place: Malaysia
Taxonomy: Aves, Paradisaeidae, Paradisaea apoda
Date1854-1862
AccessStatusOpen
FormatPrint
Held ByNHM General Library
Extent1 image
LevelItem

Show related Persons records.

Persons
CodePersonNameDatesSource
PX473Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist1823-1913 [Source: http://www.wku.edu/%7Esmithch/index1.htm]
PX10839Wood; Thomas W (1839-1910)1839-1910
Add to My Items

    © The Trustees of The Natural History Museum, London

    © CalmView