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.

8 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. Two Magnificent Hand-Colored Antique Prints of a Toucan, Ca.1805, Rare
    Pl. 1Two Magnificent Hand-Colored Antique Prints of a Toucan, Ca.1805, Rare 1805$4,170
  2. Beautiful Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Cape Sugarbird 'Promerops Cafer', 1810
    Pl. 2Beautiful Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Cape Sugarbird 'Promerops Cafer', 1810 1810$495
  3. Original Handcolored Bird Print of a Male Turtle Dove, 1801
    Pl. 3Original Handcolored Bird Print of a Male Turtle Dove, 1801 1801$825
  4. Original Antique Handcolored Bird Print of a Male Laughing Dove, 1803
    Pl. 4Original Antique Handcolored Bird Print of a Male Laughing Dove, 1803 1803$825
  5. Antique Handcolored Bird Print of a Dove Named Le Colombi-Galline, Male, 1800
    Pl. 5Antique Handcolored Bird Print of a Dove Named Le Colombi-Galline, Male, 1800 1800$1,050
  6. Original Handcolored Print of a Male Oriole, 1802
    Pl. 6Original Handcolored Print of a Male Oriole, 1802 1802$825
  7. Stunning Hand-Colored Antique Prints of a Toucan, 1806, Rare!
    Pl. 7Stunning Hand-Colored Antique Prints of a Toucan, 1806, Rare! 1806$1,580
  8. Antique Print of the Common Pelican, Cormorant and Other Birds, 1840
    Pl. 8Antique Print of the Common Pelican, Cormorant and Other Birds, 1840 1840$125