The ornithology of Francis Willughby ... . in three books. Wherein all the birds hitherto known ... are accurately described. The descriptions illustrated by most elegant figures ... engraven in LXXVIII copper plates. Translated into English, and enlarged with many additions throughout the whole work. To which are added, three considerable discourses, I. Of the art of fowling ... II. Of the ordering of singing birds. III. Of falconry. By John Ray ...
Francis Willughby (1635 - 1672)
Category
Books
Date
1678
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Castle Ward, County Down
NT 3016666
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], 441, [7] p., LXXVIII, [2] leaves of plates : . ill.. . fol.. Provenance: manuscript inscription: James Hamilton [i.e.: probably James Hamilton of Bangor (d.1707)].. Binding: Seventeenth-century English? blind tooled mottled calf; MS title slip used as bookmark.
Makers and roles
Francis Willughby (1635 - 1672) John Ray (1627-1705)