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The ocean and its inhabitants with their uses to man
The ocean and its inhabitants with their uses to man

The ocean and its inhabitants with their uses to man

Publisher (English, 1836 - 1845)
Datec 1840
Object number00031813
NameBook
MediumInk on paper, cloth
DimensionsOverall: 209 x 170 x 14 mm
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionChildren's book titled 'The Ocean and its Inhabitants, with their uses to Man'. Eight chapters each illustrated with a coloured engraving: The Turtle, Coral and Pearl; The Fishmonger; The Sperm Whale; The Common Whale; Shell fish; Shells; The Seal. The preface records the author's intention regarding the book 'The author...concieves that a taste for Natural History may and ought to be awakened in children at an early age'.