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Baron Georges Cuvier address leaf and seal, undated
Portion of an undated letter containing an address to M. Lardner of London, England, written by French naturalist and zoologist Baron Georges Cuvier (1769-1832). The paper also contains a red wax seal, and a note by an unknown person describing it as "The seal and handwriting of the celebrated naturalist Cuvier."
Baron Georges Cuvier certified translation of a letter from Joseph Banks to Dr. Glasse
Certified copy of a translation of a letter from a British naturalist and botanist Joseph Banks (1743-1820) to a Dr. Glasse, possibly scholar and Royal Society member George Henry Glasse (1761-1809), signed by French naturalist and zoologist Baron Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), dated March 2, 1804. The letter mentions the Royal Society and prisoners of war.
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Historical Portrait of the Progress of Ichthyology
A founder of comparative anatomy and giant of 19th-century biology, Georges Cuvier began publishing his 22-volume Histoire naturelle des poissons in 1828. Cuvier's history became a landmark survey in the science of fishes, delving back before the Greeks to the Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Carthaginians. As an introduction to this monumental work, his first volume traced the development of the study of fishes as he understood it and outlined the criteria for classification that his own work would follow. This critically important essay - arguably the first attempt at comprehensive marine biology - now appears in English translation for the first time, accompanied by rich annotations. Theodore Pietsch's commentary on Cuvier's Histoire naturelle des poissons returns this important volume to our attention and highlights its historical significance. Appreciative modern readers will include ichthyologists, evolutionary biologists, and historians of science.
