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Title

  • The history of four-footed beasts and serpents ... Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors,

Names

  • Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
  • Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565.
  • Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604.
  • Rowland, John, ed.

Created / Published

  • London, Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge [etc.] 1658.

Headings

  • -  Zoology--Pre-Linnean works

Notes

  • -  Paged continuously.
  • -  Vol. 1 is largely a translation of books 1 and 5 of: Historia animalium / Konrad Gesner, with additions by Topsell. The second part has title: The history of serpents, or, The second book of living creatures...By Edward Topsell. London, Printed by E. Cotes, 1658.
  • -  Vol. 2, a translation of Moffett's Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, has title: The theatre of insects, or, Lesser living creatures...By Tho. Mouffett. London, Printed by E.C., 1658.
  • -  LAC scc 2018-12-07 update (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ecr 2018-12-21 review

Medium

  • 2 v. in 1. illus. 35 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • QL41 .T68

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 06004055

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Topsell, Edward, ?, Conrad Gessner, and Thomas Moffett. The history of four-footed beasts and serpents ... Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors. editeds by Rowland, John [London, Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge et, 1658] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/06004055/.

APA citation style:

Topsell, E., Gessner, C. & Moffett, T., Rowland, J., ed. (1658) The history of four-footed beasts and serpents ... Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors. [London, Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge et] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/06004055/.

MLA citation style:

Topsell, Edward, ?, Conrad Gessner, and Thomas Moffett. The history of four-footed beasts and serpents ... Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors. ed by Rowland, John [London, Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge et, 1658] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/06004055/>.