Above, a toucan, two frogs, a bird, an avocet, two sprigs of plants (soapwort and rheum); below, a two horned rhinoceros, three beetles of the genus scarabaeidae, a salmon, and a squirrel. Engraving by Heath.

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1 September 1806
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40530i
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Above, a toucan, two frogs, a bird, an avocet, two sprigs of plants (soapwort and rheum); below, a two horned rhinoceros, three beetles of the genus scarabaeidae, a salmon, and a squirrel. Engraving by Heath. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] (New Bridge, St. Blackfriars) : Printed for Richard Phillips, 1 September 1806.

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; sheet 27.8 x 22.2 cm

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Natural history...yellow throated toucan...Heath sc. The animals and plants are named and numbered from 342-354

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

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Wellcome Collection 40530i

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