Swainson, William 1789-1855

Overview

Works:	179 works in 332 publications in 3 languages and 2,725 library holdings
Roles:	Illustrator
Classifications:	ac1, 594

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Publications about William Swainson

Publications by William Swainson

Publications by William Swainson, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about William Swainson

Early New Zealand watercolours and drawings from the Chevalier, J. C. Richmond, and Swainson Collections at the National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand by National Art Gallery (N.Z.) ( Book )
William Swainson, F.R.S., F.L.S. : naturalist & artist : diaries, 1808-1818, Sicily, Malta, Greece, Italy & Brazil by William Swainson ( Book )
Sketch of a journey through Brazil in 1817 and 1818 by William Swainson ( Book )
William Swainson of Fern Grove, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c : the anatomy of a nineteenth-century naturalist by Sheila Natusch ( Book )
William Swainson of Fern Grove F.R.S., F.L.S. & c. : the anatomy of a nineteenth-century naturalist by Sheila Natusch ( Book )

William Swainson, F.R.S., F.L.S., 1789-1855 : a commemorative exhibition by William Swainson ( Book )
Records [M596-597 by Linnean Society of London ( Book )
William Swainson to John James Audubon : (a hitherto unpublished letter) by William Swainson ( Book )
Testimonials presented to the Trustees of the British Museum on behalf of William Swainson, F.R.S., L.S. &c., and accompanying his application for the appointment of assistant keeper in the Natural History Department, vacated by the resignation of Dr. Leach, in February, 1822 ( Book )
Sir Joseph Banks papers, 1763-1830 (inclusive) by Joseph Banks ( )
The ferns of New Zealand, collected dried and named by William Swainson ( Book )
William Swainson to John James Audubon : hitherto unpublished letters by William Swainson ( Book )
William Swainson of Fern Grove F.R.S., F.L.S. & c by Sheila Natusch ( Book )
Early New Zealand watercolours and drawings : from the Chevalier, J.C. Richmond and Swainson collections at the National Art Gallery by National Art Gallery (N.Z.) ( Book )
Residence of Wm. Swainson Esqr. at the Hutt ( Visual )
Valuable sketches : work of Mr. William Swainson ( Book )
Correspondence of American scientists, 1738-1865 by Linnean Society of London ( )
Dr. Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia by Morse Peckham ( Book )
William Swainson, F.R.S., F.L.S., 1789-1855 : a commemorative exhibition : National Library Gallery, 29 September - 25 November, 1989 ( Book )

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Most widely held works by William Swainson

The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political by Hugh Murray ( Book )
13 editions published between 1838 and 1853 in English and held by 151 libraries worldwide

Fauna boreali-americana, or, The zoology of the northern parts of British America : containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N by John Richardson ( Book )
in English and held by 116 libraries worldwide

Exotic conchology by William Swainson ( Book )
4 editions published between 1841 and 1968 in English and held by 114 libraries worldwide

Fauna boreali-americana by John Richardson ( Book )
1 edition published in 1974 in English and held by 108 libraries worldwide

A treatise on the geography and classification of animals by William Swainson ( Book )
5 editions published in 1835 in English and held by 108 libraries worldwide

A preliminary discourse on the study of natural history by William Swainson ( Book )
5 editions published between 1834 and 1839 in English and held by 106 libraries worldwide

On the natural history and classification of birds by William Swainson ( Book )
7 editions published in 1836 in English and held by 106 libraries worldwide

A treatise on malacology; or, Shells and shell fish by William Swainson ( Book )
4 editions published in 1840 in English and held by 105 libraries worldwide

On the history and natural arrangement of insects by William Swainson ( Book )
4 editions published in 1840 in English and held by 94 libraries worldwide

Animals in menageries by William Swainson ( Book )
5 editions published in 1838 in English and held by 86 libraries worldwide

On the natural history and classification of quadrupeds by William Swainson ( Book )
5 editions published between 1835 and 1845 in English and held by 84 libraries worldwide

On the habits and instincts of animals by William Swainson ( Book )
4 editions published in 1840 in English and held by 79 libraries worldwide

The natural arrangement and relations of the family of flycatchers, or muscicapidae by William Swainson ( Book )
18 editions published between 1838 and 1862 in English and Undetermined and held by 78 libraries worldwide

Taxidermy : bibliography and biography by William Swainson ( Book )
2 editions published in 1840 in English and held by 68 libraries worldwide

The natural history of the birds of western Africa by William Swainson ( Book )
8 editions published between 1837 and 1861 in English and held by 63 libraries worldwide

Fauna boreali-americana, or, The zoology of the northern parts of British America containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expedition, under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N by John Richardson ( Book )
8 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 60 libraries worldwide

The natural history of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals by William Swainson ( Book )
6 editions published in 1838 in English and held by 51 libraries worldwide

Zoological illustrations, or Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists by William Swainson ( Book )
in English and held by 47 libraries worldwide

On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles by William Swainson ( Book )
7 editions published between 1838 and 1839 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide

Exotic conchology : or figures and descriptions of rare, beautiful, or undescribed shells by William Swainson ( Book )
4 editions published in 1841 in English and held by 36 libraries worldwide

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S, W. (William Swainson), 1789-1855

Swainson, W. (William), 1789-1855

Swainson, William John 1789-1855

Swainton, William 1789-1855

W. S (William Swainson), 1789-1855

William Swainson 1789-1855

WS (William Swainson), 1789-1855

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English (329)
Undetermined (11)
Latin (1)