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Sloth

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Animals -- Sloth

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Title
Sloth
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Sloth

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Topics
Sloths
Sloths -- Behavior
Genres
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Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Waterton gives the following account of the sloth: "This singular animal is destined by nature to be produced, to live, and to die, in the trees ; and, to do justice to him, naturalists must examine him in his upper element. He is a scarce and solitary animal, and, being good food, he is never allowed to escape." Includes additional text. Foxing on image.
Source note: The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, according to the classifications of Stark. (New York : Kearny, 1852) Gould, Augustus A. (Augustus Addison) (1805-1866), Editor.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 17 x 12 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17234219
Barcode: 33333159401963
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 51e207e0-c536-012f-1b7d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1852: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Sloth" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cf8f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Sloth" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cf8f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1852). Sloth Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cf8f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cf8f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Sloth, (1852) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 23, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Sloth