Guide To The Zoological Collections Of The Raffles Museum, Singapore - Softcover

R. Hanitsch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371577799 ISBN 13: 9780371577790

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Guide To The Zoological Collections Of The Raffles Museum, Singapore by R. Hanitsch. This classic 1908 guide introduces readers to the Malay fauna through the Raffles Museum's zoological collections. Partly a museum guide and partly a popular overview of fauna in the Malay region, the volume is organized into major groups: Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fishes, Insects, Millipedes and Centipedes, Spiders and Scorpions, Crustacea, Mollusca, Echinoderms and Zoophytes. It describes representative species, habitats, and notable specimens, with numerous plates illustrating key specimens and museum displays. While focused on Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, it also touches on Sumatra, Borneo and other parts of the Malay Archipelago. Prefaced by the Museum director R. Hanitsch in 1908, the work emphasizes education for schoolboys and general readers, offering accessible explanations of anatomy (flight vs. running birds, etc.), taxonomy, and natural history in an engaging, readable style. The book thus serves as both a practical guide to the collection and a compact introduction to Malay fauna. Illustrations accompany many entries, including examples of orang utan, proboscis monkey, elephants, turtles, birds, and various invertebrates.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371577799
• ISBN 13: 9780371577790
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162