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Wart Hog shot in the Katanga District, south-east Congo (n.d.)

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/220

Scope and Contents

97 x 74 mm. A view showing the body of a large wart hog with long curved tusks, a long mane and black face warts. Photograph by R. Williams and Co.

Creator

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Existence and Location of Copies

Y304A/220-221 are prints of the same photograph.

Bibliography

This appears as Figure 87 in: Christy, Cuthbert (1924). Big game and Pygmies: experiences of a naturalist in Central African forests in quest of the Okapi, London: Macmillan, facing page 192.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

R Williams and Company

Finding aid date

2004-01-16 13:58:49+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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