The serval
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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
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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
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Type Of Resource
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
Wikipedia citation
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