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1. Rostrated dory; 2. Hair-finned dory; 3. Plaice of New-York; 4. New-York sole; 5. Sheepshead; 6. Weakfish; 7. Blue Lumpfish; 8 Yellow Scorp¿na

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412983


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Title

1. Rostrated dory; 2. Hair-finned dory; 3. Plaice of New-York; 4. New-York sole; 5. Sheepshead; 6. Weakfish; 7. Blue Lumpfish; 8 Yellow Scorp¿na

Collection

The fishes of New-York, described and arranged

Names

Anderson, Alexander (1775-1870) (Engraver)
Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham) (1764-1831) (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1815
Place: New York
Publisher: Literary and Philosophical Society of New York

Library Location

Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: Stuart 1300

Subjects

Fishes -- New York (State) -- Identification

Genres

Prints
Illustrations
Scientific Illustrations

Physical Description

Engravings
Extent: 1 print, engraving 29 x 21 cm

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 3568633
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14995134
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 92690f50-c61e-012f-a791-58d385a7bc34

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Text
Still Image

Date Issued

1815

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MLA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "1. Rostrated dory; 2. Hair-finned dory; 3. Plaice of New-York; 4. New-York sole; 5. Sheepshead; 6. Weakfish; 7. Blue Lumpfish; 8 Yellow Scorp¿na" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1815. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92690f50-c61e-012f-a791-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1815). 1. Rostrated dory; 2. Hair-finned dory; 3. Plaice of New-York; 4. New-York sole; 5. Sheepshead; 6. Weakfish; 7. Blue Lumpfish; 8 Yellow Scorp¿na Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92690f50-c61e-012f-a791-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "1. Rostrated dory; 2. Hair-finned dory; 3. Plaice of New-York; 4. New-York sole; 5. Sheepshead; 6. Weakfish; 7. Blue Lumpfish; 8 Yellow Scorp¿na" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92690f50-c61e-012f-a791-58d385a7bc34

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92690f50-c61e-012f-a791-58d385a7bc34 | title= (text; still image) 1. Rostrated dory; 2. Hair-finned dory; 3. Plaice of New-York; 4. New-York sole; 5. Sheepshead; 6. Weakfish; 7. Blue Lumpfish; 8 Yellow Scorp¿na (1815) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=December 13, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>