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.

6 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 of a Young and Adult Temminck's Auk Made After D.G. Elliot
    Pl. 1Antique Bird Print of a Young and Adult Temminck's Auk Made After D.G. Elliot Date not stated$885
  2. Spectacular Antique Bird Print of an Adult and Young Temminck's Auk, 1869
    Pl. 2Spectacular Antique Bird Print of an Adult and Young Temminck's Auk, 1869 1869$2,075
  3. Rare Print of a Male Golden-Green & a Male Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker, 1838
    Pl. 3Rare Print of a Male Golden-Green & a Male Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker, 1838 1838$950
  4. Rare Engraving of a Natterer’s Nightjar, Ornithological Illustration, ca.1808
    Pl. 4Rare Engraving of a Natterer’s Nightjar, Ornithological Illustration, ca.1808 1808$370
  5. Engraving of a Crested Woodpecker, Exotic Ornithological Print, circa 1808
    Pl. 5Engraving of a Crested Woodpecker, Exotic Ornithological Print, circa 1808 1808$370
  6. Hand-Colored Engraving of a Bearded Barbet, Exotic Ornithological Print, c.1808
    Pl. 6Hand-Colored Engraving of a Bearded Barbet, Exotic Ornithological Print, c.1808 1808$370