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Antique Bird Print of the Great Cormorant or Black Shag, 1832
€850 ($950, £720, €850)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1832
- Size
- 14.6 × 21.5 in (37 × 54.5 cm)
- Condition
- Very good, general age-related toning. Holes outside image and some tiny marginal tears. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Artist or book
- John Gould
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_26414442
Antique bird print titled 'Black Cormorant'. Old bird print depicting the great cormorant. This print originates from 'Birds of Europe' by J. Gould (1832-1837).
The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the black shag in New Zealand and formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. The genus name is Latinised Ancient Greek, from fa?a???? (phalakros, "bald") and ???a? (korax, "raven"), and carbo is Latin for "charcoal".
It breeds in much of the Old World, Australia, and the Atlantic coast of North America.
Artists and Engravers: John Gould (1804 - 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist.
Condition: Very good, general age-related toning. Holes outside image and some tiny marginal tears. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1832
Overall size: 54.5 x 37 cm.
Image size: 45 x 28 cm.
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