Brown Bear

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Brown bear (Ursus arctos).

(Mammifères, Pl. 7.C.)

Artist

Name:: Traviès, Édouard
Dates:: 1809-1876
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Manceau, Alexandre
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: NCSU Libraries, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle, atlas, vol. 1
Author:: Orbigny, Charles Henry Dessalines d'
Publisher:: Paris: Renard, Martinet et Cie., 1849
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Description:

Hand-colored steel engraving showing a brown bear (Ursus arctos) seen from the side with her cubs frolicking in the background in a somewhat rocky and sparsely wooded landscape.

The full caption reads in the original French:

1^ére série. Quadrupèdes sans os marsupiaux. (Is. G. St. Hil.)
4^ème ordre — Carnassiers. Carnivores. Ours brun (Ursus arctos, Linn.). 1/15 de grandeur naturelle.

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{{cite web | title=Brown Bear | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/brown-bear/ | author=Traviès, Édouard | year=1849 | access-date=November 24, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}