The naturalist's pocket-book, or tourist's companion, being a brief introduction to the different branches of natural history. With approved methods for collecting and preserving the various productions of nature / by George Graves.

  • Graves, George, 1754-1839.
Date:
1818
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The naturalist's pocket-book, or tourist's companion, being a brief introduction to the different branches of natural history. With approved methods for collecting and preserving the various productions of nature / by George Graves. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Instructions for obtaining and preserving the 'various subjects, will, he presumes, be found easily reduced to practice, and particularly adapted for the use o f those, whose businns or pleasures may lead them to make excursions in our own, or to visit foreign countries ; to promote the application of the leisure of such per sons, to the useful and rational study of the Wonders of the Creation, and to enable them to preserve and transport the proceeds of their studies, with a probability of their arriving in good condition, are the principal designs of the following pages. Fully impressed with a conviction, that however con- versant any person may be with the various branches of this Science, yd, that a long life studiously devoted to any one branch, will not command perfection, but much will be left for future enquirers. The Author will thankfully receive any communica- tion on the subject of preserving any particular branch of the study, differing from those herein recommended, more especially from persons who have devoted their attention to any one science, as such are more likely to obtain perfection, than others, whose pursuits are more general. In submitting this little Volume to the Scientific Reader, the Author solicits his indulgence, it having been written during the few hours of leisure, afforded by a laborious profession, which he hopes will be accepted as an apology for such errors as may have occurred. Walworth. June, 1817,