Title

'Bird Catching from Below'

Caption

'Bird Catching from Below', 1813. Catchers were helped up the cliffs by colleagues in rowing boats. Birds and eggs were a great economic resource for the Shetland Islanders. Aquatint after JH Clarke from "Foreign Field Sports", Edward Orme, (London, 1813).

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Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP07104_460001114

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28,3Mb (1,8Mb) / 11,8in x 9,3in / 3543 x 2790 (300dpi)