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.

4 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. Rare Print of a Male Golden-Green & a Male Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker, 1838
    Pl. 1Rare Print of a Male Golden-Green & a Male Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker, 1838 1838€850
  2. Rare Engraving of a Natterer’s Nightjar, Ornithological Illustration, ca.1808
    Pl. 2Rare Engraving of a Natterer’s Nightjar, Ornithological Illustration, ca.1808 1808€330
  3. Engraving of a Crested Woodpecker, Exotic Ornithological Print, circa 1808
    Pl. 3Engraving of a Crested Woodpecker, Exotic Ornithological Print, circa 1808 1808€330
  4. Hand-Colored Engraving of a Bearded Barbet, Exotic Ornithological Print, c.1808
    Pl. 4Hand-Colored Engraving of a Bearded Barbet, Exotic Ornithological Print, c.1808 1808€330