Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.13497

    Fisherman with catch

    Date
    1879
    Creator - Organisation
    William Mackenzie, Publisher
    Library reference
    RCN45159
    Material
    Dimensions
    height (page): 375mm
    width (page): 278mm
    Subject
    Biology
       > Natural history
    Biology
       > Zoology
          > Ichthyology
    Content object
    nature
       > animal
          > fish
    Description
    Decorative design showing an angler in waders, carrying a large fish through reeds. The scene is contained within an oval framing device using a fin-shaped border, with swallows in flight. The title and author are printed as part of the design.

    Detail from the front cover of the book British fresh-water fishes by W Houghton, vol.1 (London, William Mackenzie, 1879).

    William Houghton (1828-1895) British naturalist and clergyman, was a Fellow of the Linnean Society.
    Associated place
    <The World>
       > Europe
          > United Kingdom
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