(NATURAL HISTORY) Peale Rembrandt Account of the Skeleton of

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(NATURAL HISTORY.) Peale, Rembrandt. Account of the Skeleton of the Mammoth, a Non-Descript Carnivorous Mammal of Immense Size found in America. 16mo, disbound and resewn; tightly trimmed, minimal dampstaining. London, 1802

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The noted American portrait artist describes his family's discovery and purchase of a nearly intact mammoth skeleton in Newburgh, NY. Peale ends with a chilling quote: "If this animal was indeed carnivorous, which I believe cannot be doubted . . . we cannot but thank Heaven that its whole generation is probably extinct." Sabin 59422.