'The Rough-Billed Pelican' Thomas Gresham situated behind the dwelling house

situated behind the dwelling house

'The Yankee Fireman'

two women and three men

Ken McNaught

Church of St Dunstan

'The Rough-Billed Pelican' Thomas Gresham situated behind the dwelling houseOrnithological study of the American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) shown swimming. Plate 50 from Museum Leverianum containing select specimens from the museum of the late Sir Ashton Lever by George Shaw (published by James Parkinson, 1792). The plate is inscribed: 'C. R. Ryley del. W. Skelton sculpt. PELECANUS TRACHYRYNCHOS. THE ROUGH BILLED PELICAN. London. Publish'd. as the Act directs Feb 2 1793 by I. Parkinson. Leverian Museum.'