CHAPTER XI 



IN The Art of Angling , with the Natural History of 

 River, Pond, and Sea-Fish, illustrated with 133 Cutts, 

 London, 1740, the name of the author, R. Brookes, 

 does not appear on the title-page, but is appended to 

 the Letter of Dedication. 



In dealing with the natural history of the fish, the 

 author acknowledges, in the preface, his indebtedness 

 to Willoughby's Historia Piscium. 



" As to the Drawings I have little to say, because 

 they were all, except one or two, done by myself: I 

 can only assure the Reader, that the Shape and 

 Proportion of the Fish are carefully preserved, and 

 that the Original Prints were done immediately 

 from the Life." After viewing the illustrations, it 

 is somewhat difficult to believe this last assertion ; 

 the whale for instance is depicted, wearing a com- 

 placent smile, with one man standing near his 

 nose, playing the bagpipes, and another man stand- 

 ing near his tail, hacking away at his back with an 

 axe. 



" In the Angling Part I had the Assistance of Mr 



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