Van Ingen & Van Ingen: Artists in Taxidemy

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Van Ingen & Van Ingen, perhaps the world s greatest taxidermists was based in Mysore State in Southern India where they flourished for a very long time due to the sheer abundance of exotic game, tiger and leopard in particular. From 1900-1971 they processed over 44000 skins of tigers and leopards. The British hunters ( until 1947) and the maharajahs kept the company profitable. The company remained busy until the government of India. banned hunting altogether as the tiger population reached a critical level, just over 1000 altogether from an estimated 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th century. Profusely illustrated with photographs and charts. Mr. Morris spent months inside this prestigious shop and he was allowed to go through their extensive archives. The book is unread, crisp and new with simulated image of tiger skin endpapers, a sturdy hardcover with tight binding, no dust jacket issued, brown cloth with title and a tiger head printed in gold, the contents are printed on high quality stock, 162 pages with valuable statistics and complete history of this legendary institution while they lasted. N° de ref. del artículo 21082022-1

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