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Beasts, birds and bees: visual resources for Africa in the Libraries of the British Museum (Natural History)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Ann Datta
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Abstract

Original drawings and photographs of the natural history of Africa in the libraries of the British Museum (Natural History) are described, and a brief history of the libraries is given. The different kinds of natural history drawings and their purposes, and the importance of original drawings are considered A catalogue of the holdings of original drawings and photographs of Africa concludes the paper.

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 48 , 1988 , pp. 1 - 22
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Copyright © African Research & Documentation 1988

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