‘Gigantic crane’
Date
1787
Creator
John Latham (1740 - 1837, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Library reference
48050
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 244mm
width (print): 190mm
width (print): 190mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ornithological study of the Greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) a variety of stork native to India. The specimen is shown standing on flat greenery.
Plate 115 from the Supplement to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh & Sotheby, 1787). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CXV’; and below ‘Capital Tanager.’
In the associated description, the author states: ‘the most faithful representation will be found in the drawings of Lady Impey, under whose inspection it was done from life in India. This singular species is not unfrequent at Bengal, where it arrives before the rainy season comes on, and is called Argala, or Adjutant.’
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
Plate 115 from the Supplement to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh & Sotheby, 1787). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CXV’; and below ‘Capital Tanager.’
In the associated description, the author states: ‘the most faithful representation will be found in the drawings of Lady Impey, under whose inspection it was done from life in India. This singular species is not unfrequent at Bengal, where it arrives before the rainy season comes on, and is called Argala, or Adjutant.’
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
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