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- Burtt, Edward H., Jr., 1948-
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
- Description
- Book — x, 444 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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- Themes in Wilson's life and writings
- A varied life
- Illustrating American ornithology
- Pioneer ornithologist
- Wilson's legacy
- Appendix A. On the shoulders of giants : Wilson's predecessors
- Appendix B. Wilson's contemporaries and correspondents.
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QL31 .W7 B87 2013 | Unknown |
- Burtt, Edward H., Jr., 1948-
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (x, 444 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) Digital: text file; PDF.
- Summary
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- Themes in Wilson's life and writings
- A varied life
- Illustrating American ornithology
- Pioneer ornithologist
- Wilson's legacy
- Appendix A. On the shoulders of giants : Wilson's predecessors
- Appendix B. Wilson's contemporaries and correspondents.
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On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume pays tribute to the Scot who became the father of American ornithology. Alexander Wilson made unique contributions to ecology and animal behavior. His drawings of birds in realistic poses in their natural habitat inspired Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists.
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3. America's other Audubon [2012]
- Kiser, Joy M., 1947-
- 1st ed. - New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2012.
- Description
- Book — 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 34 cm.
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Americas Other Audubon chronicles the story of Genevieve Jones, her family, and the making of an extraordinary nineteenth century book, Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio. At the age of twenty-nine, Genevieve Jones, an amateur naturalist/artist and daughter of a country doctor, visited the 1876 Centennial World's Fair in Philadelphia, where she saw Audubon's paintings in Birds of America on display. His artwork inspired her to undertake the production of a book illustrating the bird's nests and eggs that Audubon neglected to include in his work. Her parents were reluctant to support the undertaking of such an ambitious and expensive project until Genevieve became despondent over a broken engagement. Concerned over her fragile mental state, they encouraged her to begin the book as a distraction. Her brother collected the nests and eggs, her father paid for the publishing costs, and Genevieve and her girlhood friend learned lithography and began illustrating the specimens. The book was sold by subscription in twenty-three parts. Then, suddenly, Genevieve died of typhoid fever after personally completing only five of the illustrations. Her family took up the completion of the work in her memory. Only 90 copies of the book were produced and fewer than 20 have been located today in libraries or in private collections.
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QL31 .J59 K57 2012 F | Available |
- Ottawa : NRC Research Press, 2009.
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- Book — xiv, 266 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
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John James Audubon was one of the world's greatest painters of wildlife. He is best known for "The Birds of America", a gigantic 4 volume set of 435 paintings that to this day remains one of the largest books ever produced, the most expensive book ever sold at auction and an artistic achievement almost without parallel. In the last 2 centuries, dozens of books have been produced, either stressing Audubon's work as pure art or documenting the animals that were painted. The present volume is unique in emphasizing the plants that Audubon frequently illustrated along with his animals. Full colour reproductions are shown of more than 100 of Audubon's best paintings, chosen for their excellent portrayal of plants. Each magnificent full page plate is accompanied by information on the animals (mostly birds), the painting and (most particularly) the plants. There is an introductory, extensively illustrated chapter that details Audubon's life and career - a fascinating story of heroic achievements in the face of great obstacles. The second chapter deals with Audubon's conservation legacy, a topic of considerable importance to the world's ongoing crises related to loss of biodiversity, degradation of the environment and global warming.
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QL31 .A9 A92 2009 | Unknown |
- New-York Historical Society.
- New York : New-York Historical Society : Skira Rizzoli : Distributed in the U.S. trade by Random House, 2012.
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- Book — 448 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 34 cm.
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- Preface / Louise Mirrer
- Foreword / Roberta J.M. Olson
- A biograhical sketch of an American icon / Roberta J.M. Olson
- Audubon's innovations and the traditions of ornithological illustration : some things old, some things borrowed, but most things new / Roberta J.M. Olson
- Drawing birds : Audubon's artistic practices / Marjorie Shelley
- Highlights from the watercolors for The birds of America / Roberta J.M. Olson
- The rest of the flock
- Listing of Audubon's bird watercolors in the New-York Historical Society / compiled by Alexandra Mazzitelli.
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QL681 .N49 2012 F | Unknown |
6. Billy Arjan Singh : Tiger of Dudhwa [2011]
- Boparai, Shaminder.
- Noida : Collins, 2011.
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- Book — 197 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
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Biography of Arjan Singh, 1917-2010, Indian hunter turned avid conservationist and author.
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QL31 .S56 B67 2011 | Unknown |
- Russell, Roslyn.
- Canberra : National Library of Australia, c2011.
- Description
- Book — vi, 224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
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QL31 .G67 R87 2011 | Available |
- Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil : Spala Editora, c1986.
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- Book — 280 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 31 cm.
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"Attributed to 18th-century Italian naturalist Antonio Land, who worked for Mato Grosso Governor Luiz de Albuquerque, these 116 drawings of Brazilian fauna (78) and flora (38) survived a devastating fire at the House of Insua in Portugal; many other drawings were destroyed. The specimens illustrate the 'Philosophical Expedition' of 1765-70, which mainly explored Mato Grosso and Pará (Amazonia), detailing one of the most fascinating evolutionary histories of plant life on earth. This now rare book includes scientific and historical explanatory texts, first-rate iconography, and color reproductions of the highest quality"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
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QL46.5 .F38 1986 F | Available |
- McKee, David A., 1947- author.
- First edition. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2018]
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- Book — 1 online resource (200 pages) : color illustrations.
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- Introduction: "Fishes of the rainbow"
- Henry Compton
- Life on the reef
- Building blocks of a coral reef
- Formation of a reef community
- Types of reefs
- Zonation of reefs
- Biology of reef fishes
- Light and color
- The art of Hank Compton / by Mark Anderson
- Taxonomic classifications
- Fishes of the rainbow
- Appendix: Digitizing the artwork / by Larry J. Hyde.
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- Hollenberg, Martin J.
- Vancouver, BC : M.J. Hollenberg, c2008.
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- Book — xiii, 187 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 32 cm.
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- The Irish naturalist Gerald E.H. Barrett-Hamilton : his life and contributions to science
- Descriptions of mammals from Barrett-Hamilton's A history of British mammals, paired with drawings and paintings by Edward Adrian Wilson
- Edward Adrian Wilson : his outstanding career as a naturalist and artist
- The naturalists and the advances of science
- Appendix 1. Barrett-Hamilton's South Georgia journal
- Appendix 2. Letters from South Georgia by Barrett-Hamilton.
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QL26 .H64 2008 F | Available |
- Steyn, Peter, 1936- author.
- Newlands, South Africa : Peter Steyn, 2017.
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- Book — 256 pages : maps, illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
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"This book is about a lifetime spent observing and photographing birds in Africa and internationally. ... The account is enhanced by a wide selection of ... [the author's] photographs."--Back cover.
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QL676.5 .S74 2017 | Available |
- Peterson, Roger Tory, 1908-1996.
- New York, N.Y. : Universe Pub., 2002.
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- Book — ix, 134 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 21 cm.
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QL31 .P45 A3 2002 | Available |
- Pisor, Donald L., author.
- Harxheim : ConchBooks, [2015]
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- Book — 700 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 31 cm
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Marine Biology Library (Miller)
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QL406.2 .P57 2015 | Unknown |