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1. Single-bearded flying fish; 2. Doubled-bearded flying fish; 3. new_York flying fish; 4. Cloudy Chœtodon; 5. Hippos mackerel; 6. Summer herring of New-York; 7. bony fish or Menhade; 8. Fall hering or alewife of New-York; 10 Red drum or Sciœna Gigas.

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Title

1. Single-bearded flying fish; 2. Doubled-bearded flying fish; 3. new_York flying fish; 4. Cloudy Chœtodon; 5. Hippos mackerel; 6. Summer herring of New-York; 7. bony fish or Menhade; 8. Fall hering or alewife of New-York; 10 Red drum or Sciœna Gigas.

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): 9348c510-c61e-012f-9e5f-58d385a7bc34

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Text
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Date Issued

1815

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MLA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "1. Single-bearded flying fish; 2. Doubled-bearded flying fish; 3. new_York flying fish; 4. Cloudy Chœtodon; 5. Hippos mackerel; 6. Summer herring of New-York; 7. bony fish or Menhade; 8. Fall hering or alewife of New-York; 10 Red drum or Sciœna Gigas." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1815. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9348c510-c61e-012f-9e5f-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1815). 1. Single-bearded flying fish; 2. Doubled-bearded flying fish; 3. new_York flying fish; 4. Cloudy Chœtodon; 5. Hippos mackerel; 6. Summer herring of New-York; 7. bony fish or Menhade; 8. Fall hering or alewife of New-York; 10 Red drum or Sciœna Gigas. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9348c510-c61e-012f-9e5f-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "1. Single-bearded flying fish; 2. Doubled-bearded flying fish; 3. new_York flying fish; 4. Cloudy Chœtodon; 5. Hippos mackerel; 6. Summer herring of New-York; 7. bony fish or Menhade; 8. Fall hering or alewife of New-York; 10 Red drum or Sciœna Gigas." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9348c510-c61e-012f-9e5f-58d385a7bc34

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9348c510-c61e-012f-9e5f-58d385a7bc34 | title= (text; still image) 1. Single-bearded flying fish; 2. Doubled-bearded flying fish; 3. new_York flying fish; 4. Cloudy Chœtodon; 5. Hippos mackerel; 6. Summer herring of New-York; 7. bony fish or Menhade; 8. Fall hering or alewife of New-York; 10 Red drum or Sciœna Gigas. (1815) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=December 7, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>