Cats, from _Quadrupeds_ by Mayne Reid (1818-1883), published before 1883. Illustrated by William Harvey. From Project Gutenberg e-books #23576.

This is an illustration from a fun book I found at Project Gutenberg, full of lovely illustrations of animals. The full title is Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where They Are Found: A Book of Zoology for Boys, by Mayne Reid (1818-1883). No date of publication is given, but since Reid died in 1883 I am assuming that the book was published before then. The illustrator was William Harvey.

I decided on cats because after I cleaned my sons’ room to the walls so we could put in bunk beds (I found 2 shoe boxes full of legos under their beds!); our cats have been playing crazily in the cleaned room and climbing all over the bunk beds. So cats were on my mind.

I know it’s silly, but well, I’m sometimes a very silly person. Be sure to click on the image to see it / download it full-sized.

Peace,

Bekka