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Georg Hartwig (1813-1880)
The Tropical World: aspects of man and nature in the equatorial regions of the globe
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1892

Georg Hartwig was the author of numerous general natural history volumes, including works on the tropics, with an image seen here, the polar regions, the seas, subterranean realms, and more. These books were meant for popular consumption and were designed to introduce the public to the world and its regions.

Parrots from Hartwig's The Tropical World, page 408

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