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A great auk egg.

image courtesy of Wellcome Library, London | CC BY 4.0

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Date

1888

Artist

F. W. Frohawk (active 1888)

Collection

Wellcome Library

Image Link

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/k9uftse5

Description

Coloured lithograph by F. W. Frohawk, 1888.
Inscription: Egg of the great auk, (Alca impennis) ; F. W. Frohawk 1888 ; F.W.Frohawk lith. ; The specimen sold by auction for 225 March 12th 1888

Image Licence

CC BY 4.0

Image Credit

image courtesy of Wellcome Library, London

Location

Atlantic Ocean

Medium

Tags

Birds

Category

TWW Comment

North Atlantic Coast and Islands Became extinct in the 19th century. The last two birds of the Alca impennis species, it is alleged, were killed on Eldey Island, near Iceland, in 1844.

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