RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Woodcuts for Descent. CUL-DAR83.51-52. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
See Descent 2: 251, 264, 300, 301.
Alfred Edmund Brehm. 1865. Illustrirtes Thierleben: eine allgemeine Kunde des Thierreichs, volume 2. Hildburghausen.
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Brehm Thierleben B. 2. p. 728 Head & neck of wild Boar - of same size, the face as in engraving - attend to tusk springing from lower jaw
Brehm do p. 540 Head of Damalis Capensis; but if you have a proof of same antelope in S. A. Smith Mammals of S. Africa Pl. 42, it would be infinitely better - to be reduced to 2/3 of size. I want to show beautiful Horns & curious mark on face.
Knowsley Menagerie
Whole animal of male Tragelaphus scriptus reduced to 1/2 size - to show curious coloured marks
[p. 300, fig. 68.]
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Knowsley menagerie
Head of Damalis Pygarga, size of Plate to show curious coloured marks.
[p. 301, fig. 69.]
Knowsley Men.
Oryx leucoryx, Head, Horns of left-Hand figure & outline of back & tail, reduced to 1/3 of size of Plate - to show size of Horns relatively to body.
[p. 251, fig. 61.]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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