The greater siren from Linnaeus's 'Academic delights' Size:XL: 100 x 70cm ' Royal Society Journal Book

' Royal Society Journal Book Original

James Figgins

Mr Punch encourages Mr John Bull as

The 'Baddie' (darker clothes is Dean Dawson

Dickens brought out the terrible conditions that pertained at one particular farm managed by a man called Drouet

The greater siren from Linnaeus's 'Academic delights' Size:XL: 100 x 70cm ' Royal Society Journal BookThe greater siren (<i>Sirens lacertina< i>) from thesis CXLII 'Siren lacertina' by Abrahamus Osterdam, 1766, published in volume 7 of Amoenitates academicae (Stockholm, 1769). Amoenitates academicae ('Academic delights', 10 volumes, 1749 1790) was published in Carl Linnaeus's name, and edited by him (vols 1 7) and J C D Schreber (vols 8 10). It consisted of theses presented and defended by students at Uppsala University. Original: engraving. 1769