cover image: Descriptions and figures of two hundred fishes collected at Vizagapatam on the coast of Coromandel by Patrick Russell ... ; presented to the Hon. the court of directors of the East India Company, and published by their order, under the superintendence of the author

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Descriptions and figures of two hundred fishes collected at Vizagapatam on the coast of Coromandel by Patrick Russell ... ; presented to the Hon. the court of directors of the East India Company, and published by their order, under the superintendence of the author

1803

"The drawings ... were executed by a native of India"--Volume 1, page vii Engravers include Heath; Neele; Skelton; and Reeve Many of the leaves of plates combine two or three numbered figures The following descriptions are not accompanied by figures: volume 1, XVII, XXXIII, XXXIV, XXXVI, LV; volume 2, CLXIV, CC, CCI, CCII, CCV, and CCVI Two of the plates are numbered "IX" but illustrate different figures Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, I, 3540 Also available online SCNHRB copy 39088017876020 has both volumes bound together SCNHRB copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Purchased from the Cullman Endowment SCNHRB copy has a contemporary blind- and gilt-tooled full leather binding with raised bands, marbled endpapers, and decorated edges; re-backed Elecresource
fishes east india company w. bulmer and co russell, patrick g. and w. nicol (firm)) reeve, richard neele heath, charles skelton, william

Authors

Russell, Patrick 1727-1805, Heath, Charles 1785-1848, Neele, Reeve, Richard 1780-approximately 1835, Skelton, William 1763-1848, East India Company, G. and W. Nicol (Firm)), W. Bulmer and Co

Dates
1803
Format
2 volumes (vii, 78, 85 pages, 208 [id est 171] leaves of plates) illustrations 49 cm
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/58d6348cfdca2021fa997995fd08424d