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Alca impennis, 1873

 File — Box: 76, Folder: 1848
Alca impennios
Alca impennios

Dates

  • Creation: 1873

Physical Description

Pencil

General

Pinguinus impennis -- Great Auk; grand pingouin. Alternate name on piece: Alca impennios [Great auk] Drawing on tissue, based on tracing of Gould item 1847. Leg of principal bird further changed; head of one of 2 background birds changed as called for in Gould item 1847; birds in flight omitted; high cliffs and flock of distant birds added; marks at foot to indicate position of cut-lines; cliffs and distant birds omitted in published plate. Reversed on the stone. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Hart, William Matthew.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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