TO HIS MOST CHRISTIAN MAJESTY,
KING OF THE FRENCH,
Whom as a Private Gentleman, exiled by despotism from his native country, enjoyed that respect which the dignity of virtue can alone ensure; whom, as a Prince, descended from a race of Kings, gained the affections of a whole people;—as the King of a great and intellectual nation, enjoys the love and veneration of the wise and the good; and as a true Patron of Science, munificently encourages, both privately and publicly, all who are engaged in its pursuit,
THIS VOLUME
OF
ZOOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS,
WITH SENTIMENTS OF THE HIGHEST ADMIRATION