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Antique Bird Print of a Male Little Bustard and a Great Bustard by Partington

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Antique Bird Print of a Male Little Bustard and a Great Bustard by Partington

$105 (£80, €95)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
Not stated
Size
9.3 × 6.2 in (23.6 × 15.8 cm)
Condition
Good
Section
Birds
Reference
f_25704132

Antique bird print titled 'Little Bustard, Male - Great Bustard'. Old print depicting a male little bustard and a great bustard. This print originates from 'The British Cyclopaedia of Arts and Sciences' by C. F. Partington.

Artists and Engravers: Published by Orr & Smith, London.

Condition: Very good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.

Date: 1835

Overall size: 15.8 x 23.6 cm

Image size: 0.001 x 12.8 x 20.1 cm

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