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Celebrating with these 1830s Edward Lear watercolours courtesy the Blacker-Wood collection 🦉

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2021-03-22

Here's the finished of the (Vol.1, pl.3) in Gould's Birds of Europe https://t.co/SGVNmXmvIz. All 5 volumes held by are freely available to view https://t.co/HN5wrG4P5U

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2021-03-04

For some beautiful images by George Edwards. Edwards was awarded the Copley Medal by the Royal Society in 1750 for his work on natural history.

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2021-03-04

explorer Nicolas Baudin was born in 1754. He is best known for his expedition to in 1800-1804. The account of this is a sure in our online inventory:

https://t.co/37ZIAABu4e

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2021-02-18

Enjoying a spot of bird watching while you're out for a walk around town or the countryside? Here's a couple of colourful fellows you might have spied! These illustrations, from William Lewin's 'The Birds of Great Britain', feat in our Feb sale: https://t.co/xYlXMCePOp

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2021-02-15

🧧Happy
2021 is the 1st time Thailand has had an official holiday today
For here's a 19thC Thai Phrommachat from our & Special Collections; here it describes Ox qualities, looking very cheerful, along with its avatar (Deva)

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2021-02-12

It's This superb owl comes from the emblem book, "Siluestri á Petrasancta Symbola Heroica" (1682).
https://t.co/x2vpRGSi11

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2021-02-08

Happy This placard patterned paper is from our 1774 edition of the The Seasons, written by James Thomson.
https://t.co/O19KDVTxJv

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2021-02-02

Greetings this honouring Scottish poet
This edition of poem Tam O' Shanter, from our & Special Collections, was published in Scotland,1855.
It contains engravings by John Faed, capturing a wild night of drinking, dancing, riding & witchcraft!

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2021-01-25