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Falco Pygargus the Hen-Harrier by Susemihl c1800

Original and striking hand-coloured copper engraving of a young female Hen Harrier by Johann Conrad Susemihl (1767-1847).
Published in Darmmstadt as part of a progressive work “Teutsche Ornithologie oder Naturgeschichte … between 1797 and 1810.

The execution of this massive work was a family affair with Johann being assisted by his children Eduard and Emilie and his brother Johann Theodor. The superior quality and scale of these engravings makes them highly sought after.

Paper size 50cm by 34cm … the engraved impression is 34cm by 25cm …

Price $190.00 unframed … enquire about framing options if you wish … click on me to see me all!

The beautiful dignified Harrier by Susemihl

$160.00

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Incidents of a Collector’s Rambles in Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea – Sherman Denton 1889

Published by Lee and Shepard, Boston 1889. 272 pages with 13 plates and numerous text illustrations.

Original cloth covered binding. A pretty good copy.

Travels through New Zealand then to Australia (Victoria, Melbourne, Brisbane, trip through Queensland to Townsville) then to New Guinea, beginning at Port Moresby and moving inland.

A well illustrated and interesting account of the tour of a family devoted to natural history. Good New Guinea and Queensland content. Early note of the extremely unusual and primitive Mary River Lung Fish (The Jumping Fish).

Scarce Australian, Papua New Guinea item and a favourite of Voyager

$80.00

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Primal Places – Tasmania Chris Bell – Signed – Only Edition 2002

Quite scarce and sought after published by Laurel Press, Hobart 2002.

Landscape quarto 104 pages with 60 striking colour photographic images with good text based on the photographer’s field notes. A quality book. Signed discretely on the half title.

Sought after images and signed

$70.00

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Rhingia Campestris (Snout Fly) – Whole Insect Slide 19thC

The Snout or Hover Fly is common in the Paleartic region at certain times of the year. It has a very long “snout”’ which allows it to get at pollen that other insects cannot reach. A good 19th century whole insect slide with a good example of the aforementioned snout

Nice whole Northern Hemisphere insect slide

$50.00

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Unusual Microscope Slide – Foraminifera from East Pacific

A modern equivalent of the HMS Dart slide from scientific research conducted in the Eastern Pacific. Multiple location grid style slide and a note of the number and position of samples on the Ocean floor with a record of depth surveyed and summary of findings. Excellent condition.

Unusual example significant number of forams.

$60.00

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Quality Scientific Model of a Hydra

A very good example of a hand painted biological model from the 1960’s. Now collectable and 1906 “scientifically decorative”.

The Hydra is a small fresh water animal with remarkable properties. These predatory little creatures possess radial symmetry and can be found in many un-polluted fresh water ponds. Multi-cellular and only a few millimetres long they lend themselves to microscopic study. They have an incredible regenerative capacity which makes them extremely interesting … they do not appear to age or die of old age.

The tubular body is secured by a sticky foot called the basal disc. At the other end a mouth opening is surrounded by a number of tentacles each of which is clothed in stinging cells (oouch!). The nasty bits explosively discharge a dart of neurotoxins into the prey sometimes in their hundreds (double ooouch!). They reproduce by growing “buds” on the body wall which become miniature Hydra that break away (convenient). They also have another more complex manner of reproduction when times get tough for food. All of this and more makes the Hydra a very interesting little beauty to study.

Hard to get quality model of the common but very mysterious everlasting Hydra

$240.00

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