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Edward Lear, poet & artist, was born #OnThisDay in 1812. Most famous for his poems, Lear was also a natural history illustrator, publishing England's first book on Parrots. Here's his Varied Lorikeet, reproduced in Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library. #RareBooks #OTD

Edward Lear, poet & artist, was born #OnThisDay in 1812. Most famous for his poems, Lear was also a natural history illustrator, publishing England's first book on Parrots. Here's his Varied Lorikeet, reproduced in Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library. #RareBooks #OTD