File:Type-specimen Rangifer-groenlandicus Edwards1743.jpg

Summary
Type specimen for Greenland reindeer described by George Edwards, 1743 (Edwards G (1743) A natural history of uncommon birds and of some other rare and undescribed animals quadrupedes, reptiles, fishes, insects &c exhibited in two Hundred and ten copper-plates, from designs copied immediately from nature, and curiously coloured after Life with a full and accurate description of each to which is added, a brief and general Idea of drawing and painting in water-colours; with Instructions for etching on copper with aqua fortis; likewise some thoughts on the passage of birds; and additions to many of the subjects described in this work. Vol. Part I, London, 248 pp. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.115782.), Watercolor plate opposite page 51. Public domain (for images first published outside of the U.S. before 1927). From Biodiversity Heritage Library, URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/249511#page/186/mode/1up