Bilder Captain Thomas Brown (1785-1862) – View of Fruit Bats and Flying Foxes – Hand-coloured engraving (1835)

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"Pteropus, Roussettes" This plate illustrates various species of fruit bats and flying foxes, featuring a central figure with wings outspread set against a landscape and surrounded by several detailed studies of heads and a skull. The technical nature is a hand-coloured engraving. It was published in The Book of Butterflies, Sphinxes, and Moths, or a similar natural history series by the author, likely printed in London or Edinburgh. Such works were part of the nineteenth-century movement to categorize and visualize the diversity of the animal kingdom for both scientific study and public education.

Captain Thomas Brown was a Scottish naturalist, malacologist, and author who served as the curator of the Manchester Museum. He was a prolific writer on natural history, producing numerous illustrated volumes on birds, shells, and insects that were noted for their accessibility. His military background in the Forfar Militia preceded a dedicated career in science, where he became a fellow of the Linnean Society. Brown's publications played a significant role in popularizing zoology during the Victorian era through their detailed and vibrant illustrations.

Artist or Maker: Captain Thomas Brown.

Dimensions: Approximately 34 cm x 23 cm.

Medium: Hand-coloured engraving.

Date: 1835.

Condition Report:
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