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George Edwards  (–1773)  wikidata:Q257668
 
George Edwards
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G. Edwards; G.Edwards
Description English naturalist and artist
Date of birth/death /  Edit this at Wikidata  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Stratford Edit this at Wikidata Plaistow Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1709 Edit this at Wikidata–1773 Edit this at Wikidata
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"The Black Parrot from Madagascar", now the lesser vasa parrot
Date 1743
date QS:P571,+1743-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer Plate 5 in: Edwards, George (1743) A Natural History Of Uncommon Birds : And Of Some Other Rare and Undescribed Animals, Part I, Printed for the author at the College of Physicians . Downloaded from the Biological Heritage Library website here. The scan was contributed to the BHL by the National Library Board, Singapore.
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