Antique Bird Print of an Ostrich, Toucan, Pelican and Other Birds, 1808
$280 (£210, €250)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1808
- Size
- 8.3 × 8.7 in (21 × 22 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning, original folding line. Defect in bottom margin. Blank verso, please study images carefully.
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Artist or book
- Martinet
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_19009242
Antique bird print of the A) ostrich B) crowned-crane C) partridge (?) D) toucan E) ? F) goose, rooster etc. G) charadriiformes species H) pelican I) penguin K) bittern L) cassowary.
This print originates from 'Aanhangsel tot de vier deelen van den Katechismus der natuur' by J.F. Martinet.
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