Dodo Mug
The Dodo and the Guinea Pig, George Edwards, 1757. Originally published in Gleanings of Natural History, volume II, plate 294 (London, 1760).
The dodo disappeared during the seventeenth century, following Dutch settlement of Mauritius. Habitat destruction and the introduction of animals such as rats, pigs, and cats contributed to its extinction. Today, it remains one of the world's most recognizable symbols of extinction. George Edwards created his engraving from an earlier painting of the bird, long after the species had vanished.
Dodo Mug
The Dodo and the Guinea Pig, George Edwards, 1757. Originally published in Gleanings of Natural History, volume II, plate 294 (London, 1760).
The dodo disappeared during the seventeenth century, following Dutch settlement of Mauritius. Habitat destruction and the introduction of animals such as rats, pigs, and cats contributed to its extinction. Today, it remains one of the world's most recognizable symbols of extinction. George Edwards created his engraving from an earlier painting of the bird, long after the species had vanished.
