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This image elucidates the quality of detailed illustrations found at the onset of each chapter in this book.

From the title page, we can find information on the source and see markings the previous owner made. The title page lets the reader know that this book is volume one of a larger collection and features forty three colored engravings. Also, there are…

This copy of A History of British Birds from the Tisch Library Special Collections was a gift of Alumnus Dorothy Swenson from the class of 1918. This book was presumably her personal copy as there are slight markings on pages and there seems to be…

Phineas Taylor Barnum was a man gifted in multiple professions such as business, show, author, publisher, philanthropist, and politics for a short period of time. He is known for many things but relating to Tufts he is known for bringing the…

Images that show the uses of the Arctic Searching Expedition journal from the 18th-19th century.

The first image is of the hill that resides next to the rapids on Bear Lake River. It gives an image of what the explorers saw when they approached…

Image of the title page of the journal showing the publication information as well the author and name.

The book was published in New York

This image shows the book cover of A History of British Birds

East Facade

This plate shows a peasant boy without a leg.

This page shows a stain that is believed to be blood.