The voyager's companion, or, Shell collector's pilot : with instructions and directions where to find the finest shells; also for preserving the skins of animals, and the best methods of catching and preserving insects, etc., etc., etc. / by John Mawe

Object Details

Notes

"Price five shillings."

"Printed by W. McDowall"--Verso of t.p.

Plates are hand-colored.

Also available online.

SCNHRB copy (39088013483110) has bookplate of William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library. Stamped on front free endpaper and t.p.: Division of Mollusks Sectional Library. Stamped on t.p.: Smithsonian Libraries May 26 1988.

SCNHRB copy bound in tree-calf patterned paper, cloth-backed spine; housed in an archival envelope.

Elecresource

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

1821

Call number

QL405 .M46 1821

Author

Mawe, John 1764-1829

former owner

Dall, William Healey 1845-1927 DSI

Type

Electronic resources

Physical description

xiv, [2], 56 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 18 cm

Title

Voyager's companion

Shell collector's pilot

Topic

Shells--Collection and preservation

Zoological specimens--Collection and preservation

Record ID

siris_sil_914792

Usage

CC0