Natural History in the Special Collection

Rare books about zoology

Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée, par Georges Cuvier. Édition accompagnée de planches gravées, représentant les types de tous les genres, les caractères dístinctifs des divers groupes et les modifications de structure sur lesquelles repose cette classification; par une réunion de disciples de Cuvier, MM. Audouin, Blanchard, Deshayes, Alcide d'Orbigny, Doyère, Dugès, Duvernoy, Laurillard, Milne Edwards, Roulin et Valenciennes Paris, Fortin, Masson et cie [1836-49]

 

 

 

 

- Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) was born in France and was a naturalist whose work is considered the foundation of vertebrate palaeontology.  This edition of his well known work Le règne animal ... is known as the Disciples edition as it was published by his associates after his death.

 

 

 

Natural history of Victoria prodromus of the zoology of Victoria, or, Figures and descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victorian indigenous animals / by Frederick McCoy
Melbourne : J. Ferres, Govt. Printer ; London : Trübner, 1885-1890
- Museum Victoria has digitised many of the images from the prodromus.

 

 

 

Prodromus of the Palaeontology of Victoria ; or figures and descriptions of Victorian organic remains, Decades 1-7
Melbourne : John Ferres, Government Printer, 1874-1882

 

 

 

The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843 / edited by John Richardson and John Edward Gray
London : E.W. Janson, 1844-1875
Contents: v. 1. Mammalia / by J.E. Gray; Birds / by George Robert Gray and R. Bowdler Sharpe; v. 2. Reptiles / by G.R. Gray; Fishes / by John Richardson; Crustacea / by Edward J. Miers; Insects / by Adam White and Arthur Gardiner Butler; Mollusca / by Edgar A. Smith

 

 

 

The snakes of Australia : an illustrated and descriptive catalogue of all the known species / by Gerard Krefft
Sydney : Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1869

 

 

 

The entomology of Australia : in a series of monographs / by George Robert Gray
London : Published by the author, 1833

 

 

 

An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans ... / by E. Donovan
London : Printed for the Author, and F.C. and J. Rivington, 1805

 

 

 

A natural history of the lepidopterous insects of New South Wales / collected, engraved, and faithfully painted after nature by John William Lewin
London : Printed for J.H. Bohte ... , 1822
 

 

A monograph of Australian land shells / by James C. Cox Sydney : W. Maddock, 1868
 

 

Icones piscium, or, Plates of rare fishes / by John Richardson
London : R. & J.E. Taylor, 1843 8 p., 5 col. plates. On cover: Part 1 "First fasciculus - Australian fish"; p. 4 "Lieut. Emery's drawings."

 

 

 

Image Credits:

 

(image from: Le Regne Animal ... / Georges Cuvier, Paris, Fortin, Masson et cie, 1836-49)

 

(image from: Icones Piscium / John Richardson, 1843)

 

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