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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
Book
- Title:
- Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
- Author(s):
- Trousset, Jules (under the direction of)
- Publisher:
- Paris: La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Kangaroos are Australian marsupials in the family Macropodidae divided into six species. Their characteristic bouncing and leaping is made possible by powerful hind legs and large feet.
The caption reads in the original French: grand kanguroo.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, Australia, black & white, Macropodidae, mammal, marsupial, reference book
