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The title page of a collection of natural history lithographs. The title letters are surrounded by a rich border of plants, animals, and landscapes. A spraying whalecan be seen in the in the middle of the image near the top.

The text in German reads: volks-naturgeschichte / nach den besten / Quellen und Hilfsmitteln / gemeinfa��lich bearbeitet / von heinrich Rebau
(Popular natural history, for the best sources and aids, edited by Heinrich Rebau )

And a line below that "der himmel und die erde sind voll deiner wunderwerke o Herr!" ("heaven and earth are full of your wonderful works, O Lord!")


whales
1837-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Weise, Julius; Hoffmann, C.; Geisler, C.P.; Schach, C
ink; paper; paper mount
10 in x 6 1/4 in
Germany: Stuttgart