Jonathan Fisher, ure Animals, or, Natural History of the Living Creatures Named in the Bible, Written Especially for Youth. Portland, Me.: William Hyde, 1834.
'Illustrated with cuts.'
Fisher, a Harvard-educated Congregationalist minister in Blue Hill, Maine, wrote, illustrated, and engraved the woodblocks for this biblical/zoological treatment, which was intended for children to further their biblical understanding more than their scientific knowledge. He copied most of his illustrations from previously printed images, especially those by English wood engraver Thomas Bewick, in preparing his own wood cuts for the book. Fisher spent nearly thirty years on the woodblocks for this naturalist project while also conducting his ministry, supporting anti-slavery and temperance causes, and pursuing a staggering number of other 'outside interests' and necessities, including farming, surveying, crafts, painting, writing, education, and linguistics.
Gift: the author.