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The hippopotamus

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Animals -- Hippopotamus

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The hippopotamus
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Hippopotamus

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Topics
Hippopotamuses
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Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Although this animal has been celebrated from the earliest ages, it was, notwithstanding, but imperfectly known to the ancients. It was only towards the sixteenth century that we had some precise indications on the subject …" "Hippopotamus amphibius, Lin. The genus Hippopotamus has four upper and four lower incisors; two upper and two lower canines; fourteen upper and fourteen lower molars. Lower canines much developed, forming strong tusks curved upwards; hard, thick, and square; muzzle very large and gibbous; body very thick and heavy; legs short, with four toes on the feet; eyes and ears small; tail short; two ventral mammae; skin very thick, almost without hair."
Source note: Illustrated London news. (London : Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1842-).
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17234085
Barcode: 33333159395561
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 151d3ec0-c535-012f-821f-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. "The hippopotamus" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-43a1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "The hippopotamus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-43a1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1852). The hippopotamus Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-43a1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-43a1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The hippopotamus, (1852) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The hippopotamus