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The Aardvark or 'earth-pig' (Orycteropus erikssoni), Ituri Forest, c.1905, 1905

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/226

Scope and Contents

150 x 110 mm. A view showing a dead anteater in the Ituri Forest. 'The long extensile tongue is seen hanging out of the animal's mouth'. Photograph by Mr Eriksson (the discoverer).

Dates

  • Creation: 1905

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

Eriksson was the discoverer of the aardvark 'orycteropus erikssoni' in 1905.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, some fading.

Bibliography

This appears as Figure 93 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 220.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Eriksson, - , fl 1905

Finding aid date

2004-01-16 14:25:20+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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