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.

20 prints

Period

Before 1700 918th century 248Early 19th century 315Late 19th century 29620th century 457

Artist or book

The von Wright brothers 321Nozeman and Sepp 180John Gould 59Buffon 50Bertuch 41Naumann 17Hector Giacomelli 8Levaillant 7Temminck 6Sir William Jardine 5Goldsmith 5Mark Catesby 4Martinet 4Maria Sibylla Merian 4F. O. Morris 3
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  1. Antique Bird Print in Frame of the Black-Mantled Fairy Bluebird by Gould, 1870
    Pl. 1Antique Bird Print in Frame of the Black-Mantled Fairy Bluebird by Gould, 1870 1870$1,625
  2. Antique Bird Print of the Formosan Spotted Woodpecker by Gould, circa 1850
    Pl. 2Antique Bird Print of the Formosan Spotted Woodpecker by Gould, circa 1850 1850$895
  3. Antique Bird Print of the Magificant Bird of Paradise by Gould, circa 1850
    Pl. 3Antique Bird Print of the Magificant Bird of Paradise by Gould, circa 1850 1850$1,680
  4. Antique Bird Print of the Silver Pheasant by Gould, circa 1850
    Pl. 4Antique Bird Print of the Silver Pheasant by Gould, circa 1850 1850$1,120
  5. Antique Bird Print of the Saxaul Sparrow by Gould, circa 1850
    Pl. 5Antique Bird Print of the Saxaul Sparrow by Gould, circa 1850 1850$670
  6. Antique Bird Print of the Swinhoe's Minivet by Gould, circa 1850
    Pl. 6Antique Bird Print of the Swinhoe's Minivet by Gould, circa 1850 1850$670
  7. Antique Bird Print of the Black-Breasted Sunbird by Gould, circa 1850
    Pl. 7Antique Bird Print of the Black-Breasted Sunbird by Gould, circa 1850 1850$895
  8. Antique Bird Print of the Copper-Throated Sunbird by Gould 'circa 1850'
    Pl. 8Antique Bird Print of the Copper-Throated Sunbird by Gould 'circa 1850' 1850$895
  9. Antique Bird Print of Hunstein's Bird of Paradise by Gould, circa 1850
    Pl. 9Antique Bird Print of Hunstein's Bird of Paradise by Gould, circa 1850 1850$1,680
  10. Antique Bird Print of the Ash-Colored Harrier by Gould, c.1870
    Pl. 10Antique Bird Print of the Ash-Colored Harrier by Gould, c.1870 1870$325
  11. Antique Bird Print of the White-Billed Wood-Shrike by Gould, C.1880
    Pl. 11Antique Bird Print of the White-Billed Wood-Shrike by Gould, C.1880 1880$730
  12. Antique Bird Print of The Pectoral Sandpiper by Gould, c.1870
    Pl. 12Antique Bird Print of The Pectoral Sandpiper by Gould, c.1870 1870$560
  13. Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Papuan Ground-Pigeon Bird, ca.1875
    Pl. 13Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Papuan Ground-Pigeon Bird, ca.1875 1875$1,100
  14. Original Old Hand-Colored Print of the Australian Queensland Bower Bird, ca.1880
    Pl. 14Original Old Hand-Colored Print of the Australian Queensland Bower Bird, ca.1880 1880$890
  15. Antique Bird Print of the White-Billed Wood-Shrike of Papua by Gould, ca.1880
    Pl. 15Antique Bird Print of the White-Billed Wood-Shrike of Papua by Gould, ca.1880 1880$1,085
  16. Antique Bird Print of the Tooth-Billed Bower-Bird by J. Gould, circa 1875
    Pl. 16Antique Bird Print of the Tooth-Billed Bower-Bird by J. Gould, circa 1875 1875$745
  17. Antique Bird Print of the Yellow-Eyed Cuckooshrike by J. Gould, circa 1875
    Pl. 17Antique Bird Print of the Yellow-Eyed Cuckooshrike by J. Gould, circa 1875 1875$455
  18. Antique Bird Print of the Buff-Breasted Sandpipe by J. Gould, circa 1870
    Pl. 18Antique Bird Print of the Buff-Breasted Sandpipe by J. Gould, circa 1870 1870$635
  19. Antique Bird Print of the Grey-faced Cuckoo-Shrike by J. Gould, circa 1875
    Pl. 19Antique Bird Print of the Grey-faced Cuckoo-Shrike by J. Gould, circa 1875 1875$600
  20. Antique Bird Print of the Aru-Island Wood-Shrike by J. Gould, circa 1875
    Pl. 20Antique Bird Print of the Aru-Island Wood-Shrike by J. Gould, circa 1875 1875$710