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quibus novae imprimis atque obscurae animalium species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur by P S Pallas (The Hague

and Wilhelm I of Prussia to his right

This cartoon shows that punctuality was rare in 1878

terms and putti either side of a shield

'Le Brosme' [Torsk] Size:S: 60 x 45cm quibus novae imprimis atque obscuraeMarine zoological study showing a side view of the Torsk fish (here termed Gadus brosme, accepted taxonomy Brosme brosme). Plate 17 from the book Icones rerum naturalium, ou figures enlumlinees d'histoire naturelle du Nord, by Peter Ascanius, volume 1 (Copenhagen, 1772). Inscribed upper right 'Ic. Rer. Nat. Tab. XVII.' Peter Ascanius was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1755. Original: copperplate engraving. 1772

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