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.

39 prints

Period

Before 1700 918th century 249Early 19th century 311Late 19th century 28520th century 454

Artist or book

The von Wright brothers 323Nozeman 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. Old Antique Print of a White Stork and Newfoundlander Dog, 1835
    Pl. 1Old Antique Print of a White Stork and Newfoundlander Dog, 1835 1835£110
  2. Antique Bird Print of the Land-Rail by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 2Antique Bird Print of the Land-Rail by Gould, 1832 1832£465
  3. Shag or Green Cormorant, Antique Bird Print by John Gould, c.1832
    Pl. 3Shag or Green Cormorant, Antique Bird Print by John Gould, c.1832 1832£635
  4. Fulmar Petrel, Antique Seabird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832
    Pl. 4Fulmar Petrel, Antique Seabird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832 1832£440
  5. Antique Bird Print of the Gull-Billed Tern by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 5Antique Bird Print of the Gull-Billed Tern by Gould, 1832 1832£530
  6. Black Tern, Antique Bird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832
    Pl. 6Black Tern, Antique Bird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832 1832£425
  7. Antique Bird Print of the Broad-Billed Sandpiper by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 7Antique Bird Print of the Broad-Billed Sandpiper by Gould, 1832 1832£405
  8. Antique Bird Print of the Bulwer's Petrel by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 8Antique Bird Print of the Bulwer's Petrel by Gould, 1832 1832£465
  9. Antique Bird Print of the Dunlin Bird by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 9Antique Bird Print of the Dunlin Bird by Gould, 1832 1832£490
  10. Antique Bird Print of Storm Petrels by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 10Antique Bird Print of Storm Petrels by Gould, 1832 1832£405
  11. Antique Bird Print of Temminck's Sandpiper by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 11Antique Bird Print of Temminck's Sandpiper by Gould, 1832 1832£405
  12. Antique Bird Print of the Arctic Tern by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 12Antique Bird Print of the Arctic Tern by Gould, 1832 1832£380
  13. Antique Bird Print of the White-Winged Tern by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 13Antique Bird Print of the White-Winged Tern by Gould, 1832 1832£425
  14. Noddy Tern, Antique Bird Print by John Gould, Hand-Colored c.1832
    Pl. 14Noddy Tern, Antique Bird Print by John Gould, Hand-Colored c.1832 1832£380
  15. Antique Bird Print of the Richardon's Jager by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 15Antique Bird Print of the Richardon's Jager by Gould, 1832 1832£475
  16. Antique Bird Print of The Roseate Tern by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 16Antique Bird Print of The Roseate Tern by Gould, 1832 1832£380
  17. Antique Bird Print of the Semipalmated Sandpiper by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 17Antique Bird Print of the Semipalmated Sandpiper by Gould, 1832 1832£720
  18. Brunnich’s Guillemot, Antique Bird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832
    Pl. 18Brunnich’s Guillemot, Antique Bird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832 1832£465
  19. Antique Bird Print of the Little Auk by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 19Antique Bird Print of the Little Auk by Gould, 1832 1832£550
  20. Little Cormorant, Antique Bird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832
    Pl. 20Little Cormorant, Antique Bird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832 1832£440
  21. Antique Bird Print of the Little Ring Dotterel by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 21Antique Bird Print of the Little Ring Dotterel by Gould, 1832 1832£345
  22. Little Tern, Antique Bird Print by John Gould, Europe Series c.1832
    Pl. 22Little Tern, Antique Bird Print by John Gould, Europe Series c.1832 1832£465
  23. Manks Shearwater, Antique Bird Print by John Gould, c.1832
    Pl. 23Manks Shearwater, Antique Bird Print by John Gould, c.1832 1832£325
  24. Elegant Hand-Colored Print of the Razor-Bill Auk by John Gould, c.1832
    Pl. 24Elegant Hand-Colored Print of the Razor-Bill Auk by John Gould, c.1832 1832£445
  25. Antique Bird Print of The Sanderling by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 25Antique Bird Print of The Sanderling by Gould, 1832 1832£720
  26. Antique Bird Print of the Ring Dotterel by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 26Antique Bird Print of the Ring Dotterel by Gould, 1832 1832£425
  27. Antique Bird Print of the Great Cormorant or Black Shag, 1832
    Pl. 27Antique Bird Print of the Great Cormorant or Black Shag, 1832 1832£720
  28. Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Print of the Ruffed Bustard, 1832
    Pl. 28Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Print of the Ruffed Bustard, 1832 1832£1,060
  29. Antique Bird Print of the Purple Sandpiper by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 29Antique Bird Print of the Purple Sandpiper by Gould, 1832 1832£465
  30. Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Pygmy Curlew by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 30Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Pygmy Curlew by Gould, 1832 1832£550
  31. Antique Bird Print of the Little Sandpiper by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 31Antique Bird Print of the Little Sandpiper by Gould, 1832 1832£315
  32. Dusky Shearwater, Antique Bird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832
    Pl. 32Dusky Shearwater, Antique Bird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832 1832£325
  33. Antique Bird Print of the Baillon's Crake by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 33Antique Bird Print of the Baillon's Crake by Gould, 1832 1832£1,060
  34. Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Sand Grouse by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 34Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Sand Grouse by Gould, 1832 1832£1,060
  35. Expertly Original Hand-Coloured Bird Print of the Black Francolin, 1832
    Pl. 35Expertly Original Hand-Coloured Bird Print of the Black Francolin, 1832 1832£935
  36. Beautiful Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Common Quail by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 36Beautiful Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Common Quail by Gould, 1832 1832£935
  37. Old Bird Print Depicting the Little Auk by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 37Old Bird Print Depicting the Little Auk by Gould, 1832 1832£560
  38. Old Bird Print of the Fork-Tailed Storm-Petrel and Common Storm-Petrel, 1832
    Pl. 38Old Bird Print of the Fork-Tailed Storm-Petrel and Common Storm-Petrel, 1832 1832£695
  39. Old Bird Print Depicting the Dotterel Bird by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 39Old Bird Print Depicting the Dotterel Bird by Gould, 1832 1832£545