Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s

Antique Bird Prints

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Original bird plates from the great ornithological books, from hand-coloured copper engravings of the 1700s to the lithographed folios of the Victorian age. Every print here is a period original, not a reproduction.

4 prints

Period

Before 1700 918th century 247Early 19th century 310Late 19th century 28120th century 452

Artist or book

The von Wright brothers 321Nozeman and Sepp 180John Gould 60Buffon 50Bertuch 42Naumann 17Mark Catesby 9Hector Giacomelli 8Levaillant 8Temminck 6Sir William Jardine 5Goldsmith 5Martinet 4Maria Sibylla Merian 4J. G. Keulemans 3F. O. Morris 3
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  1. Original Antique Print of Seven Robins, Bluethroats and Yellowthroats, 1796
    Pl. 1Original Antique Print of Seven Robins, Bluethroats and Yellowthroats, 1796 1796$350
  2. Antique Greater Rhea & Black Swan Engraving, Bertuch, 1798
    Pl. 2Antique Greater Rhea & Black Swan Engraving, Bertuch, 1798 1798$350
  3. Original Antique Print of Toucan, Hornbill and Birds of Paradise, 1790
    Pl. 3Original Antique Print of Toucan, Hornbill and Birds of Paradise, 1790 1790$425
  4. Antique Lyrebird & Tailorbird Engraving, Bertuch, 1796
    Pl. 4Antique Lyrebird & Tailorbird Engraving, Bertuch, 1796 1796$270