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Cat / African Civet 1860The African civet (civettictis civetta)
Map of the World, 1829. Copperplate drawn and engraved by Alex Findlay from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Thomas Kelly, London, 1829
Large Indian civet, Viverra zibetha. Near threatened. (Civet, Viverra civetta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier
African civet, Civettictis civetta (Civet, Viverra civetta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1825
Asian palm civet and African civetAsian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus 1 and African civet, Civettictis civetta 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Siena, Italy - Contrada - Civetta (Owl)Standard bearer of the Contrada of Civetta (Owl), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada
Civet cat, Civetticus civetta.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794
European badger, Meles meles, and civet, Civettictis civetta.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816
CIVETVIVERRA CIVETTA lives in various regions, especially central Africa : it secretes a musky substance prized by perfumiers. (It is not a cat, though sometimes called one.)