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 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 Frontispiece of Birds and Putti by Merian, 1660
    Pl. 1Antique Frontispiece of Birds and Putti by Merian, 1660 1660$200
  2. Antique Old Hand-Colored Bird Print of Two Eagles and an Eagle Claw, 1657
    Pl. 2Antique Old Hand-Colored Bird Print of Two Eagles and an Eagle Claw, 1657 1657$505
  3. Antique Decorative Frontispiece of Putti and Birds, 1660
    Pl. 3Antique Decorative Frontispiece of Putti and Birds, 1660 1660$405
  4. Original Antique Engraving of Various Birds of Prey, like Eagles & Harrier, 1657
    Pl. 4Original Antique Engraving of Various Birds of Prey, like Eagles & Harrier, 1657 1657$245