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Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie



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Autore: McGhie Henry A. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017
©2017
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, photographs, tables
Disciplina: 598.092
Soggetto topico: Ornithology
Ornithologists
Birds - Collection and preservation
Birds
SCIENCE - Life Sciences - Zoology - General
Birds - Nomenclature
Birds - Classification
Birds - Great Britain
Birds - Europe
Ornithology - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Ornithologists - Great Britain
Soggetto geografico: Great Britain
Europe
Soggetto genere / forma: Biographies.
Terminology
Records and correspondence
History
Field guides.
Diaries.
Classification
Catalogs and collections.
Biography
Nota di bibliografia: "Bibliography of Henry Dresser": pages 319-327.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-318) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: 1. Family background and early life -- 2. Texas : the big adventure -- 3. Settling down to business -- 4. Early exploits in ornithological society -- 5. Collecting -- 6. Discovering the birds of Europe. I -- 7. Discovering the birds of Europe. II -- 8. Making The birds of Europe -- 9. A central figure : society life in the 1870s -- 10. The 1880s : the rise of rivalry -- 11. The 1890s : the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History) -- 12. Working independently, 1900-5 -- 13. The grand finale : producing Eggs of the birds of Europe -- 14. Time for a change -- 15. Legacies -- Appendix 1. Birds mentioned in the text -- Appendix 2. Birds named by Henry Dresser -- Appendix 3. Birds named after Henry Dresser -- Appendix 4. Publications based on Henry Dresser's collections, 1985-2017.
Titolo autorizzato: Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-5261-1602-2
1-5261-3230-3
1-5261-1601-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910796381003321
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