Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris), also known as the Black Water Rat. This animal is the 'Ratty' of the children's classic 'The Wind in the Willows', Kenneth Grahame, (London, 1908) From 'British Quadrupeds', W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828), one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. Hand-coloured engraving.

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Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris), also known as the Black Water Rat. This animal is the 'Ratty' of the children's classic 'The Wind in the Willows', Kenneth Grahame, (London, 1908) From 'British Quadrupeds', W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828), one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. Hand-coloured engraving.

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