Pomeranian bream and White 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 studies of two fishes: the Pomeranian bream and the White or Silver bream Blicca bjoerkna (here styled Abramis blicca). Side views of each fish, presented on grassy ground.
Plate 15 from the book British fresh-water fishes by W. Houghton, vol.1 (London, William Mackenzie, 1879).
The plate is inscribed below: ‘POMERANIAN BREAM. WHITE BREAM.’
The accompanying text states that: ‘The fish to which Mr. Yarrell has given the name of the Pomeranian Bream…is in all probability a hybrid between the Common Yellow Bream…and the Roach’.
William Houghton (1828-1895) British naturalist and clergyman, was a Fellow of the Linnean Society.
Plate 15 from the book British fresh-water fishes by W. Houghton, vol.1 (London, William Mackenzie, 1879).
The plate is inscribed below: ‘POMERANIAN BREAM. WHITE BREAM.’
The accompanying text states that: ‘The fish to which Mr. Yarrell has given the name of the Pomeranian Bream…is in all probability a hybrid between the Common Yellow Bream…and the Roach’.
William Houghton (1828-1895) British naturalist and clergyman, was a Fellow of the Linnean Society.
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