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.

11 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. Antique Bird Print of Various Parrot Species by Buffon, 1787
    Pl. 1Antique Bird Print of Various Parrot Species by Buffon, 1787 1787$280
  2. Antique Bird Print of a Kingfisher by Buffon '1780'
    Pl. 2Antique Bird Print of a Kingfisher by Buffon '1780' 1780$225
  3. Antique Bird Print of a Common Merganser by Buffon, 1766
    Pl. 3Antique Bird Print of a Common Merganser by Buffon, 1766 1766$90
  4. Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet, ca.1770
    Pl. 4Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet, ca.1770 1770$360
  5. Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of Tanager Bird, ca.1770
    Pl. 5Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of Tanager Bird, ca.1770 1770$370
  6. Original Copper Engraving of a Bird Print of the Jabiru Stork Bird, 1795
    Pl. 6Original Copper Engraving of a Bird Print of the Jabiru Stork Bird, 1795 1795$215
  7. Exotic Birds of the World: A 1765-1780 Study by Martinet and Buffon
    Pl. 7Exotic Birds of the World: A 1765-1780 Study by Martinet and Buffon 1765$290
  8. Elegant Avian Diversity: Illustrations from Buffon's Ornithology, c.1780
    Pl. 8Elegant Avian Diversity: Illustrations from Buffon's Ornithology, c.1780 1780$705
  9. Charming Vintage Hand-colored Bird Illustrations by Buffon, circa 1780
    Pl. 9Charming Vintage Hand-colored Bird Illustrations by Buffon, circa 1780 1780$540
  10. Antique Print of the Kamichi Bird by Buffon, 1795
    Pl. 10Antique Print of the Kamichi Bird by Buffon, 1795 1795$80
  11. Small Hand-Colored Print L'Ara Rouge et Bleu Parrot from Buffon’s Histoire, 1770
    Pl. 11Small Hand-Colored Print L'Ara Rouge et Bleu Parrot from Buffon’s Histoire, 1770 1770$100