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Buffon 1777 double horns

1777 Buffon Oeuvres Versailles 173 plate 38

The plate – showing two sets of double horns of rhinoceros
Tom. VI. Sup. Tom. IX. N. Edit. / Pl. XXVIII. pag. 172
De Seve del. / J.ne Mansard sculp.
* Engraver Jeanne Mansard (no dates known)

From: Buffon, G.L. Leclerc de 1777. Addition à l’article du Rhinoceros [seen in Versailles]. In: Buffon, Oeuvres complètes. Vol. 9: Histoire des animaux quadrupèdes. Paris, Imprimerie Royale. pp. 168-172, pl. XXVIII .

This volume is following the copie in 4to. Hence probably a 12mo edition.
Only this section with the addition on the rhinoceros seen in Versailles (in 1770, 1772) in this volume.

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