[PIG} Sow of the Improved Breed.

Miniature wood engraving by the famous artist and engraver, Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) of a pig.

Bewick states; By a mixture of the Chinese black Swine with others of the larger British breed, a kind has been produced which possesses many qualities superior to either of the original stocks.

References: Ferguson,  439a

From Bewick, A History of Quadrupeds.

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National Library Australia: Bib ID 1778546
State Library New South Wales: Reference code (AuSN)b21690418-61slnsw_inst
State Library Victoria: RARES 599 B39