Pike

A beautiful fish poster from the work “British Fishes”. The author is Robert Hamilton, a 19th-century British naturalist and author. He specialized in detailed illustrations of fish and other aquatic animals.

The poster depicts a pike.

The work was published in 1843 by W. H. Lizars of Edinburgh. The series “The Naturalist’s Library”, to which this book belongs, was managed by Sir William Jardine, a Scottish naturalist and publisher. Jardine served as the editor and organizer of the entire series, ensuring the quality and selection of authors and illustrators.