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The dugong

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Title
The dugong
Names
Specht, Friedrich, 1839-1909 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- D-F

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Topics
Dugong
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Illegible artist monogram at lower left of image. Printed on border: "1/30 nat. size." "Except that it is a marine animal, never ascending rivers, and feeding chiefly upon seaweed, the dugong appears to be very similar in its general mode of life to the manati." "Dugong-fishing is practised as a regular industry on the Australian coast; the clear, limpid oil obtained from these animals bearing a high value. The flesh of the dugong is described as being of excellent quality and flavour, by those who have tried it. The natives of Torres Straits, according to the late Professor Moseley, are in the habit of using dugong skulls and ribs for the decoration of their huts." Includes additional text.
Source note: The Royal natural history. Warne, 1894-1896) Lydekker, Richard (1849-1915), Editor.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17234031
Barcode: 33333159393079
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a8b6e290-c533-012f-41b0-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1839: Creator Born
  • 1894: Issued
  • 1909: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "The dugong" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-41e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "The dugong" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-41e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1894). The dugong Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-41e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-41e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) The dugong, (1894) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 19, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The dugong