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Antique Bird Print of the Ivory-Breasted Pitta by Westerman, 1854
£120 ($155, €140)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1854
- Size
- 11.2 × 15 in (28.5 × 38 cm)
- Condition
- Good
- Period
- Late 19th century
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_25793392
Antique print titled 'Pitta Maxima'. Old bird print of the ivory-breasted pitta (Pitta maxima). This print originates from 'Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde' by G.F. Westerman.
Artists and Engravers: Gerardus Frederik Westerman (1807-1890) was a Dutch zoologist.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
Date: 1854
Overall size: 38 x 28.5 cm.
Image size: 0.001 x 24 x 18 cm.
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