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Antique Bird Print of The Sanderling by Gould, 1832
$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_26242492
Antique bird print titled 'Sanderlingl'. Old bird print depicting the sanderling. This print originates from 'Birds of Europe' by J. Gould (1832-1837).
The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman". The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific, alba, is Latin for "white".
It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.
Artists and Engravers: John Gould (1804 - 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist.
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