Description

Titled, "Class Mammalia, order Cete, genus Physeter (Cachalot), genus Delphinus (Dolphin)." Under this are two monochrome images, the first of two side views of beached cachalots, and the second of side views of a beached porpoise (top) and dolphin (below). Underneath is the text, "1. P. Macrocephalus (Blunt Headed Cachalot), 2. var P. Gibbosus Schreb. (Gibbous Cachalot), 3. D. Phocaena (Porpoise), 4. D. Delphis (Dolphin)." Under this is printed the publisher's information("Published as the Act Directs July 1, 1812 by Longman, Hurst, Rees Orme & Brown, London.").