Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Catton, Charles, 1756-1819
Title:
Animals drawn from nature and engraved in aqua-tinta / by Charles Catton, Jun. ; with a description of each animal.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for the author ... and sold by I. and J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ..., MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
Physical Description:
[38] leaves, [36] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 x 42 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
English short title catalogue, T114742
Contents:
1. The lion -- 2. The lioness -- 3. The royal tiger -- 4. The hunting leopard -- 5. The tiger cat -- 6. The civet cat -- 7. The Persian lynx -- 8. The Persian cats -- 9. The yellow bear -- 10. Animal of the bear kind -- 11. The Swedish elk -- 12. The antelope -- 13. The white-footed antelope -- 14. The musk deer -- 15. The mouflon -- 16. The angora goat -- 17. The hyaena -- 18. The wolf -- 19. The Otaheite dog -- 20. The baboon -- 21. The lion monkey -- 22. The child of the sun -- 23. The maucauco -- 24. The ermine -- 25. Animal of the weasel kind -- 26. The coti -- 27. The badger -- 28. The otter -- 29. The beaver -- 30. The glutton -- 31. The armadillo -- 32. The Bombay squirrel -- 33. The peccary -- 34. The porcupine -- 35. The hippopotamus -- 36. The crocodile.
Subject Terms:
Animals -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints.
Contributors:
I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, England), printer.