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.

27 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. Set of 4 Antique Bird Prints Osprey, Eagle, Buzzard, Falcon by Buffon, 1839
    Pl. 1Set of 4 Antique Bird Prints Osprey, Eagle, Buzzard, Falcon by Buffon, 1839 1839$310
  2. Antique Bird Print of the Pied Avocet and Greater Flamingo by Richard '1837'
    Pl. 2Antique Bird Print of the Pied Avocet and Greater Flamingo by Richard '1837' 1837$110
  3. Antique Bird Print of Warblers or Perching Birds, 'c.1830'
    Pl. 3Antique Bird Print of Warblers or Perching Birds, 'c.1830' 1830$145
  4. Antique Bird Print of an Aracari Toucan and an Australian Magpie Bird, ca.1830
    Pl. 4Antique Bird Print of an Aracari Toucan and an Australian Magpie Bird, ca.1830 1830$145
  5. Antique Hand-colored Bird Print of Cocks-of-the-Rock by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 5Antique Hand-colored Bird Print of Cocks-of-the-Rock by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  6. Pl. 33 Antique Bird Print of a Nutcracker & European Roller by Lejeune, 'c.1830'
    Pl. 6Pl. 33 Antique Bird Print of a Nutcracker & European Roller by Lejeune, 'c.1830' 1830$85
  7. Pl. 59 Antique Bird Print of a Manakin and Bullfinch by Lejeune, 'c.1830'
    Pl. 7Pl. 59 Antique Bird Print of a Manakin and Bullfinch by Lejeune, 'c.1830' 1830$85
  8. Pl. 61 Antique Bird Print of Cocks-of-the-Rock by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 8Pl. 61 Antique Bird Print of Cocks-of-the-Rock by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  9. Pl. 23 Antique Bird Print of the Marail Guan and a Partridge by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 9Pl. 23 Antique Bird Print of the Marail Guan and a Partridge by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  10. Pl. 77 Antique Bird Print of the Wheatear by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 10Pl. 77 Antique Bird Print of the Wheatear by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  11. Pl. 172 Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Wigeon by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 11Pl. 172 Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Wigeon by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  12. Pl. 158 Antique Bird Print of a Boat-billed Heron & Hamerkop by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 12Pl. 158 Antique Bird Print of a Boat-billed Heron & Hamerkop by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  13. Pl. 55 Antique Bird Print of a Bunting & Bullfinch by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 13Pl. 55 Antique Bird Print of a Bunting & Bullfinch by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  14. Pl. 63 Antique Bird Print of a Flycatcher and Antpitta by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 14Pl. 63 Antique Bird Print of a Flycatcher and Antpitta by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  15. Pl. 56 Antique Bird Print of Tanager Species by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 15Pl. 56 Antique Bird Print of Tanager Species by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  16. Pl. 178 Antique Bird Print of a Crested Duck & Wood Duck by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 16Pl. 178 Antique Bird Print of a Crested Duck & Wood Duck by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  17. Pl. 155 Antique Bird Print of a Purple Gallinule & Coot by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 17Pl. 155 Antique Bird Print of a Purple Gallinule & Coot by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  18. Pl. 149 Antique Bird Print of Plover Species by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 18Pl. 149 Antique Bird Print of Plover Species by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  19. Pl. 135 Antique Bird Print of a Seriema & Kamichi by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 19Pl. 135 Antique Bird Print of a Seriema & Kamichi by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  20. Pl. 85 Antique Bird Print of a Nuthatch and Creeper by Lejeune 'c.1830'
    Pl. 20Pl. 85 Antique Bird Print of a Nuthatch and Creeper by Lejeune 'c.1830' 1830$85
  21. Original Antique Print of the Grey Partridge, Red Partridge and the Quail, 1841
    Pl. 21Original Antique Print of the Grey Partridge, Red Partridge and the Quail, 1841 1841$80
  22. Handcoloured Copperplate Engraving of a Corella and Cockatoo or Galah, 1838
    Pl. 22Handcoloured Copperplate Engraving of a Corella and Cockatoo or Galah, 1838 1838$215
  23. Antique Bird Print of a Rooster, Hen, Turkey & Guinea Fowl, 1841
    Pl. 23Antique Bird Print of a Rooster, Hen, Turkey & Guinea Fowl, 1841 1841$145
  24. Antique Bird Print of a Treecreeper and Wryneck by Buffon, 1839
    Pl. 24Antique Bird Print of a Treecreeper and Wryneck by Buffon, 1839 1839$125
  25. Beautiful Decorative Hand-Colored Print of a Golden Pheasant from China, C.1840
    Pl. 25Beautiful Decorative Hand-Colored Print of a Golden Pheasant from China, C.1840 1840$245
  26. Avian Treasures from Buffon's Natural History: Hand-Colored Masterpieces, 1837
    Pl. 26Avian Treasures from Buffon's Natural History: Hand-Colored Masterpieces, 1837 1837$170
  27. Ornithological Splendor: The Senegal Firefinch and Bengalese Finch Birds, 1837
    Pl. 27Ornithological Splendor: The Senegal Firefinch and Bengalese Finch Birds, 1837 1837$100