| Ref No | WP/6/3/1/9 |
| Alt Ref No | WP6/3/1/9 |
| Title | Characteristic Animals of Central Europe |
| Description | Characteristic Animals of Central Europe. 1 proof print on card with handwritten labels stuck above and below the print. The title "Characteristic Animals of Central Europe" is given above and below is written "Badger, Ruffs, Alpine Choughs and Chamois". The scene depicts the listed birds and animals in an alpine mountainous scene. In the left f/g are 2 badgers, in front of an old tree trunk, with an alpine Chough sitting on the tree trunk above. In the middle are 2 ruffs pecking at the ground. In the b/g on the right are 3 Chamois. One of the Chamois is standing on a rock surveying the scene, the other 2 are grazing. In the b/g are mountains (the Alps). This illustration is Plate I in vol 1 of The Geographical Distribution of Animals by A R Wallace, on page 195, publshed 1876. Illustrations by Johann Zwecker.
Notes: 10 x 16 cm.
Place: Europe
Subject: Zoology, Evolution, Distribution, Mammals, Birds |
| Date | 1876 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Format | Print |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | 1 proof plate |
| Level | Item |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates | Source |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 | [Source: http://www.wku.edu/%7Esmithch/index1.htm] |
| PX1476 | Zwecker; Johann Baptiste (1814-1876); Artist | 1814-1876 | |