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Antique Print of Passerine Birds and other Birds, 1810
£195 ($255, €230)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1810
- Size
- 10.2 × 8.1 in (26 × 20.5 cm)
- Condition
- Fair. /good, general age-related toning. Shows minor wear/creasing, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_29239082
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique print depicting passerine birds and other birds. This print originates from volume 15 of Encyclopaedia Britannica' by Andrew Bell.
Artists and Engravers: Andrew Bell (1726–1809) was a Scottish engraver and printer, who co-founded Encyclopædia Britannica with Colin Macfarquhar.
Condition: Fair/good, general age-related toning. Shows minor wear/creasing, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1810
Overall size: 20.5 x 26 cm.
Image size: 17 x 23 cm.
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