Great Auk

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Artist

Name:: Bewick, Thomas
Dates:: 1753-1828
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Bewick, Thomas
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Pittsburgh Library System, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: A history of British birds
Authors:: Beilby, Ralph; Bewick, Thomas; Cotes, Henry
Publisher:: Newcastle: Printed by Edward Walker for T. Bewick, 1809
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Description:

View of a great auk (Pinguinus impennis) standing on a rock surrounded by the ocean.
The great auk was a bird in the family Alcidae and is considered extinct since 1844. It used its wings to swim underwater but couldn’t fly.

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{{cite web | title=Great Auk | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/great-auk/ | author=Bewick, Thomas | year=1809 | access-date=March 17, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}