Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... ROUND GREAT BRITAIN ; containing a Series of Views of the prominent Features of the Coast . By WILLIAM DANIELL , A.R.A. The FIRST VOYAGE contains 28 Plates , illustrative of the Coast from the Land's End , Cornwall , to Holyhead , with ...
... ROUND GREAT BRITAIN ; containing a Series of Views of the prominent Features of the Coast . By WILLIAM DANIELL , A.R.A. The FIRST VOYAGE contains 28 Plates , illustrative of the Coast from the Land's End , Cornwall , to Holyhead , with ...
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... round pincer . 6. A cutting pincer ( for the wire ) . 7. A hammer . 8. Two files . 9. Brushes of different sizes , for putting the drugs on the birds , smoothing the feathers , & c . 10. A collection of eyes in enamel . We find TRA プロ ...
... round pincer . 6. A cutting pincer ( for the wire ) . 7. A hammer . 8. Two files . 9. Brushes of different sizes , for putting the drugs on the birds , smoothing the feathers , & c . 10. A collection of eyes in enamel . We find TRA プロ ...
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... round the world , which he undertook for the sake of Natural History , only carried a box of scalpels ; he nevertheless prepared a great number of birds and quadrupeds , received by the Museum in 1803. It is true the animals were only ...
... round the world , which he undertook for the sake of Natural History , only carried a box of scalpels ; he nevertheless prepared a great number of birds and quadrupeds , received by the Museum in 1803. It is true the animals were only ...
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... make holes at the apophysis * , by the help of a wimble , or a lathe ; sometimes with the The apophysis is the ball or round end of the bone , gimblet . Fasten all the bones with an iron or marked A. plate I. TAXIDERMY . 23.
... make holes at the apophysis * , by the help of a wimble , or a lathe ; sometimes with the The apophysis is the ball or round end of the bone , gimblet . Fasten all the bones with an iron or marked A. plate I. TAXIDERMY . 23.
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... round between the fingers , constantly increasing the flax towards the oval . Rub the flax of this tail - bearer with a little flour paste , to preserve the shape , and it then has the length and circumference of the skinned tail : it ...
... round between the fingers , constantly increasing the flax towards the oval . Rub the flax of this tail - bearer with a little flour paste , to preserve the shape , and it then has the length and circumference of the skinned tail : it ...
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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 iron wire Jardin du Roi larvę layer legs liquor Mammalia manner MARIA GRAHAM 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 11 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 TRAVELS tree twist vegetable vertebral column vessel Vols VOYAGE wings wood
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