Brown Rat (Rattus rattus). Probably originating in central Asia, now distribution is world-wide, having been transported in European ships. From 'British Quadrupeds', W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828), one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. Hand-coloured engraving.

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Brown Rat (Rattus rattus). Probably originating in central Asia, now distribution is world-wide, having been transported in European ships. From 'British Quadrupeds', W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828), one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. Hand-coloured engraving.

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