Cover of "The Encyclopedia of The Cat"?

Question

What breed of cat is on the cover of "The Encyclopedia of The Cat" (published 2001)

Answer 1

It looks Maine Coonish

Answer 2

Did you check the table of contents to see if they give that info?

Answer 3

Do you mean this cat - http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/07894802... ?  That's not "The Encyclopedia of the Cat" it's "The New Encyclopedia of the Cat".  The first one was from 1997.

If so then that is a Siberian.  Here's other pics of Siberians so you can compare - http://www.calandaskoschka.ch/kater-Engl...