Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s
Antique Bird Print of Seven Parrots of the Order Psittaciformes
Antique Bird Print of Seven Parrots of the Order Psittaciformes, view 2
Antique Bird Print of Seven Parrots of the Order Psittaciformes, view 3

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Framed and on the wall

Antique Bird Print of Seven Parrots of the Order Psittaciformes, shown framedAntique Bird Print of Seven Parrots of the Order Psittaciformes, shown framed on a wallAntique Bird Print of Seven Parrots of the Order Psittaciformes, shown framed in a room

Frame and rooms are illustrations of how the print could look; the description says what is included.

Antique Bird Print of Seven Parrots of the Order Psittaciformes

$215 (£160, €190)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
Not stated
Size
10.7 × 8.7 in (27.3 × 22 cm)
Condition
Fair. General age-related toning. Shows wear and soiling. Small tears in left and upper margin, slightly affecting title of print. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Section
Birds
Reference
f_33014042

Original antique print. Part Ornithology. Plate I Divn. 1st. Land Birds, order 2d. Picae titled: Genus Psittacus (Parrot). It shows: 1. P. Macao, 2. P. Alexandri, 3. P. Aestivus, 4. P. Garrulus, 5. P. Moluccensis, 6. P. Banksii, 7. P. Pullarius. This original antique print originates from Rees’ ‘The Cyclopaedia. or, Universal Dictionary opf Arts, Sciences and Literature’. This important 19th-century encyclopedic work was published in serialized form from 1802 to 1820. The entire Cyclopaedia consisted of 39 volumes of text, 5 volumes of plates and an atlas. Engraved by Milton after Sydenham Teast Edwards.

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