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The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage;

Title
The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; comp. 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. Pub. under the authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty.
Author
Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856
Publication
London, H.G. Bohn, 1839.

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Additional Authors
  • Richardson, John, Sir, 1787-1865.
  • Vigors, N. A. (Nicholas Alyward), 1785-1840.
  • Lay, G. Tradescant (George Tradescant)
  • Bennett, Edward Turner, 1797-1836.
  • Owen, Richard, 1804-1892.
  • Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875.
  • Sowerby, George Brettingham, 1788-1854.
  • Buckland, William, 1784-1856.
  • Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877.
  • Collie, Alexander, -1835.
  • Great Britain. Admiralty.
Description
xii, 180 (i.e. 186) p. XLIV col. pl., 3 maps (1 fold.); 28 x 22 cm.
Subjects
Contents
Introduction [by F. W. Beechey]--Mammalia, by J. Richardson.--Ornithology, by N. A. Vigors.--Fishes, by G. T. Lay, and E. T. Bennett.--Crustacea, by R. Owen.--Reptiles, by J. E. Gray.--Batrachians, by J. E. Gray.--Molluscous animals, and their shells, by J. E. Gray [and G. B. Sowerby]--Geology [ed. by W. Buckland, from the notes of Lieut. Belcher and of Mr. A. Collie]
Call Number
Stuart 12809
LCCN
06014952
OCLC
4512106
Author
Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856, ed.
Title
The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; comp. 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. Pub. under the authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty.
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London, H.G. Bohn, 1839.
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Richardson, John, Sir, 1787-1865.
Vigors, N. A. (Nicholas Alyward), 1785-1840.
Lay, G. Tradescant (George Tradescant)
Bennett, Edward Turner, 1797-1836.
Owen, Richard, 1804-1892.
Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875.
Sowerby, George Brettingham, 1788-1854.
Buckland, William, 1784-1856.
Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877.
Collie, Alexander, -1835.
Great Britain. Admiralty.
Research Call Number
Stuart 12809
QGY+ (Beechey, F. W. Zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage)
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