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Title pageA History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1851)

The title page is somewhat damaged. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. By Oliver Goldsmith. With an Introductory View of the Animal Kingdom, Translated from the French of Baron Cubier, and co [...]

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Added: 2018-07-16

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XXXV.—Squirrels.A History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1851)

1. Fire-footed Squirrel. 2. Hottentot Squirrel. The book doesn’t actually mention either of these two varieties of squirrel, and the Hottentot Squirrel seems unlikely to have retained that name today. [...]

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XLIII.—Vicuña of PeruA History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1851)

This is captioned as Vicugna of Peru but there are a number of different spellings in the text, including vicuna, vigugna, vicunga and so on. They have wonderful wool.

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Added: 2021-05-13

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XLIII..—Aragli or Big Horn.A History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1851)

The aragli are wild sheep of East Asia. These are large sheep.

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Indian Civet, Fossa, GenetA History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1851)

The original caption for this plate was, 1. Zibet. 2. Fossane. 3. Malacca Genet. A Zibet is another name for a civet, and n particular the Indian civet cat. Fossane is another kind of civet, likely a [...]

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Added: 2025-05-02

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