Sujet

Arctic Foxes and Birds, just received by the Zoological Society, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Arctic Foxes and Birds, just received by the Zoological Society, 1854. New animals at London Zoo. 'A considerable number of valuable Arctic birds, foxes, &c., has just been received by the Zoological Society from the territories of the Hudson's Bay Company [in Canada]...The birds consist of three fine specimens of the American Eagle Owl, five rare white Arctic Grouse, one Ruffed Grouse, and a young White-headed Eagle. The varieties of the foxes are the White Arctic, the Red, and the Silver; one specimen of the latter has recently died. Besides ten Foxes, there are two young Black Bears. The whole have been presented to the Zoological Society by Mr. William George Smith, of the Hudson's Bay House [and] have been added to the menagerie of the Zoological Society, in the Regent's-park'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_375

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Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27,5Mo (2,3Mo) / 32,2cm x 21,4cm / 3804 x 2529 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal bird birds industry eagle eagles bear bears British game bird bird of prey owl fox foxes eagle owl arctic fox zoo london zoo industrial captivity century Britain newspapers press company concept B&W raptor grouse 19th century black & white black and white B W Zoological Gardens nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News ILN newspaper engraving Hudson's Bay Company Unknown Zoological Garden 19th-century