Eardrums of cattle, deer and hare Bristol Channel 'In the Mall

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Plate V from Physico-mechanical experiments on various subjects

Eardrums of cattle, deer and hare Bristol Channel 'In the MallPlate 5 from the paper 'On the difference of structure between the human Membrana Tympani and that of the elephant', by Sir Everard Home, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 113 (1823), pp. 23 26. Showing paired images of the eardrums of three animals at natural size and under magnification. Inscribed with publication and plate details. Signed in ink lower left 'W. Clift.' Royal Society stamp verso. Original: watercolour on paper.