Above, a dodo, a venus flytrap, two plants, a shell, a flying dragon and a beetle; below, an elephant and three buntings. Engraving by Heath.

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1 May 1806
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40497i
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view Above, a dodo, a venus flytrap, two plants, a shell, a flying dragon and a beetle; below, an elephant and three buntings. Engraving by Heath.

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Above, a dodo, a venus flytrap, two plants, a shell, a flying dragon and a beetle; below, an elephant and three buntings. Engraving by Heath. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] (6, New Bridge St., Blackfriars) : Published for Richard Phillips, 1 May 1806.

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; sheet 27.4 x 22.1 cm

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Natural history. Didus inchtus... Heath sc. The animals and plants are numbered from 169-179 and named

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Not found in: John Heath, The Heath family engravers 1779-1878, Aldershot 1993

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Wellcome Collection 40497i

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