Content: Printed on border: "It must be confessed that the attitudes of the giraffe are not always graceful; for instance, when she gallops her hind feet project beyond the fore feet, in consequence of the great slope of her back; and when she puts her head to the ground she is obliged to widen the distance between her fore feet in a very awkward manner. She looks best when upright and walking gently along, when she carries herself with much stateliness and grace." Written on border: "Nov. 3, 1832" Includes additional text.
Source Note: Penny magazine. (London : Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1832-).

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17679186
Barcode: 33333159394952
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f99c3340-c534-012f-3894-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1832

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Giraffe preparing to lie down" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1832. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f99c3340-c534-012f-3894-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1832). Giraffe preparing to lie down Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f99c3340-c534-012f-3894-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Giraffe preparing to lie down" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f99c3340-c534-012f-3894-58d385a7bc34

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