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House mice devouring a large cheese placed on the floor next to their hole. Etching by Hicks, 1888.
Hicks, active 1888.Date: 1 Aug 1889Reference: 39913i
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Native Indians catching wild elephants by snaring their feet with ropes. Engraving by T Medland, ca 1800, after S Bey.
Bey, Singey.Date: 21 April 1800Reference: 39839i
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A gang of hunters pretend to wash their eyes with a slimy substance, thus fooling the monkeys, who 'ape' them and blind themselves, allowing the hunters to move in. Line engraving by J. Collaert after J. van der Straet, c. 1610.
Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605.Date: c. 1610Reference: 17504iPart of: Venationes
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A fox in agony with its paw caught in a trap. Wood engraving by J Bateman.
Bateman, James, 1893-1959.Reference: 39843i- Pictures
A shepherd watches the choking of a snared wolf that has killed a lamb; trappers hold back their hunting hounds while a shepherdess grieves for the lamb. Mezzotint by W.T. Annis, 1802, after J. Ward.
Ward, James, 1769-1859.Date: May 1st. 1802Reference: 3106210i