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Antique Bird Print of the Spotted Sandpiper by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

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Antique Bird Print of the Spotted Sandpiper by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

€650 ($730, £550, €650)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1797
Size
20.9 × 14.2 in (53 × 36 cm)
Condition
Good
Period
18th century
Artist or book
Nozeman and Sepp
Section
Birds
Reference
f_25878392

Antique print titled 'Tringa, Macularia et Varia'. This print depicts the spotted sandpiper (Dutch: Amerikaanse oeverloper). The spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) long. The genus name Actitis is from Ancient Greek aktites, "coast-dweller", derived from akte, "coast", and macularius is Latin from macula, "spot". Together with its sister species the common sandpiper, it makes up the genus Actitis. This print originates from 'Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne huisdouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven", Amsterdam, 1770-1829 by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp. This is the most important and first study in the Netherlands of ornithology at that time. The birds are depicted as they are in life, said to be depicted close to life sized and in their environment. Original text page included.

Artists and engravers: This monumental work is associated with Christiaan Andreas Sepp, Jan Christiaan Sepp, Jan Sepp, Cornelis Nozeman, Martinus Houttuyn and Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

Condition: Very good. General age-related toning. Please study image carefully.

Date: 1797

Overall size: 36 x 53 cm

Image size: 0.001 x 34 x 37.3 cm.