cover image: Fauna antiqua sivalensis, being the fossil zoology of the Sewalik Hills, in the north of India / by Hugh Falconer and Proby T. Cautley ; [edited by Hugh Falconer] ; Proboscidea

Fauna antiqua sivalensis, being the fossil zoology of the Sewalik Hills, in the north of India / by Hugh Falconer and Proby T. Cautley ; [edited by Hugh Falconer] ; Proboscidea

1846

Cover titles. The work was to be complete in 12 parts, but only parts 1-9 of the plates (1845-1849) and part 1 of the text (part 1. Proboscidea) were published. "Stewart and Murray"--Cover title of text. "Jan. 1846"--Cover title of text. "Price, with descriptive letter-press, one guinea."--Cover of atlas of plates. Plates signed: G.H. Ford or Lithog. from nature by G. Scharf, Hullmandel & Walton lithographers. Plates with guard sheets. Also available online. Elecresource SCNHRB copy (39088007390016, 39088007389422) stamped on original cover: Office Library of the Smithsonian Institution [manuscript accession no.] 5116. SCNHRB copy three-quarters binding of green sheepskin and marbled paper boards, gilt-decorated spine, marbled endpapers; original green wrappers bound-in. Text laid-in an archival portfolio. SCNHRB copy bound with: Falconer, Hugh. Description of the plates of the Fauna antiqua sivalensis. London : Robert Hardwicke, 1867. Bound together subsequent to publication.
paleontology ford, g. h stewart and murray smith, elder, and co proboscidea (mammals), fossil ungulates, fossil hullmandel & walton falconer, hugh cautley, proby t scharf, george

Authors

Falconer, Hugh 1808-1865, Cautley, Proby T (Proby Thomas) Sir 1802-1871, Ford, G. H (George Henry), Scharf, George 1788-1860, Hullmandel & Walton, Smith, Elder, and Co, Stewart and Murray

Dates
1849
Format
64 pages ; 23 cm + 1 atlas of plates (92 [that is, 107] leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 52 cm)
Place Discussed
India Siwalik Range
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/131ad558aeba154b1c745d14389105bf

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