Sir William Jardine
Animal Anatomy - Blue whale, 1836
An original black & white mixed-method engraving
4 x 6 ½ in
10 x 16 cm
10 x 16 cm
NATHISp9479
Blue whale: Skeleton of a Blue whale or Great Northern Rorqual collected by Robert and Frederick John Knox. The whale skeleton was exhibited at the National Museum of Scotland from...
Blue whale: Skeleton of a Blue whale or Great Northern Rorqual collected by Robert and Frederick John Knox. The whale skeleton was exhibited at the National Museum of Scotland from 1866.
Sir William Jardine was an eminent 19th century Scottish naturalist, ornithologist, publisher and owner of one of the finest and largest private collections of birds in Great Britain. He is best known for The Naturalist's Library, a monumental work published in parts between 1833-1845 with illustrations by the leading natural history artists and engraved by Jardine’s brother-in-law the eminent William Home Lizar.
Sir William Jardine was an eminent 19th century Scottish naturalist, ornithologist, publisher and owner of one of the finest and largest private collections of birds in Great Britain. He is best known for The Naturalist's Library, a monumental work published in parts between 1833-1845 with illustrations by the leading natural history artists and engraved by Jardine’s brother-in-law the eminent William Home Lizar.
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