There's a whole lot of Muppet talk around the Library these days, because the Library for the Performing Arts has opened their newest exhibition, “Somebody Come and Play:” 45 Years of Sesame Street Helping Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder. The exhibition's bound to charm both current viewers of Sesame Street as well as people like me, who grew up with the Muppets (and who might have also fallen in love with a certain green one at an early age).
The frogs pictured above are reproduced from original hand colored etchings in the Rare Book Division's 1754 edition of Catesby's book. His book contains lots more than frogs, though, and you can browse more flora and fauna (including some Big Birds!) here. And if you'd like to read his monumental work in its entirety, you can do so here (Volume 1) and here (Volume 2).
