The British Miscellany, or Figures of New, Rare, or Little Known Animal Subjects, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from The British Miscellany, or Coloured Figures of New, Rare, or Little Known Animal Subjects, Vol. 1: Many Not Before Ascertained to Be Inhabitants of the British Isles, And Chiefly in the Possession of the Author, James Sowerby Whilst so many new and interesting objects in Natural History are constantly unfolded to our view, it is astonishing to find how often the same subject is displayed in different works. The author of The British Miscellany considers himself as the first who has undertaken to collect for publication, merely the new and rare productions of Great Britain, and he has great pleasure in finding his exertions repaid by the stimulus they have given to the followers of Nature in every department. Objects which in former ages were passed over as too minute or too insignificant for observation, are generally found to repay the investigator of them either by their beauty or utility. The present enlightened age seems very desirous of elucidating the obscurities of former times, since it is become very evident, that the least as well as the largest work of nature is equally the production of an all-wise Creator. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.