Fonds A649 - Robert Theodore Gunther, Natural history collection

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ZA HPRA A649

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Robert Theodore Gunther, Natural history collection

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  • 1849 (Creation)

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7 volumes in two sets

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(1869-1940)

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Zoologist and writer on the historical aspects of science

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Consists of two sets of natural history illustrations.
The first set comprises four albums containing coloured and black and white plates and prints cut out of books and journals, together with handwritten notes.
The second set, comprising three volumes, contains a series of drawings and proof-plates for Andrew Smith's "Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa".

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