Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... Inches by Two Feet , and carefully Coloured . Price 88. 6d . in Sheets ; 10s . 6d . folded in Boards ; and 128. on Can- vas and Roller , or in a Case . By the same Author , A BRIEF SUMMARY of ANCIENT HISTORY , as a Companion to the ...
... Inches by Two Feet , and carefully Coloured . Price 88. 6d . in Sheets ; 10s . 6d . folded in Boards ; and 128. on Can- vas and Roller , or in a Case . By the same Author , A BRIEF SUMMARY of ANCIENT HISTORY , as a Companion to the ...
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... inches from its extremity , we do the same with the leg - bone , bring the two together , and passing one of our screws ( longer by an inch than the bone is thick ) into the hole of one of the above - mentioned plates , then through the ...
... inches from its extremity , we do the same with the leg - bone , bring the two together , and passing one of our screws ( longer by an inch than the bone is thick ) into the hole of one of the above - mentioned plates , then through the ...
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... inches . Being twisted , we bind them on the under side against the wire of the middle or body , and fasten them by tying them to- gether with pack - thread ; we then replace the two legs , bending them according to the attitude that we ...
... inches . Being twisted , we bind them on the under side against the wire of the middle or body , and fasten them by tying them to- gether with pack - thread ; we then replace the two legs , bending them according to the attitude that we ...
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... inch thick , two in width , and the length the same as that of the animal , to go perpendicularly from the shoulders as far as the connection of the thighs to the os pubis . We pierce a hole on the surface of the plank , three inches ...
... inch thick , two in width , and the length the same as that of the animal , to go perpendicularly from the shoulders as far as the connection of the thighs to the os pubis . We pierce a hole on the surface of the plank , three inches ...
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... inches , from the end , and both a little higher than the first - mentioned hole on the broad surface of the plank . We make two similar holes at the other end to receive the wires of the hind - legs . As the bear always walks on the ...
... inches , from the end , and both a little higher than the first - mentioned hole on the broad surface of the plank . We make two similar holes at the other end to receive the wires of the hind - legs . As the bear always walks on the ...
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2d Edit animals anoint belly bird bird-lime body bones BOTANY branches Brazilian Empire butterflies caterpillar cervical vertebrę chopped flax claws collection colours cork cotton countries cover crustacea dried eggs enamel Engravings eyes fasten feathers feet fish flesh flower forceps fresh water fruits Geography head hole inches incision insects introduce iron wire Jardin du Roi larvę layer legs liquor Mammalia manner MEMOIRS method middle mount birds mounted Museum Natural History naturalists neck nests objects opening operation oval pack paper pass Pennine Alps piece pincers plank plants Plates Poem precaution prepared preserve Price procure put into spirits quadrupeds ROBERT SOUTHEY round separate shell skeleton skin species specimens spines spirits of turpentine spirits of wine stuffed tail tail-bearer Taxidermy thick thighs tion travellers tree twist vegetable vertebral column vessel Vols VOYAGE wings wood
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