‘American rhea’
Date
1802
Creator
John Latham (1740 - 1837, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Library reference
48050
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 242mm
width (print): 180mm
width (print): 180mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ornithological study of a rhea, probably the Greater rhea (Rhea americana), the flightless bird native to South America. Shown on open ground.
Plate 137 from the Supplement. II. to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh, Sotheby & Son, 1802). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CXXXVII’; and below ‘American Rhea. Publish’d as the Act directs May 30, 1801, by Leigh, Sotheby & Son, York Street, Covent Garden.’
In the associated description, the author states: ‘We believe that no other specimen has yet been seen in England, besides that in the Leverian Museum, which appears to be about an half-grown bird, and which the figure we give of it has been taken.’
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.48050
Plate 137 from the Supplement. II. to the general synopsis of birds, by John Latham (London, Leigh, Sotheby & Son, 1802). The plate is inscribed above ‘Pl. CXXXVII’; and below ‘American Rhea. Publish’d as the Act directs May 30, 1801, by Leigh, Sotheby & Son, York Street, Covent Garden.’
In the associated description, the author states: ‘We believe that no other specimen has yet been seen in England, besides that in the Leverian Museum, which appears to be about an half-grown bird, and which the figure we give of it has been taken.’
John Latham (1740-1837) British surgeon and naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.48050
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