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The serval

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Image ID

823592


Item data

Title

The serval

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Animals -- Serval

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1820

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ANI-Ser

Subjects

Serval

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Printed on border: "Le Serval, Buff." "Inhabits the mountainous parts of India, and is called by the natives of Malabar, the Marapute. It is larger than the wild-cat. Its general colour is pale yellow; white on the breast and belly..." Includes additional text.
Source Note: General history of quadrupeds. (Newcastle upon Tyne : Walker pr., 1820) Bewick, Thomas (1753-1828), Author.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 17 x 10 cm. (6 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17234211
Barcode: 33333159401575
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 39254f40-c536-012f-892f-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1820

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The serval" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1820. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/39254f40-c536-012f-892f-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1820). The serval Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/39254f40-c536-012f-892f-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The serval" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/39254f40-c536-012f-892f-58d385a7bc34

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