1834 paper: CHEETAHS hunting leopards Hampton Court, Dover, Azores, mirages For Sale
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1834 paper: CHEETAHS hunting leopards Hampton Court, Dover, Azores, mirages:
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THE PENNY MAGAZINEJanuary 25, 1834the CheetahThis is a paper which is over 180 years old! It is printed in a small format, measuring 7” by 11” in size, and is 8 pages long. The issue came from a bound volume and has typical disbinding marks at the spine, but is otherwise in very fine and attractive condition, with its pages clean and bright.The highlight of this issue is an article on THE CHETAH, OR HUNTING LEOPARD. It features a text of over 130 lines, taking up the back page, and half of the preceding page. On the back page is a great wood engraved illustration of \"Chetah.\" which is 5 x 6 inches in size. Some of its text says, in part:“. . . If there are some animals which seem created expressly for the use of man . . . there are on the other hand a few which yield reluctantly to his supremacy. . . . the character of the chetah is the counterpart of all this; such as it is when in a state of freedom, that is it also when in bondage. . . “. . . in the chetah, the talons are at best but partially retractile . . . besides this, the paw is less rounded and catlike, and, in fact, more approaching that of the dog in its general form . . . in anatomical conformation, however, as well as in disposition, the chetah is strictly feline. . . . It is as large, or nearly so, as the leopard, but is superior in height, owing to the length of its limbs, which are slender and tapering; its body also is less robust, and reminds one, in some degree, of that of the greyhound. The fur is more than moderately full, and of a yellowish fawn-colour, beautifully covered with round black spots . . . A thin hog-like mane runs down the back of the neck.”The article gives an account of how coursing with cheetahs was done in India: “. . . the blinds are removed, and the chain taken off. He immediately crouches and creeps along with his belly almost touching the ground, until he gets within a short distance of the deer . . . The chetah then makes a few surprising springs, and seizes him by the neck. . . . should the chetah miss his aim, . . . he slinks back to his master. . . When he is successful, the ferocity of his nature at once displays itself, so that, to recover the prey, the keeper is obliged to be extremely cautious, enticing him with meat carried for that purpose. These beautiful creatures are rare in collections in this country: but the menagerie of the Zoological Society contains three or four fine specimens.”* * * * * * * * * * * * *
The first two pages of the issue is on HAMPTON-COURT PALACE, which includes a half-page wood engraving on the cover of \"Middle Quadrangle of the Palace of Hampton-Court.\" Following this is a half-page article on VOLCANIC ISLAND OFF THE AZORES. There is also a half-page on SHAKESPEARE\'S CLIFF, in Dover, with a nice illustration; and over a full page on on this publication: The Penny Magazine was a weekly 8-page paper put out by London’s “Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.” Throughout the 1830s, an American edition was very popular in the United States, only to dwindle into extinction during the following decade. The paper did not cover the current news of the day, and carried no advertising. Instead, the Penny Magazine provided excellent essays on a wide array of subjects, such as architecture, science, geography and natural history. The paper was compact in size and was usually illustrated with several fine woodcut engravings.116[gsp01237]_gsrx_vers_1426 (GS 9.0.3 (1426))