Beaver glands mb-width 4715 by Francis Hauksbee (London

by Francis Hauksbee (London

John Connelly

Left to Right Graham Stark

horses and cart on left

at his foot lie various papers inscribed Humble petition and remonstrance

Beaver glands mb-width 4715 by Francis Hauksbee (LondonPlate 6, figures 2 and 3 from the paper 'Observations on the structure of the stomachs of different animals', by Everard Home, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 97 (1807), pp. 139 179. Showing the glandular structure within a beaver's stomach, with a detail of a glandular opening. The work is inscribed above with plate details; and below 'Beaver Glands. Natural Size. Not signed. Royal Society stamp verso. Original: ink on board.