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Aquila capite Albo, The White headed Eagle; The Size of the Eagle head.

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Image ID

400643


Item data

Title

Aquila capite Albo, The White headed Eagle; The Size of the Eagle head.

Collection

The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands

Names

Edwards, George, 1694-1773 (Editor)
Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1754
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for C. Marsh [etc.]

Library Location

Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KF+++ 1754 (Catesby, M. Natural history) Copy 1

Subjects

Organisms
Natural history
Birds
Fish

Genres

Prints
Illustrations

Physical Description

Etchings
Hand-colored

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14293687
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d56ff0b0-c635-012f-7646-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1754

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MLA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Aquila capite Albo, The White headed Eagle; The Size of the Eagle head." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1754. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d56ff0b0-c635-012f-7646-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1754). Aquila capite Albo, The White headed Eagle; The Size of the Eagle head. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d56ff0b0-c635-012f-7646-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Aquila capite Albo, The White headed Eagle; The Size of the Eagle head." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d56ff0b0-c635-012f-7646-58d385a7bc34

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