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Title
Method of catching wild elephants in Ava
Names
Bey, Singey (Artist)
Medland, Thomas, 18th/19th cent. (Engraver)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Elephant

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1800
Place: London
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ANI-Ele
Topics
Elephants
Elephant hunting
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Written on border: "1795 Burma". Cf. image ID 822566.
Statement of responsibility: "Drawn by Singey Bey." "London. Published April 21, 1800, by J. Debrett, opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly." "Engraved by T. Medland."--printed on border.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 22 x 29 cm (8 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.)
Foxing on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17679172
Barcode: 33333159387782
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ce782e70-c534-012f-fbab-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

  • 1800: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Method of catching wild elephants in Ava" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-428d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Method of catching wild elephants in Ava" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-428d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1800). Method of catching wild elephants in Ava Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-428d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Method of catching wild elephants in Ava