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. Antique Bird Print of an Ostrich, Toucan, Pelican and Other Birds, 1808
    Pl. 1Antique Bird Print of an Ostrich, Toucan, Pelican and Other Birds, 1808 1808$280
  2. Antique Bird Print of a Red-Necked Phalarope by Martinet, c.1800
    Pl. 2Antique Bird Print of a Red-Necked Phalarope by Martinet, c.1800 1800$225
  3. Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of an Oilbird and a Crested Swift, 1845
    Pl. 3Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of an Oilbird and a Crested Swift, 1845 1845$210
  4. Original Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the Red-billed Hornbill, circa 1770
    Pl. 4Original Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the Red-billed Hornbill, circa 1770 1770$615