An account of the accidental death of an elephant in Dundee in the year 1706, described by an engraver resident in that town : together with some short remarks ... Dundee, 1830
Drummond, Andrew, 1952-2008
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It is April 1706. When an elephant dies, just outside of Dundee, Dr Patrick Blair attempts to make his name - and fortune - as the first man in Britain to dissect an elephant. His assistant, Gilbert Orum, meanwhile, plans a different tribute. Andrew Drummond is also the author of 'A Hand-book of Volapük'.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : Polygon, 2008.
Collation:
206 pages ; 21 cm.
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Spine title: Elephantina
Notes:
Written by Andrew Drummond.Spine title: Elephantina.Together with some short remarks on the Hall of Rarities, and the life of Dr. Patrick Blair, including extracts from his remarkable essay Osteographia elephantina taodunensis published by The Royal Society of London in 1710.
ISBN:
9781846970443 (hbk)184697044X (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.9'2
Language:
English
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BRN:
926240
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