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.

5 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 6 Antique Bird Prints, Evening Hummingbird, by Jardine, '1837'
    Pl. 1Set of 6 Antique Bird Prints, Evening Hummingbird, by Jardine, '1837' 1837€500
  2. Hummingbird Bird Prints, Handcolored Fiery-Tailed Hummingbirds by Jardine, 1837
    Pl. 2Hummingbird Bird Prints, Handcolored Fiery-Tailed Hummingbirds by Jardine, 1837 1837€1,000
  3. Set of 8 Antique Bird Prints, Violet-Tufted Hummingbird, by Jardine '1837'
    Pl. 3Set of 8 Antique Bird Prints, Violet-Tufted Hummingbird, by Jardine '1837' 1837€750
  4. Set of 7 Antique Bird Prints, Harlequin Hummingbird, by Jardine '1837'
    Pl. 4Set of 7 Antique Bird Prints, Harlequin Hummingbird, by Jardine '1837' 1837€675
  5. Antique Frontispiece with the Nest and Eggs of Hummingbirds, 1837
    Pl. 5Antique Frontispiece with the Nest and Eggs of Hummingbirds, 1837 1837€85