Common bream
Date
1879
Creator
Benjamin Fawcett (1808 - 1893, British) , Engraver
After
A. F. Lydon (1836 - 1917, British) , Draughtsman
Object type
Library reference
RCN45159
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 270mm
width (page): 367mm
width (page): 367mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Zoological study of the Common bream Abramis brama. Side view showing the freshwater fish caught and displayed on rough ground before water.
Plate 14 from the book British fresh-water fishes by W. Houghton, vol.1 (London, William Mackenzie, 1879).
The plate is inscribed below: ‘COMMON BREAM.’
The accompanying text states that: ‘The specimen figured was caught by a net in the Aqualate Mere last May (1878), and obligingly given to me with any other fish that I required by Sir Thomas F. Boughey, Bart.’
William Houghton (1828-1895) British naturalist and clergyman, was a Fellow of the Linnean Society.
Plate 14 from the book British fresh-water fishes by W. Houghton, vol.1 (London, William Mackenzie, 1879).
The plate is inscribed below: ‘COMMON BREAM.’
The accompanying text states that: ‘The specimen figured was caught by a net in the Aqualate Mere last May (1878), and obligingly given to me with any other fish that I required by Sir Thomas F. Boughey, Bart.’
William Houghton (1828-1895) British naturalist and clergyman, was a Fellow of the Linnean Society.
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