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.

9 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. Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Blue-Winged Teal by Seligmann, ca.1770
    Pl. 1Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Blue-Winged Teal by Seligmann, ca.1770 1770$650
  2. Wood Duck, Die Sommerente / Canard d’Été, after Mark Catesby, Seligmann, c.1770
    Pl. 2Wood Duck, Die Sommerente / Canard d’Été, after Mark Catesby, Seligmann, c.1770 1770$660
  3. Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Pelican, 19th Century
    Pl. 3Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Pelican, 19th Century Date not stated$605
  4. Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Variegated Teal by Seligmann, ca.1770
    Pl. 4Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Variegated Teal by Seligmann, ca.1770 1770$635
  5. Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Duck with Broad Bill by Seligmann, c.1770
    Pl. 5Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Duck with Broad Bill by Seligmann, c.1770 1770$605
  6. 18th Century Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Bittern by Seligmann
    Pl. 618th Century Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Bittern by Seligmann Date not stated$740
  7. Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Crested Bittern by Seligmann, ca.1770
    Pl. 7Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Crested Bittern by Seligmann, ca.1770 1770$695
  8. Hand-Colored Engraving of the Red Curlew by Johann Michael Seligmann, ca.1770
    Pl. 8Hand-Colored Engraving of the Red Curlew by Johann Michael Seligmann, ca.1770 1770$770
  9. Hand-Colored Engraving of the Hooded Merganser by Johann Michael Seligmann, 1770
    Pl. 9Hand-Colored Engraving of the Hooded Merganser by Johann Michael Seligmann, 1770 1770$650