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-colored copper engravings of the 1700s to the lithographed folios of the Victorian age. Every print here is a period original, not a reproduction.

1,516 prints

Period

Before 1700 918th century 253Early 19th century 312Late 19th century 28820th century 455

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. Decorative Antique Bird Print of The Pied Flycatcher, 1927
    Pl. 913Decorative Antique Bird Print of The Pied Flycatcher, 1927 1927$135
  2. Decorative Antique Print of a Parasite Bird The Female Common Cuckoo, 1927
    Pl. 914Decorative Antique Print of a Parasite Bird The Female Common Cuckoo, 1927 1927$150
  3. Antique Bird Print of the Male Red-Backed Shrike by Von Wright, 1927
    Pl. 915Antique Bird Print of the Male Red-Backed Shrike by Von Wright, 1927 1927$145
  4. Beautiful Colored Antique Bird Print of the Garden Warbler, 1927
    Pl. 916Beautiful Colored Antique Bird Print of the Garden Warbler, 1927 1927$135
  5. Antique Decorative Bird Print of the Common House Martin, 1927
    Pl. 917Antique Decorative Bird Print of the Common House Martin, 1927 1927$180
  6. Attractive Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Nuthatch, 1927
    Pl. 918Attractive Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Nuthatch, 1927 1927$145
  7. Antique Old Hand-Colored Bird Print of Two Eagles and an Eagle Claw, 1657
    Pl. 919Antique Old Hand-Colored Bird Print of Two Eagles and an Eagle Claw, 1657 1657$505
  8. Original Antique Print of a Goatsucker, a Nightjar and Other Birds, 1821
    Pl. 920Original Antique Print of a Goatsucker, a Nightjar and Other Birds, 1821 1821$135
  9. Antique Bird Print of a Duck, C.1840
    Pl. 921Antique Bird Print of a Duck, C.1840 1840$50
  10. Dusky Shearwater, Antique Bird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832
    Pl. 922Dusky Shearwater, Antique Bird Lithograph by John Gould, c.1832 1832$430
  11. Antique Bird Print of the Baillon's Crake by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 923Antique Bird Print of the Baillon's Crake by Gould, 1832 1832$1,400
  12. Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Sand Grouse by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 924Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Sand Grouse by Gould, 1832 1832$1,400
  13. Decorative and Colorful Antique Bird Print of Weaverbirds, 1886
    Pl. 925Decorative and Colorful Antique Bird Print of Weaverbirds, 1886 1886$135
  14. Antique Bird Print of the African Hawk-Eagle, C.1850
    Pl. 926Antique Bird Print of the African Hawk-Eagle, C.1850 1850$290
  15. Antique Print of a Famous Australian Native Bird Named The Lyrebird, 1853
    Pl. 927Antique Print of a Famous Australian Native Bird Named The Lyrebird, 1853 1853$135
  16. Antique Bird Print of a Common Crane, 1853
    Pl. 928Antique Bird Print of a Common Crane, 1853 1853$75
  17. Antique Bird Print of The Western Bamboo Partridge, 1879
    Pl. 929Antique Bird Print of The Western Bamboo Partridge, 1879 1879$100
  18. Antique Bird Print of the Little Button Quail by Hume & Marshall, 1879
    Pl. 930Antique Bird Print of the Little Button Quail by Hume & Marshall, 1879 1879$90
  19. Antique Bird Print of the Common Hill Partridge, 1879
    Pl. 931Antique Bird Print of the Common Hill Partridge, 1879 1879$85
  20. Antique Print of The Egyptian Vulture or White Scavenger Vulture Chicken, 1894
    Pl. 932Antique Print of The Egyptian Vulture or White Scavenger Vulture Chicken, 1894 1894$145
  21. Authentic Chromolithograph Depicting a Night-Heron and Boatbill, 1895
    Pl. 933Authentic Chromolithograph Depicting a Night-Heron and Boatbill, 1895 1895$125
  22. Authentic Chromolithograph depicting a Desert Finch and Desert Lark, 1895
    Pl. 934Authentic Chromolithograph depicting a Desert Finch and Desert Lark, 1895 1895$125
  23. Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Papuan Ground-Pigeon Bird, ca.1875
    Pl. 935Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Papuan Ground-Pigeon Bird, ca.1875 1875$1,100
  24. Original Old Hand-Colored Print of the Australian Queensland Bower Bird, ca.1880
    Pl. 936Original Old Hand-Colored Print of the Australian Queensland Bower Bird, ca.1880 1880$885
  25. Old Hand-Colored Prints of A Wryneck, Cuckoo, Pigeons and a Stock Dove, ca.1860
    Pl. 937Old Hand-Colored Prints of A Wryneck, Cuckoo, Pigeons and a Stock Dove, ca.1860 1860$200
  26. Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet, ca.1770
    Pl. 938Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet, ca.1770 1770$360
  27. Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of Tanager Bird, ca.1770
    Pl. 939Original Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print of Tanager Bird, ca.1770 1770$370
  28. Original Old Bird Print Depicting the White-Collared Flycatcher, 1927
    Pl. 940Original Old Bird Print Depicting the White-Collared Flycatcher, 1927 1927$155
  29. Expertly Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Black Francolin, 1832
    Pl. 941Expertly Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Black Francolin, 1832 1832$1,230
  30. Beautiful Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Cape Sugarbird 'Promerops Cafer', 1810
    Pl. 942Beautiful Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Cape Sugarbird 'Promerops Cafer', 1810 1810$490
  31. Original Old Print Showing Birds on the Seashore, 1896
    Pl. 943Original Old Print Showing Birds on the Seashore, 1896 1896$145
  32. Old Bird Prints of The Arabian Vulture, Egyptian Vulture and King Vulture, c1860
    Pl. 944Old Bird Prints of The Arabian Vulture, Egyptian Vulture and King Vulture, c1860 Date not stated$390
  33. Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Marsh Tit with Nest and Eggs, 1770
    Pl. 945Original Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Marsh Tit with Nest and Eggs, 1770 1770$1,065
  34. Rare Antique Bird Print of a Houbara, the Arabian Bustard and More, 1773
    Pl. 946Rare Antique Bird Print of a Houbara, the Arabian Bustard and More, 1773 1773$405
  35. Beautiful Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Common Quail by Gould, 1832
    Pl. 947Beautiful Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Common Quail by Gould, 1832 1832$1,230
  36. Rare Print of a Male Golden-Green & a Male Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker, 1838
    Pl. 948Rare Print of a Male Golden-Green & a Male Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker, 1838 1838$950
  37. Birds Nest and Eggs of the Eurasian Bittern or Great Bittern, 1770
    Pl. 949Birds Nest and Eggs of the Eurasian Bittern or Great Bittern, 1770 1770$480
  38. Antique Decorative Frontispiece of Putti and Birds, 1660
    Pl. 950Antique Decorative Frontispiece of Putti and Birds, 1660 1660$405
  39. Old Print of a Chinese Lady Holding a Bird in Front of a Pagoda in China, c.1820
    Pl. 951Old Print of a Chinese Lady Holding a Bird in Front of a Pagoda in China, c.1820 1820$200
  40. Original Handcolored Bird Print of a Male Turtle Dove, 1801
    Pl. 952Original Handcolored Bird Print of a Male Turtle Dove, 1801 1801$815
  41. Original Antique Handcolored Bird Print of a Male Laughing Dove, 1803
    Pl. 953Original Antique Handcolored Bird Print of a Male Laughing Dove, 1803 1803$815
  42. Antique Handcolored Bird Print of a Dove Named Le Colombi-Galline, Male, 1800
    Pl. 954Antique Handcolored Bird Print of a Dove Named Le Colombi-Galline, Male, 1800 1800$1,040
  43. Original Handcolored Print of a Male Oriole, 1802
    Pl. 955Original Handcolored Print of a Male Oriole, 1802 1802$815
  44. Antique Bird Print of the White-Billed Wood-Shrike of Papua by Gould, ca.1880
    Pl. 956Antique Bird Print of the White-Billed Wood-Shrike of Papua by Gould, ca.1880 1880$1,085
  45. Original Copper Engraving of a Bird Print of the Jabiru Stork Bird, 1795
    Pl. 957Original Copper Engraving of a Bird Print of the Jabiru Stork Bird, 1795 1795$215
  46. Rare Original Old Bird Print Depicting the Pacific Dovekie, 1869
    Pl. 958Rare Original Old Bird Print Depicting the Pacific Dovekie, 1869 1869$1,285
  47. Large Rare Original Anique Bird Print of The Great Grey Bowerbird, 1869
    Pl. 959Large Rare Original Anique Bird Print of The Great Grey Bowerbird, 1869 1869$1,095
  48. Original Antique Bird Print of The White-Eared Cat Bird, 1869
    Pl. 960Original Antique Bird Print of The White-Eared Cat Bird, 1869 1869$1,510

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