Historical Bibliography Updated: February 26, 2020
The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; compiled from the collections and notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition, during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's Straits performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey...in the years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. By J. Richardson, N.A. Vigors, G.T. Lay, E.T. Bennett, Richard Owen, John E. Gray, Rev. W. Buckland, and G. B. Sowerby. Illustrated with upwards of fifty finely coloured plates by Sowerby.
Publication Details
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1839 CE.
Includes 44 hand-colored plates engraved by J.C. Zeiter and Thomas Landseer after Edward Lear, J. D. C. Sowerby, and J. C. Zeitter, four hand-colored engraved maps and plans (one folding) after E. Belcher. Digital facsimile from Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #11763 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/13964 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-zoology-of-captain-beecheys-voyage-compiled-from-the-collections-and-notes-made-by-captain-beechey-the-officers-and-natural-of-the-expedition-during-a-voyage-to-the-pacific-and-behrings-straits-performed-in-his-majestys-ship-blossom-under-the-command-of-captain-f-w-beecheyin-the-years-1825-26-27-and-28-by-j-richardson-na-vigors-gt-lay-et-bennett-richard-owen-john-e-gray-rev-w-buckland-and-g-b-sowerby-illustrated-with-upwards-of-fifty-finely-coloured-plates-by-sowerby |
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Publication place: London