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Depictions and descriptions of snakes.

Depictions and descriptions of various birds.

Chapter in F. O. Morris' A History of British Birds

Image of the marbled paper cover of "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy" and image of the ornate fore-edge decoration.

Image of the binding of "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy." The book has been re-bound, with half calf binding. Likely re-bound in 1969.

Image of several penciled-in manicules in the margins of "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy." Handwriting of the manicules appears consistent throughout.

Here is a basic chronological layout of each section of "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy."

1) The chapter (essay) of the book discussing a specific topic
2) "Citations" section -- what we would…

This copy of "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy" was formerly owned by the Tufts Medical and Dental Library in the Department of Anatomy.

In the first image, there are some pencil markings, one of…

Images of detailed art prints present in "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy." All are in black ink; present at the beginning and end of each essay for decorative elements.

The first image is the…

Images of textual elements from "Some Considerations Touching the Usefullnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy."

The first image shows a citation/footnote in the margin (which will be expanded on in the Citations section after the essay).…