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The tiger cat of Africa, or cape cat

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Animals -- Wildcat

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The tiger cat of Africa, or cape cat
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Wildcat

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Topics
Wild cats
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Notes
Content: Printed on border: This beautiful animal was erroneously supposed by Buffon to be the same as the serval of India, but we have recently seen a living specimen in Boston, from which the above accurate likeness was taken, and which enables us to testify to the accuracy of the following description from Shaw." Includes additional text. Foxing on image.
Source note: The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, according to the classifications of Stark. (New York : Kearny, 1852) Gould, Augustus A. (Augustus Addison) (1805-1866), Editor.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 19 x 14 cm. (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17234241
Barcode: 33333159406137
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a16f0960-c536-012f-4206-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1852: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "The tiger cat of Africa, or cape cat" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d04b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "The tiger cat of Africa, or cape cat" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d04b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1852). The tiger cat of Africa, or cape cat Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d04b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The tiger cat of Africa, or cape cat