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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Elephants
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Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Elephant

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ANI-Ele
Topics
Elephants
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Mammalia-Elephant." "The celebrated white elephant, which is the only one in the possession of the king of Ava, is of a cream color, and has no appearance of disease or debility. It was taken in 1806, when young, in the forest of Pegu, and is about twenty-seven years old. Both the court and people consider it peculiarly inauspicious to want a white elephant; hence the repute in which they are held, and the anxiety to obtain them. The capture of a white elephant is cosequently highly rewarded." "It has been asserted by Buffon and others, that the young elephant sucks …"
Source note: The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, according to the classifications of Stark. (New York : Kearny, 1852) Gould, Augustus A. (Augustus Addison) (1805-1866), Editor.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: Sheet 23 x 13 cm (8 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Foxing on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17679172
Barcode: 33333159387543
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c82339f0-c534-012f-d6e4-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1852: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Elephants" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-42a7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Elephants" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-42a7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1852). Elephants Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-42a7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Elephants